
Morocco: Old taxis sent to the pound
In Morocco, the taxi sector is in turmoil. The decision of the Ministry of the Interior to scrap vehicles that are too old has provoked an outcry from some professionals.
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In Morocco, the taxi sector is in turmoil. The decision of the Ministry of the Interior to scrap vehicles that are too old has provoked an outcry from some professionals.

The Moroccan under-20 team faces the Libyan team this Saturday, November 23 in a match for the qualifications for the U20 Africa Cup of Nations. This Maghreb duel will be played in Egypt.

The Moroccan under-17 team face the Algerian team this Saturday in a qualifying match for the next Africa Cup of Nations.

In the Zagora region of Morocco, an illegal palm tree trafficking is thriving, threatening the fragile oasis ecosystems.

Paris Saint-Germain confirmed their good momentum in Ligue 1 by easily defeating Toulouse (3-0) on Friday evening. Among the architects of this victory, Achraf Hakimi once again demonstrated that he is much more than a simple right-back. Captain in the absence of Marquinhos, suspended, the Moroccan international delivered a solid performance, praised by the sports press.

The Directorate General of Meteorology (DGM) has issued an orange alert bulletin, forecasting a heat wave and strong winds accompanied by dust storms in several regions of the country.

A 29-year-old Belgian, Dries De Graeve, has been missing in Morocco since November 19. He left for a vacation with two friends, Femke and Alicia, and disappeared from the campsite they had set up on the beach of Idmounah, north of Agadir.

Ryanair is raising the tone in the face of the French government’s project to triple the Chirac tax on airline tickets. The low-cost airline threatens to cut half of its flights in France as of January 1, 2025, impacting ten regional airports and potentially connections with Morocco.

The Turkish retail giant BIM is taking a new step in Morocco by inaugurating a state-of-the-art logistics platform in Marrakech. In the presence of the Minister of Industry and Trade, Ryad Mezzour, the Turkish ambassador to Morocco and many personalities, the group officially opened the doors of this infrastructure described as strategic.

Royal Air Maroc and the Brazilian airline GOL, a heavyweight in air transport in Latin America, have just concluded a partnership that promises to facilitate travel between Brazil and Morocco. This agreement, effective since November 21, allows passengers of the two companies to benefit from code sharing on flights connecting São Paulo to Casablanca.

The Minister of Justice, Abdelatif Ouahbi, announced an upcoming revision of the dahir governing the compensation of victims of traffic accidents, a text that is nearly 40 years old. This announcement follows a meeting held with various stakeholders in the sector, including insurance companies.

The judicial police of Rabat referred 22 people to justice on Thursday, November 21, suspected of being involved in a vast network of falsification of documents related to the registration of vehicles stolen in Europe, particularly in France.