Transavia Expands Morocco Routes with New Flights from Nantes and Montpellier
16 February 2024
Transavia, the low-cost airline of the Air France KLM group, has announced the opening of two new routes to Morocco for the summer 2024 season.
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Algeria Boycotts Parliamentary Forum in Morocco, Continuing Diplomatic Tensions
15 February 2024
Algeria is not participating in the South-South Cooperation Parliamentary Forum that opened this Thursday at the headquarters of the House of Councillors in Rabat. The country (…)
Morocco Launches Major Railway Upgrade: New Rabat Station Construction Begins
9 February 2024
The National Railway Office (ONCF) has just announced the start of work on the construction of a new station in Hay Ryad as well as the resumption of work at the Rabat-Ville (…)
Moroccan School Controversy: Student Expelled After Altercation with Ambassador’s Son
7 February 2024
A private educational institution in Rabat would have expelled a 15-year-old Moroccan student for fighting with a classmate who happens to be the son of the Portuguese (…)
Morocco to Build Africa’s Largest Ice Hockey Rink in New Rabat Sports Complex
6 February 2024
The Ministry of Sports will soon launch the construction of a new multi-purpose sports hall in Rabat, which will have a large ice hockey rink and other state-of-the-art facilities.
Moroccan Notary Gets 22-Year Sentence for Massive Land Fraud Scheme
5 February 2024
Already sentenced to ten years in prison last September by the chamber in charge of financial crimes of the court of first instance of Rabat for land spoliation, a notary (…)
Highway Scams and Threats Plague Moroccan Motorists, Authorities Urged to Act
5 February 2024
Many motorists are victims of assaults and scams at highway rest areas along the Tangier-Rabat-Casablanca-Settat-Marrakech axis. Exasperated, owners of service stations and (…)
Fake Surgeon and Hospital Staff Jailed for Botched Cataract Operation in Morocco
3 February 2024
A fake doctor and two security guards at Ibn Sina Hospital have been sentenced by the criminal chamber in charge of financial crimes at the Rabat Court of Appeal. They are all (…)
Morocco Debates LGBT Book in School Curriculum, Sparking Education Controversy
3 February 2024
A novel on homosexuality included in the curriculum at the Belgian school in Rabat is causing controversy in Morocco.
Rabat Bans Hammams, Restricts Water Use as Morocco Battles Drought
2 February 2024
More and more Moroccan cities are deciding to close the hammams in an attempt to fight against water scarcity. The latest is the Moroccan capital: Rabat.