
Moroccan Dirham Weakens Against Dollar and Euro, Bank Al-Maghrib Reports
The Moroccan currency depreciated by 1.03% against the US dollar and 0.49% against the euro during the period from August 10 to 16, 2023, according to Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM).

The Moroccan currency depreciated by 1.03% against the US dollar and 0.49% against the euro during the period from August 10 to 16, 2023, according to Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM).

A Moroccan residing abroad was arrested on Saturday by customs officers at the Bab Sebta border crossing. He is accused of drug trafficking.

Synonymous with luxury and well-being, the Morocco pavilion at the "EPCOT" theme park near the city of Orlando, Florida, in the United States, taken over by the Walt Disney company, is getting a makeover.

Architect Salima Naji has restored the use of raw earth in the construction of buildings in Morocco. This Franco-Moroccan woman has given value and meaning to this environmentally friendly material that has been gradually abandoned in favor of concrete.

In Morocco, the implementation of an innovative project allows villages located in the southwest of the country to be supplied with drinking water. This helps to reduce or even end a major difficulty for populations who suffer each year from water shortages sometimes exacerbated by record temperatures.

Back in the spotlight, Moroccan singer Kaoutar Berrani finds herself, despite herself, at the heart of a controversy over a song whose true author would be an Algerian artist.

The heatwave in Morocco, with heat waves reaching up to 50 degrees, added to the sandstorms coming from the Sahara, is destroying fruit and vegetable crops, affecting the agri-food sector, one of the pillars of the kingdom’s economy.

The summer vacation of Rofrane Bambara, one of the star moms of the French reality TV show "Large Families, Life in XXL", and her family in Morocco turns out to be horrible. Confidences of the mother of quadruplets.

The Franco-Algerian comedian and emblematic figure of the Jamel Comedy Club, Wahid Bouzidi , died at the age of 45, as announced by his official Facebook account.

A new drug called "Lbouffa" or "cocaine of the poor" is silently destroying young Moroccans. Concerned by its rapid spread, parents and civil society actors are sounding the alarm on the harmful effects of this drug on the physical and mental health of consumers.

The Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline project is progressing. The engineering study and preliminary design (FEED) should start by September, after the feasibility studies which are already completed.

Franco-Algerian comedian Wahid Bouzidi , from the "Jamel Comedy Club", suffered a stroke while on vacation in Morocco and is in a coma in a Marrakech clinic. Meanwhile, his tour dates are canceled until June 2024.