Nadia El A.
To alleviate the suffering of the people of Casablanca in their urban travels, a new fleet of buses has been put into service. By the end of 2021, the total number of latest generation buses will reach 700, said Mehdi Safwane, CEO of Alsa Al-Baida.
For the 2021 legislative elections in Morocco, the leaders and youth of the PJD party are demanding the candidacy of Abdelilah Benkirane. In their eyes, he represents the best card to defeat those of the party’s opponents.
Questioned by Parliament on a question relating to work accidents, such as the one that occurred in the textile manufacturing workshop in Tanger, where 28 workers lost their lives following a flood followed by a short circuit, the Minister of Employment has absolved the government of responsibility. Mohamed Amekraz accused the owner of having opened his company in total violation of the provisions of Article 135 of the Moroccan Labor Code.
Underage marriage is on the rise in Morocco. Given the increase in requests for authorization for these unions in the courts, the Attorney General of the King at the Court of Cassation, Moulay El Hassan Daki, is calling on the judges.
The international agreements signed by Moroccan ministers, particularly the agreement on the exchange of banking data, are not helping Moroccans living abroad, denounced Abdellah Boussouf, Secretary General of the CCME. He accuses the Moroccan government of concluding the agreements without a prior analysis of the repercussions on Moroccans residing abroad.
Bank Al-Maghrib is optimistic about Morocco’s economic situation. This emerges from its April economic situation note on the main figures of the Moroccan economy, including Moroccans residing abroad.
In the ranking of the MIT Technology Review Insights 2021 Green Future Index, Morocco ranks 26th globally and first in the MENA region.
The National Office of Sanitary Safety of Food Products (ONSSA) is on alert. Well before the start of the month of Ramadan, all its control services have been deployed throughout the kingdom to ensure the compliance of food products offered for consumption on the national market.
Two Moroccan journalists, in pre-trial detention for eight and ten months, awaiting their trial, are observing a hunger strike. They hope to obtain their provisional release, their lawyers announced on Monday.
Four formerly stable Moroccan banks are now on a negative outlook. Moody’s has just confirmed the Ba1 long-term deposit ratings of these banks.
The vaccination campaign in Morocco is progressing well, but receiving the injection while fasting during the month of Ramadan is the subject that concerns many Moroccans. In an interview with 2 M , the biologist doctor Zakaria Jaouhari explains the issue.
On the evening of April 7, 2021, the French Senate voted to ban visible religious symbols during sports competitions. Among these symbols, the veil.