Royal Air Maroc is actively preparing for the 2024 summer season by implementing an ambitious plan to meet the growing demand for passenger travel. With a seat offering of over 6.5 million, representing a 300,000-seat increase compared to summer 2023, to over 90 destinations worldwide, the Moroccan national carrier is consolidating its position as a regional leader. Its program includes the launch of six new international routes and increased frequencies on strategic routes. Royal Air Maroc
Morocco received 5.6 billion dollars of international public financial flows destined to renewable energy between 2010 and 2022. Most of these funds were used to finance solar energy.
Morocco is emerging as a battery hub for Europe, whose electric car industry lacks a domestic battery supply chain. This comes as China has announced plans to establish a production base in Morocco, according to Sebastian Wolf, COO of Volkswagen's battery unit. «We don't have any supply chain», Wolf said Tuesday as reported by Bloomberg. «Right now, we have to be honest that the set-up of the LFP supply chain is happening in Morocco and not in Europe». Europe trails
The Spanish Council of Ministers has greenlit a repayable loan of up to 2.66 billion dirhams (250 million euros) to an Acciona-owned company. The funds will finance the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of a desalination plant in Morocco. This loan, provided by the Fund for the Internationalization of Spanish Enterprises (FIEM), aligns with Spain's «Horizon Africa» strategy, according to Europa Press. It aims to promote the presence of Spanish companies in Africa
The Polisario boycotted the inauguration of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, which took place on Wednesday, June 19. Its official media ignored the event, and Brahim Ghali did not send a congratulatory message to Ramaphosa. This reserve was evident as early as Friday, June 14, when the deputies re-elected Ramaphosa, head of the African National Congress (ANC), for a second term as President of South Africa. While many allies sent congratulatory messages, including the presidents of
Despite the decision of the International Olympic Committee on religious and cultural attire, France is preventing its Muslim athletes from competing at the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris with their hijabs on.
The death toll of Moroccan pilgrims in Hajj has reached 17 so far, an authorized source told Medias24 on Wednesday. The deaths are linked to chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart problems, the same source added. The source assured that the number of Moroccan deaths is less than the average number typically ranging from 30 to 45. 15% of the 34,000 Moroccan pilgrims participating in Hajj this year are senior citizens, aged more than 82 years old. This update comes as more than 900
The Moroccan Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi, reaffirmed on Tuesday evening on the state-owned Al Aoula channel that it is illegal for hotels to request a marriage certificate from couples when checking in. «Reception staff in tourist establishments do not have the authority to question clients about their marital status. It is a violation of the private lives of Moroccans», Ouahbi emphasized, adding that only police are competent to ask such questions. «I am not
The Sanchez government is working diligently to convince King Mohammed VI to attend a ceremony in Madrid, scheduled for the coming months, where FIFA will officially attribute the organization of the 2030 World Cup to Morocco, Portugal, and Spain. «The invitation has already been sent to Rabat by the government, following efforts by the General Directorate of Protocol, Chancellery, and Foreign Orders, under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This body is technically preparing the project
Algeria's ambassador to Argentina, Lotfi Sebouai, supervised, on Tuesday, June 18, in Buenos Aires, the creation of a support network for the Polisario, composed of journalists and communicators. In a speech, the diplomat, who was accompanied by the first secretary of the chancery, described the meeting as «more important than the United Nations meetings, because we are gathered here for justice and for the freedom of peoples». He welcomed the launch of this new support
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