Sébastien A.
Morocco is accelerating the development of high-speed trains. It plans to launch a tender to select a specialized firm to study the high-speed train project Fez-Rabat passing through Meknes, the other city that will host the training and residences of the teams participating in the 2030 World Cup.
Certain dishonorable practices observed on Moroccan beaches are pushing many Moroccan tourists to spend their summer vacations in Andalusia, particularly on the Costa del Sol, in southern Spain. Unlike previous years, Moroccans residing in Belgium, the Netherlands, France and Germany are also opting for the same destination.
Despite calls, petitions, interpellations of the government by deputies, exhortations of the Parliament to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nasser Bourita, Moroccans continue to be subject to the law of Schengen visa appointment intermediaries. As a result, appointments are now obtained at a high price.
Despite the huge delay in the tourist season due to the postponement of school exam dates and the celebration of Eid al-Adha, tourism is gradually picking up in the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region. August looks promising.
A food poisoning incident that occurred at the end of June in a restaurant in Rabat is the cause of the death of a British tourist. Devastated, her mother, a Moroccan living in England, recounts how the restaurant staff prevented her from leaving and demanded payment of the bill while her daughter was dying.
Due to growing regional tensions, particularly the situation in North Africa and the Sahel, instability in Libya, terrorist threats, rivalry with Algeria, and the dispute over Western Sahara, Morocco is engaged in a frantic race to acquire military equipment, sometimes worrying Spain.
The national airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has decided to resume the direct Casablanca-Beijing line, launched in January 2020 and suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to the ranking of an American platform specialized in design and architecture, a Moroccan city is among the top 10 most beautiful cities in the world, ahead of Barcelona (Spain).
A drop in the price of olive oil is expected to be slow in coming due to the catastrophic situation in the olive oil sector. Mohamed Sadiki, Minister of Agriculture, is taking certain measures in an attempt to reverse the trend.
An incident occurred during the semi-final match of the Paris Olympic Games between Morocco and Spain at the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille, which ended in the victory of the Spanish players (2-1).
Morocco is emerging as the African leader in the railway sector. This is evidenced by its ambitious goals set out in the Morocco Rail Plan 2040 developed by the National Railway Office (ONCF).
Shining with the Moroccan Olympic team in the men’s football tournament of the Paris Olympic Games, Soufiane Rahimi , striker of Al Ain, is on the radar of several European clubs.