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Google Doodle Honors Morocco's Independence Day with Flag Display
This Monday, November 18, Google is celebrating Morocco’s independence with a special Doodle. The Moroccan flag is highlighted on the search engine’s homepage.
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Morocco Allocates $580 Million to Bolster Border Security with Algeria
5.8 billion dirhams. This is the budget that Morocco has planned in the 2025 finance bill to strengthen the surveillance of its borders with Algeria. These funds will be used to acquire weapons and ammunition and to build infrastructure to secure the border areas of the kingdom.
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Casablanca Undergoes Major Makeover for 2030 FIFA World Cup
Construction or rehabilitation of stadiums, modernization of road and rail infrastructure, urban redevelopment. The city of Casablanca, the economic capital of Morocco, is undergoing a metamorphosis to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup, organized by the kingdom, jointly with Spain and Portugal.
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Moroccan Lawmakers Push for Continued European Waste Imports, Citing Economic Benefits
MPs have expressed a desire to continue importing waste from Europe to Morocco. This was on Thursday, during the plenary session devoted to the vote on the 2025 finance bill.
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Morocco Launches Major Overhaul of Taxi Industry to Improve Service Quality
In a letter addressed to the walis of the regions and the governors of the prefectures and provinces of Morocco, Abdelouafi Laftit, Minister of the Interior, called for the reorganization of the taxi sector in order to improve the quality of transport services and meet the needs of citizens.
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King Mohammed VI on a visit to France
Photos of King Mohammed VI, showing him without crutches in a store in Paris, have sparked a wave of comments on social media. Many Moroccans were reassured to see the Sovereign in better shape, after having had some health issues .
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Moroccan Students Hospitalized After Suspected Chip Poisoning
An investigation is underway in Berrechid following the hospitalization of 19 students from a school in Had Soualem. They presented symptoms of food poisoning on Saturday evening, after consuming chips bought in a store near their school.
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Morocco Seeks South Korean Expertise to Rebuild Commercial Fleet
Morocco aims to revive its commercial fleet from the ashes. To this end, a government delegation visited South Korea, meeting with the shipbuilding giant HD Hyundai Heavy Industries.
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Morocco strengthens its military spending
Morocco is going all out on its defense. The general budget of the National Defense Administration for 2025 has seen a significant increase, as revealed by Abdelatif Loudiyi, the delegate minister in charge of national defense administration, before the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
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Morocco, number 1 in Africa
Morocco has become the number one tourist destination in Africa at the beginning of 2024. And for good reason, with direct flights offered from 14 cities in the United Kingdom, Morocco is attracting more and more British tourists.
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Morocco: Violent clashes near Inezgane
Urban violence broke out on Saturday, November 16 in Lqliâa, a town about 20 kilometers from Agadir. Nearly 150 people from sub-Saharan Africa were involved in these incidents, requiring the intervention of the security forces.
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Casablanca's Multimillion-Dirham Public Toilets Remain Closed, Sparking Frustration
Casablancans are angry. And for good reason, the public toilets installed at various strategic locations in the city are still not operational.