Morocco’s national carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), is in the final stages of placing its biggest aircraft order to date, as it looks to expand its fleet to support the country’s growing aviation ambitions. According to sources cited by Bloomberg on Wednesday, RAM is considering purchasing around two dozen Boeing 787 Dreamliners for long-haul routes and as many as 50 Boeing 737s for short-haul operations. It is also in talks to acquire about 20 Airbus A220s for regional travel. The
The Association of Moroccan Immigrant Workers in Spain (ATIM) has recently called for the mutual recognition of driver’s licenses between Spain and Morocco to be reactivated, based on an agreement that has been in place since 2004. The organization said the issue is currently being discussed by the Spanish and Moroccan ministries. «We hope that after the summer, a clear solution will be found to restart the license exchange or create a new cooperation framework», ATIM
The Ministry of the Interior has decided to relieve Mouad Jamai, the Wali of the Fès-Meknès region, of his duties for taking part in the ritual slaughter during Eid al-Adha, reliable sources told Yabiladi. This move comes after King Mohammed VI urged Moroccans to refrain from performing the Eid sacrifice this year, due to the climatic and economic challenges that have severely reduced livestock numbers. Abdelghani Sabbar, the governor of Meknès, has been appointed to
From June 19 to 21, the city of Essaouira will host the 26th edition of the Gnaoua and World Music Festival, bringing together 350 artists for 54 concerts across a range of open-air and intimate venues, reads a press release by organizers. The event opens with a symbolic street parade uniting all Gnaoua Maâlems in a collective moment of celebration. The opening concert at the Moulay Hassan stage will feature Maâlem Hamid El Kasri, one of Morocco’s most iconic Gnaoua artists,
The National Interest is the latest international publication to focus on the Polisario Front’s alleged ties to terrorism. Its article comes just days after the Spanish daily La Vanguardia examined the group’s dangerous connections with extremist networks operating in the Sahel.
In South Africa, the third-largest political force in the lower house has expressed its support for Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara. On this issue, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s party appears increasingly isolated, as the Democratic Alliance—representing the white minority—has shown little enthusiasm for supporting the Polisario.
La Commission du commerce international des États-Unis (USITC) a annoncé qu'elle procédera à un second réexamen, ordonné par la justice, concernant les droits compensateurs sur les importations d'engrais phosphatés en provenance du Maroc. Cette décision a été rendue publique dans un document du Registre fédéral publié mardi. Ce réexamen fait suite à une décision prise le 22 avril
La Comisión de Comercio Internacional de los Estados Unidos (USITC) ha anunciado que realizará una segunda revisión, ordenada por la justicia, sobre los derechos compensatorios impuestos a las importaciones de fertilizantes fosfatados provenientes de Marruecos. Esta decisión se dio a conocer en un documento del Registro Federal publicado el martes. Esta revisión surge a raíz de una decisión del 22 de abril de 2025 por parte de la Corte de
Following claims by a hacker group reportedly based in Algeria that it breached the Ministry of Justice's IT systems and published two letterheaded screenshots from the Superior Council of the Judiciary (CSPJ), the King’s Public Prosecutor at the Rabat Court of Appeal ordered on Tuesday the opening of a judicial investigation into reports of a cyberattack targeting the Council’s website. In a statement, the Prosecutor confirmed that an investigation had been launched into the
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has announced it will conduct a second court-ordered remand review in the countervailing duty case involving phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco, reads a Federal Register document published on Tuesday. This follows an April 22, 2025 ruling by the U.S. Court of International Trade, which again asked the Commission to better justify its finding that Moroccan and Russian imports harmed the U.S. domestic industry. The case dates back to March