
Rabat Amphibious Buses: Tourist Transport Innovation 2026
Rabat is relaunching its amphibious bus project on the Bouregreg . Two 36-seat vehicles, capable of driving on roads and navigating water, are to be acquired for tourist transport.

Rabat is relaunching its amphibious bus project on the Bouregreg . Two 36-seat vehicles, capable of driving on roads and navigating water, are to be acquired for tourist transport.

Unauthorized intermediaries would be selling tickets in Marrakech for hot air balloon excursions that don’t exist . The professional association in the sector is alerting tourists, particularly foreign visitors approached on Jemaa el-Fna square.

An 18-year-old from a Moroccan-Dutch family died in the Nador region after a family outing. Several relatives reportedly suffered from food poisoning. An autopsy has been ordered.

Latifa Akharbach, president of the HACA, denounced a disinformation campaign targeting Morocco during the last CAN , with hateful content, rumors, racism and deepfakes amplified by social networks.

A light military training aircraft crashed Tuesday morning in the Al Haouz province, near Marrakech. The pilot was injured and evacuated to hospital, with no reported damage among residents.

Morocco and the United States want to create in Tan-Tan a military center dedicated to multidomain training, drones and innovation . The project is expected to be operational by 2030.

Morocco is preparing for a new surge in MRE arrivals this summer. After nearly 3 million passengers and 700,000 cars last year , authorities expect growth of 7 to 10%.

The Fès–Oujda highway requires continuous maintenance work . According to Nizar Baraka, this route crosses geologically unstable zones, with clay soils that require regular monitoring to preserve driver safety.

Moroccan driving schools are not covered by the new fuel aid program for transport professionals. The Transport Ministry emphasizes that their rates are regulated and any price increase would be illegal.

Price increases attributed to Centrale Danone are sparking a new wave of criticism in Morocco. On social media, calls for boycott are resurfacing, echoing the 2018 campaign.

The ONCF is preparing a new railway connection in Tangier. The project aims to improve connections between the port, Ibn Battouta Airport and Aïn Dalia station , as part of major construction projects before 2030.

Spain spends far more than Morocco on defense. But relative to the size of its economy, Morocco’s military effort appears significantly higher, according to a Spanish analysis based notably on SIPRI data.