Morocco
Morocco Turns to Russia and France for Wheat Imports Amid Domestic Shortfall
Like last year, Morocco plans to import more wheat from Russia and France to offset the decline in domestic production and meet local demand.
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Morocco Plans High-Speed Rail Link Between Tangier and Tetouan by 2030
The Moroccan authorities have selected the Spanish public engineering company Ineco to carry out the feasibility studies and the preliminary design of the railway line to Tangier and Tetouan. A mega-contract for which French companies also competed.
Morocco
Drought-Stricken Morocco Turns to France and Russia for Wheat Imports
The severe drought that has been affecting Morocco for more than five years is impacting its agricultural production and forcing it to increase its imports of French, but also Russian, wheat.
Morocco
IATA Chief Slams Algeria's Airspace Ban on Moroccan Planes, Citing Aviation Industry Harm
Willie Walsh, President of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), is outraged by the decision of the Algerian authorities to close their airspace to Moroccan civil and military aircraft and those with a Moroccan registration number, on September 22, 2021.
Morocco
Quebec Halts Recruitment of Moroccan Nurses Amid Ethical Concerns
Quebec has decided to no longer recruit Moroccan nurses, thus yielding to pressure from the Moroccan government.
Morocco
Morocco Considers Watermelon Ban Amid Water Scarcity Concerns
In Morocco, environmental advocates are calling for a total ban on watermelon cultivation, which is very water-intensive.
Morocco
Morocco Fuel Prices Spark Outrage as Distributors Profit Amid Cost of Living Crisis
While Moroccans are suffering from the high cost of living, fuel distributors are lining their pockets. Houssine Yamani, president of the National Front for the Safeguard of the Samir refinery, and also secretary general of the National Union of Oil and Gas, calls on the government to take its responsibilities.
Morocco
Morocco's New Real Estate Tax Rule Sparks Controversy and Delays Transactions
The legal requirement to present a tax certificate before any real estate transaction, which came into force on July 1 in Morocco, is causing discontent, both among economic operators and notaries.
Morocco
Morocco's UN Envoy Rebuts Algeria, Highlights Sahara Development
Omar Hilale , Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations, notes that Algeria is "stuck in the Cold War era" while the Moroccan Sahara has been fully integrated into the kingdom for more than 50 years.
Morocco
Rabat Officials Sentenced in Vehicle Registration Fraud Scheme
Four civil servants from the city of Rabat were convicted by the court of first instance of the city for their involvement in a network of falsification of residence certificates allowing non-residents to obtain vehicle registration plates from the city.
Morocco
Sarkozy Proposes Visa Deal to Address Deportation Issues, Praises Morocco's King
While the "obligation to leave French territory" (OQTF) is back in the spotlight in France’s relations with the Maghreb after the murder in Paris of a young French woman, Philippine, whose alleged perpetrator is a young Moroccan under this administrative measure, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy salutes the efforts made by Morocco under the leadership of King Mohammed but criticizes Algeria.
Morocco
Moroccan Expats Seek Royal Intervention in Marrakech Real Estate Scandal
Many Moroccans and Moroccans residing abroad have been waiting for years to take possession of their apartments, the construction of which was entrusted to the promoter of the real estate project "El Ghali". They are requesting the intervention of King Mohammed VI.