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Faced with the imminent arrival of the storm "Francis", the authorities are taking no risks. The Ministry of the Interior issued an alert message on Friday, January 2, calling on Moroccans to be extremely cautious in the face of torrential rains and violent winds that will shake the Kingdom throughout the weekend.
The face of Morocco is changing radically . The latest results from the 2024 Census confirm a brutal acceleration in the aging of the population. With more than 5 million elderly people, the Kingdom is facing a social and economic time bomb that urgently requires a rethinking of retirement and health policies.
The first weekend of 2026 promises to be turbulent. An active Atlantic depression, named "Francis", is hitting Morocco as of this Friday, January 2. The General Directorate of Meteorology has placed several provinces on red alert due to the risk of flooding and strong winds .
The host Hamza El Filali wanted to publicly thank Abderrazak Hamdallah. He revealed that the Moroccan international had provided him with crucial financial assistance when he was facing heavy debts and legal problems.
Money doesn’t necessarily make results. The ranking of the highest-paid coaches at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations reveals a huge disparity: the Algerian coach, Vladimir Petkovic, receives a salary almost twice as high as that of Walid Regragui , who was nevertheless a semi-finalist in the last World Cup.
Leaders of their group, the Atlas Lions continue their quest for continental glory this Sunday in Rabat against Tanzania. But the final bracket of this CAN 2025 already outlines tantalizing prospects, with a potential explosive clash against Algeria in the semi-finals on the horizon.
The New Year’s passage turned into a nightmare for motorists at the Ceuta border . On Thursday, January 1st, it took more than five hours to enter the Spanish enclave. The reason: major redevelopment work on the Moroccan side that is likely to paralyze traffic for several more months.
Yoshua Bengio , a world-renowned AI researcher of Moroccan origin, is sounding the alarm. While 40% of Americans would be willing to grant rights to AI, the researcher warns against this anthropomorphic drift that could prevent humanity from deactivating systems that have become uncontrollable.
A surreal incident marred the match between Algeria and Equatorial Guinea at the Moulay Hassan stadium in Rabat. The CAF was forced to intervene in the Fennecs’ dressing room to recover a match ball stolen by a member of the technical staff, caught on surveillance cameras.
A simple photo was enough to start the rumor. Seen very close and complicit in the stands during the Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco, Kylian Mbappé and Nawel Debbouze , the sister of comedian Jamel, are causing a stir on social networks. Simple friendship or the beginning of a romance ?
Zinédine Zidane is in Morocco for the Africa Cup of Nations. Having come to support his son Luca, who was selected for the Algerian team, the former number 10 of the French national team is taking the opportunity to savor the very rich Moroccan cuisine during his stay.
The Ministry of the Interior is preparing a small revolution for motorists. Abdelouafi Laftit has confirmed that his services are studying the widespread use of electronic payment terminals (EPT) to allow the payment of traffic fines by debit card , directly at the site of the violation.