Journalist and documentary filmmaker Mohamed Reda Benjelloun has been appointed director of the Moroccan Cinematographic Center (CCM) by a Government Council decision on Thursday, June 26, 2025. Previously, he served as director of news magazines and documentaries at 2M and was among the candidates for the position. Reda Benjelloun succeeds Abdelaziz Bouzdaini, who had been serving as interim director since 2021, following the departure of Sarim Fassi Fihri from the CCM.
La société britannique de géosciences Getech et l'entreprise spécialisée dans la transition énergétique, Sound Energy, ont uni leurs forces pour créer une nouvelle coentreprise enregistrée au Maroc, baptisée HyMaroc Limited. Cette initiative vise à explorer et, potentiellement, exploiter les réserves naturelles d'hydrogène et d'hélium du pays. Ce lancement intervient après la finalisation
La empresa británica de geociencias Getech y la compañía especializada en transición energética, Sound Energy, han unido fuerzas para crear una nueva empresa conjunta en Marruecos, denominada HyMaroc Limited. Esta iniciativa busca explorar y, potencialmente, explotar las reservas naturales de hidrógeno y helio del país. El lanzamiento de HyMaroc Limited sigue a la conclusión de un estudio de prospección regional que ha identificado
UK-based geoscience firm Getech and transition energy company Sound Energy have established a new Moroccan-registered joint venture, HyMaroc Limited, to explore and potentially exploit natural hydrogen and helium reserves in the country. The launch follows the completion of a regional screening study that identified promising zones across Morocco’s subsurface, Getech said Wednesday in a press release. The newly incorporated HyMaroc Limited will lead efforts to secure exclusive
With a shared history spanning several centuries through the legacy of Al-Andalus and the cultural imprint it left behind, the regions of Seville and Morocco draw on this heritage to build a promising future. The historical contributions and ancient cultures have now become foundational elements for exploration by operators in the Spanish province, who are eyeing Moroccan tourists.
Royal Air Maroc has inaugurated its first-ever direct flight from London Stansted Airport to Casablanca, marking a new milestone in UK–Morocco connectivity. The new route, launched on June 24, operates three times a week—on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays—using a Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The flight duration is just over three hours. The service is expected to benefit both business and leisure travellers by offering convenient access to Morocco’s economic capital,
«The humanitarian crisis is worsening» in the Tindouf camps, warn UN agencies. Preliminary results from a recent nutritional survey conducted in the Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf, Algeria, reveal a sharp decline in the nutritional status of the population, particularly among children and women. These findings raise alarm over the potential onset of a nutritional emergency in what remains one of the world’s longest-running humanitarian crises. «The Global Acute
Morocco’s telecommunications giants, Maroc Telecom (IAM) and Inwi (Wana Corporate), have officially announced the launch of their joint ventures «Uni Fiber» and «Uni Tower» designed to accelerate the deployment of fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) and 5G networks across the Kingdom. The creation of these joint ventures follows an agreement signed on March 27 by IAM and Wana, which received regulatory approval from the National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (ANRT) on
Two young girls lost their lives yesterday after falling into a khettara (underground water channel) in the Melaab municipality in the Errachidia province. According to media reports, the victims, aged 11 and 14, had been missing for several hours before their bodies were discovered in the traditional irrigation canal known locally as the khettara. Upon being alerted, members of the Royal Gendarmerie, Civil Protection, and local authorities quickly responded to the scene. The bodies were
On Wednesday, the Royal Gendarmerie in Gueznaia, on the outskirts of Tangier, arrested a German national suspected of involvement in the rape and enticement of a minor. The arrest followed a citizen-led intervention that led to the capture of his Moroccan accomplice the previous day, caught in the act. According to local media, the case surfaced after several residents observed suspicious behavior from a foreign man who was frequently seen entering a house accompanied by minors. These actions