Canadian flag carrier Air Canada will be expanding its flight schedule between Morocco's Casablanca Mohammed V Airport and Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport starting this summer. According to state-owned TV channel 2M, the expansion is expected to start on June 16th, 2024, with Air Canada operating 6 weekly flights to Casablanca. The flights will be carried out by the Airbus A330-300 aircraft, which has a capacity of up to 295 passengers. Air Canada will be offering 3
Morocco's naval exercises off the Sahara will be on the agenda of a meeting between the President of the Autonomous Government of the Canary Islands, Fernando Clavijo, and the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares. The date of the meeting has not yet been set, reports Spanish newspaper ABC. The two parties had already discussed the Royal Moroccan Navy's maneuvers by telephone on Sunday. Yesterday, the subject was discussed at the upper house of the Spanish
The Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs has appointed two new consuls to Morocco, in Casablanca and Oujda. These two appointments are part of a wide-ranging process launched on Tuesday March 26 by President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, involving all the Sahel countries and other African countries such as Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia, Ghana and Ethiopia. States where the kingdom is consolidating its positions. It's worth noting that Algeria kept its consulates in Morocco open despite the severed
Algeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs has defended the idea of creating a Maghreb bloc excluding Morocco. The plan was initiated by his country, which seeks the support of Mauritania.
Moroccan radio station Hit Radio broke its silence after callers to the Momo Ramadan Show, which aired on March 21st, fabricated a fake robbery to boost the station's ratings. «We would like to strongly deny any involvement of the station in committing these acts, which do not reflect our values. Hit Radio and its staff are committed to strict ethical and professional principles», the station said in a statement sent Thursday to Yabladi. «Hit Radio and its staff are not
In the US, individuals and political action committees can donate to candidates during US election campaigns. Although they can’t vote, US permanent residents can also participate to that.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced, Wednesday, the approval of its new country strategy for Morocco, covering the period 2024-2029. The strategy focuses on three key priorities: promoting the private sector, fostering inclusive growth, and supporting Morocco's green transformation. «The adoption of the new strategy is a key milestone for the Bank and Morocco», Antoine Sallé de Chou, the EBRD’s Head of Morocco, said. «It will
Berklee College of Music and the Gnaoua and World Music Festival have announced the launch of a new edition of the Berklee on the Road program, which will take place from Monday 24 to Saturday 29 June 2024 in Essaouira. The program, called Berklee at the Gnawa and World Music Festival, has been created for actively performing musicians seeking to advance their skills as improvisors, and welcomes students with a wide range of musical backgrounds, from classical to traditional Gnaoua to pop,
If not carefully managed and assessed, a surge in renewable energy development in Morocco could lead to a «resource curse», a new study warned.
At a press briefing in Algiers yesterday, March 26th, the Algerian Foreign Minister stressed that the Sahara question is not closed, Algerian media reported. «The issue is still being examined by the Committee of 24 of the UN, which still considers Western Sahara eligible for decolonization», said Ahmed Attaf. Furthermore, «the Security Council will address this issue next month», he added. «The Saharawi question is not closed, and MINURSO remains deployed in