
Rabat Amphibious Buses: Tourist Transport Innovation 2026
Rabat is relaunching its amphibious bus project on the Bouregreg . Two 36-seat vehicles, capable of driving on roads and navigating water, are to be acquired for tourist transport.

Rabat is relaunching its amphibious bus project on the Bouregreg . Two 36-seat vehicles, capable of driving on roads and navigating water, are to be acquired for tourist transport.

Spain spends far more than Morocco on defense. But relative to the size of its economy, Morocco’s military effort appears significantly higher, according to a Spanish analysis based notably on SIPRI data.

Fouzi Lekjaa assures that the bill on the exchange of tax information does not target Moroccan residents abroad. The text concerns large multinationals, not the tax data of MREs.

The new terminal at Rabat-Salé airport should enter service at the end of July or beginning of August. The first flights expected would notably concern departures to the holy sites for Umrah .

Rabat has a new police command center connected to more than 1,400 urban cameras . The system is designed to monitor the city in real time, manage calls to 19, and coordinate interventions more quickly.

The Rabat-Salé tramway is now more expensive . For the past few days, the individual ticket has increased from 6 to 7 dirhams, while monthly subscriptions are also rising for the general public and students.

After the caftan, zellige is becoming a new battleground between Morocco and Algeria. Rabat is preparing a response to UNESCO to defend an art form carried for centuries by Moroccan maalems and an entire artisanal sector.

The Ministry of the Interior is studying a new organization of small taxis between Rabat, Salé and Témara. The objective would be to allow drivers to transport clients from one city to another , without forcing them to change taxis at administrative boundaries.

A coach transporting Moroccans residing abroad was involved in an accident on highway A5, between Tangier and Rabat. The provisional toll shows one death and one seriously injured person, while 25 passengers were on board.

Saudi airline Flynas has launched its first direct flight between Jeddah and Rabat. This weekly service strengthens air connections between Morocco and Saudi Arabia, adding the Moroccan capital to a network already open to Casablanca.

Rapper Morad achieved a feat on Saturday by chaining two concerts in one night , from Madrid to Rabat. An intense musical performance that consecrates the power and success of a borderless Hispanic-Moroccan dual identity.

In Rabat, the real estate market slowed significantly in the first quarter of 2026. Residential prices are declining sharply, while sales are collapsing. Only land escapes the downturn.