Nadia El A.
Marrakech has made a spectacular comeback in searches for flights from France for the Toussaint holidays. The ochre city has climbed 21 places in a year to take the top spot. Casablanca has also made strong gains.
Renault’s plant in Tangier operates 24 hours a day, with a car rolling off the production line every minute. A Belgian report reveals the inner workings of the Moroccan industrial giant, whose production is largely bound for Europe.
Moroccan couscous is one of Lamine Yamal’s favorite dishes. But the FC Barcelona star admits he still doesn’t know how to make it. To improve his cooking, the young footballer is now learning from a chef who comes to cook at his home.
A race against the clock in the souks of Marrakech brought a few surprises for two American contestants on The Amazing Race. Between a forgotten carpet, a compass bought on Amazon and a clue written in Arabic, their Moroccan leg turned into an adventure.
Morocco is setting its sights even higher for its railway network. Its investment program has now reached 134 billion dirhams by 2030, up from 96 billion. To support this expansion, Rabat is approaching international banks and seeking new sources of funding.
A French judge of Moroccan origin has appeared on the cover of the magazine whose director he had sentenced in June. Accused of bias, Youssef Badr denounces a new wave of racist threats. The case has drawn a response from the Justice Ministry.
In Italy, a woman of Moroccan origin and her brother are to stand trial for extortion. Prosecutors accuse the wife, among other things, of exploiting her husband’s vulnerability to make him acknowledge another man’s child and obtain nearly €60,000.
Spain could reconsider its support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara. That is the proposal of Juan Rodríguez Garat, a former Spanish navy admiral, who accuses Rabat of pressuring Madrid following naval incidents off the coast of Ceuta.
A man claiming to be Moroccan used the U20 World Cup in Chile to reach Spain, according to his account. After arriving in Madrid without a passport, he sought asylum on the grounds of his sexual orientation. Spain’s National Court has now upheld the rejection of his claim.
An album recorded in complete secrecy, made as a single copy and resold for four million dollars. Behind this extraordinary chapter in the story of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan is Tarik Azzougarh, a Dutch-Moroccan producer. Netflix has made a documentary about him, available from October 16.
A homeless Moroccan man was stopped in Italy with ten antique silver coins valued at more than 80,000 euros. When police asked where they came from, he said he had found them near a bin. The story has left investigators puzzled.
The Spanish army tracked Moroccan warships near Ceuta during the July crisis. But reports compiled by an electronic warfare unit are missing from the documents Madrid made public. New revelations have reignited the controversy.