Algeria has just decided to ban transshipment through Moroccan ports. A political measure which will directly benefit Spanish ports and will result in increased prices for Algerians.
Canadian mining company Aya Gold and Silver announced exceeding their 2023 production targets by 5%, with Moroccan operations playing a key role in the success. Their two Moroccan mines, Zgounder and Bou Azzer, saw significant output increases, contributing nearly 40% of the company's total silver production and 25% of gold, the company said in a press release on Thursday. Zgounder, Aya's flagship Moroccan mine, delivered particularly strong results, exceeding its individual production target
Air Arabia Maroc is launching new flights from a new base in Tetouan to several destinations in Europe, starting March 31, 2024. These routes will link Barcelona, Malaga, Madrid and Brussels to Tetouan. Thus, the total number of bases in Morocco reaches six, including Casablanca, Nador, Oujda, Fez and Tangier, indicates a press release. Adel Al Ali, Air Arabia Group Managing Director, said the expansion affirmed a «commitment to providing seamless travel options and
Mehdi Bennani is helping build and design sets for movies and commercials in Hollywood. The Casablanca-native wants to help make Moroccans, Muslims and Arabs feel represented in films through his passion, production design.
The Italian government has given the green light to finance a feasibility study to build a pipeline for green hydrogen produced in Morocco. The pipeline will provide, via the port of Trieste, a logistics platform for energy raw materials distributed in central and Eastern Europe. The country's media reported that Democratic MP Deborah Ceracciani said that «one of these programs for the Mattei plan, which aims to analyze and strengthen the green hydrogen supply chain between Morocco and
Members of the Royal Moroccan Navy visited the San Fernando shipyard in Cadiz, Spain, to monitor the progress of construction works related to a patrol boat, ordered in January 2021 from Navantia. The military delegation was welcomed by the president of the Spanish public company, reports media in Cadiz. The construction of the patrol boat began in July 2023. The contract represents one million hours of work and will provide employment to 250 employees at the shipyard for more
At the beginning of 1937, France knew about German ambitions in Morocco, and moved diplomatically to prevent Berlin from sending 3,000 soldiers to Ceuta, and asked Britain to support it militarily, in the face of Germany, supported by Spain and Italy.
Local authorities in Casablanca proceeded, in the early hours of Friday, to demolish substandard housing erected next to the mausoleum of Sidi Abderrahmane near Ain Diab. Ten days ago, city's local authorities have ordered people residing in these slums to evacuate them at once. These houses are mainly occupied by people who practice fraudulent and dubious medical practices as well as witchcraft. On social media, many have called on local authorities to put and end to the
Walid Regragui is facing his second challenge as he leads the Morocco national football team at the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), to be held in the upcoming days in Cote d’Ivoire. His first challenge as an Atlas Lions coach was that of accepting to manage the team only three months before the World Cup and yet end up as a semi-finalist. «I think that only a crazy coach like me would accept this job three months before the World cup», Regragui told CNN in an interview
The Moroccan Liaison Office in Tel Aviv announced that it will begin providing all consular services, as demands to stop normalization keep increasing. «The Liaison Office of the Kingdom of Morocco in Tel Aviv informs all Moroccan citizens residing in Israel and foreigners who want to submit an entry visa application to Morocco that it will start, as of January 22, 2024, providing consular services», reads a statement by the Moroccan