Morocco's tourism industry has experienced a notable recovery in the first eight months of the current year, with a 6.7% increase in revenue as the kingdom welcomed 11.8 million tourists, according to the monthly report on foreign exchange indicators issued by the Foreign Exchange Office on Tuesday, October 1. Tourism revenue reached 76.4 billion dirhams by the end of August, compared to 71.7 billion dirhams in the same period last year, the report stated. These figures reflect the continued
Ajman Club, a UAE Pro League team, announced on Monday, September 30, 2024, the signing of Moroccan international midfielder Abdelhamid Sabiri on loan from Italy's Fiorentina. In a statement on their official X account, Ajman Club welcomed the «World Cup Lion» to their ranks, referring to the 27-year-old playmaker's move to the Emirati side. Sabiri began his professional career with Germany's Nürnberg before making a name for himself in Italy's Serie A. The club's statement
The Qatar-Morocco Year of Culture 2024 took center stage at the 4th Annual Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Banquet organized by Fashion 4 Development (F4D) during the 79th UN General Assembly session in New York. The event highlighted Morocco's rich cultural heritage and its contributions to global education and social development efforts. A standout feature of the evening was the Weaving Hopes exhibition, showcasing artisanal creations by young Moroccans. This initiative, a project of the
Dirk Beljaarts, the Minister of Economic Affairs representing the PVV party in the Netherlands, has stated that there have been no internal discussions within the party regarding party leader Geert Wilders' controversial «fewer Moroccans» remark from the past. Speaking on the NPO 1 program WNL Op Zondag, Beljaarts also mentioned that Wilders had not personally approached him about the issue, according to Dutch newspaper WNL. The topic resurfaced after PVV State Secretary for
The Moroccan consulate has confirmed the identity of the man who was hit and killed on the sidewalk in Via Coppino, Viareggio, Italy,on September 8th by a woman he had allegedly just robbed of her purse, according to Italian news outlet NoiTV. The victim was identified as 54-year-old N.M., a homeless man who had been living in Italy for about 20 years. The confirmation of M.'s identity came after cross-checking biometric data collected by the Viareggio Police Commissioner with records held by
Moroccan Amal Imani never participated in the Olympic Games as a wrestler despite her continental success. However, fate had other plans, leading her to participate as a referee in the recent Paris Olympics.
Chris Jansen, the Netherlands' newly appointed Secretary of State for Infrastructure and Water Management, has retracted his support for Party for Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders' 2014 call for «fewer Moroccans» in the country amid growing backlash from across the political spectrum. During a Monday morning television appearance, Jansen reiterated his agreement with Wilders' remarks, which had been ruled insulting to Moroccans as a group by Dutch courts. The comments drew swift
One year after a devastating earthquake struck Morocco in September 2023, residents of the mountain village of Tinmel are working to rebuild their homes and the 12th-century Great Mosque of Tinmel. The quake killed nearly 3,000 people across Morocco, including 15 in Tinmel, and damaged almost 60,000 homes, according to government estimates. The Great Mosque of Tinmel, a marvel of North African architecture, was built by the Almohad Caliph Abd al-Mu'min ibn Ali around 1153 in the village of
Following its defeat in the Sand War, Algeria considered surprising Morocco and occupying the border town of Figuig, according to a CIA document.
Spain's National Court has ruled that poverty in Morocco does not qualify as grounds for asylum, rejecting an appeal from a Moroccan man who entered Ceuta by swimming during the May 2021 migration crisis. The court stated that «alleged poverty or labor and economic needs» are insufficient to constitute a social group meriting asylum protection, according to Spanish media outlet rtvce. It dismissed the appellant's claim of «terror of dying from not being able to feed
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