The Moroccan Advertisers' Association (GAM) has announced the new lineup of its executive board following the general assembly that took place on October 6. Mehdi Yaroub has taken over the reins from Youssef Cheikhi as president. Yaroub, who also serves as the marketing director for the Renault brand, was unanimously elected, as stated in a press release issued this Monday. Samya El Kyas, the Marketing and Communication Director at Atlanta Sanad, has been appointed vice-president, sharing the
A new national study reveals that nearly one in three Moroccans suffers from insomnia, with women twice as likely to be affected as men. Researchers warn that sleep disturbances have become a growing public health issue in Morocco, calling for gender-sensitive prevention and care measures.
The Andalusian government and Morocco have signed an agreement to restore the former Moroccan Pavilion from Expo 92 in Seville, which currently houses the headquarters of the Three Cultures of the Mediterranean Foundation. The signing took place in Essaouira between Patricia del Pozo, Andalusia’s Minister of Culture and Sports, and André Azoulay, Advisor to King Mohammed VI, who serve as co-chairs of the foundation. The agreement aims to develop joint projects in traditional
A woman was found dead inside the home of a police inspector in Sala Al Jadida on Sunday, November 2, after reportedly being shot with his service weapon. The incident has prompted an investigation under the supervision of the public prosecutor to determine the circumstances surrounding her death. According to preliminary findings, the victim was discovered in critical condition inside the officer’s residence, suffering from a gunshot wound, before her death was confirmed. Forensic and
A Ryanair flight traveling from the French city of Perpignan to Marrakech was forced to make an emergency landing on Sunday at Málaga Airport in southern Spain following a medical emergency involving one of the passengers. According to air traffic controllers, the crew of the Boeing 737, operated by Malta Air, requested an urgent route change after a passenger suffered health complications mid-flight. The aircraft had departed Perpignan at 4:15 p.m. local time. The crew of the flight
In the weeks following the 2019 murder of an Amsterdam lawyer, a case widely linked by the media to the so-called «Mocro Mafia» and Moroccan-Dutch crime networks, Dutch judges imposed significantly harsher prison sentences, averaging 71% longer, on suspects of Moroccan descent, while sentences for others remained unchanged. These were the findings of a recent joint study by the University of Gothenburg, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Erasmus University Rotterdam. Researchers
El internacional marroquí Hakim Ziyech fue recibido con entusiasmo por los aficionados del Wydad AC. El jugador hizo su debut en un club marroquí el domingo en el estadio Mohammed V de Casablanca, tras haber firmado un contrato de dos años con el equipo. Antes del enfrentamiento del Wydad contra el IR Tanger, los 67,000 aficionados presentes ovacionaron a Ziyech, quien ingresó al campo en medio de un espectáculo de fuegos artificiales para saludar a sus
Following its failure to defend the Polisario's positions at the Security Council, Algeria is attempting to sway internal media opinion. Its Foreign Minister claimed that the country has «thwarted«Morocco's plans, even though Algiers was unable to persuade any member to vote against the resolution.
In northern Italy, a 31-year-old Moroccan resident has been hailed for his heroic actions after saving around 50 students trapped inside a burning school bus in Piavon di Oderzo (Treviso province) last Wednesday. Noureddine Fortli, who has lived in Ormelle since 2002 with his wife and young son, was on his way to work when he came across the aftermath of a head-on collision between a bus full of students and a car driven by an 85-year-old man, who tragically died in the crash. Spotting flames
Last Thursday, the judicial police in Kenitra referred six individuals, including a woman, to the public prosecutor at the primary court, after dismantling an international network involved in luring clients for sexual purposes, filming them, and producing pornographic content for sale on global platforms. The network was uncovered by coincidence after a young woman filed a complaint claiming that her bank account had been hacked and 15,000 dirhams transferred without her authorization. When