A recent policy analysis by the African Center for Strategic and Digital Studies (CAESD) challenges Morocco's continued use of GMT+1, highlighting limited economic benefits and significant health and social costs. The report calls for an evidence-based review of the policy, emphasizing the need to balance economic interests with public health and safety concerns.
A 60-year-old Moroccan who has lived in the United States for more than 38 years, spent 108 days in ICE detention after being arrested on August 11 at Newark Liberty International Airport while preparing to travel with his wife. Released in November after paying a $15,000 bond, Abdellatif Hafraoui now wears an ankle monitor as his immigration case continues, the couple told local media. His Moroccan passport remains in the custody of U.S. authorities. Hafraoui, who has no criminal record, was
The Moroccan Observatory of Inclusive Education has sounded the alarm over the dire financial situation facing 10,000 social workers, who have gone unpaid for six months straight. In a statement issued on Monday, the organization pointed to «a delay by the State in disbursing annual grants to associations working in the field of disability». These funds, they noted, «are intended to finance the educational and social support services outlined in the government
After confrontation comes negotiation. On key points of disagreement raised during the meetings in Madrid, compromises are beginning to take shape in the U.S.-hosted discussions on the Western Sahara issue.
Une nouvelle étude marocaine a révélé qu'une consommation fréquente de fast-food est fortement associée à un risque accru de cancer colorectal à début précoce, en particulier chez les personnes qui en consomment plus de trois fois par semaine.
Un nuevo estudio marroquí ha revelado que un consumo frecuente de comida rápida está fuertemente asociado a un riesgo incrementado de cáncer colorrectal de aparición temprana, especialmente en personas que la consumen más de tres veces por semana.
Morocco is among the nations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region that have witnessed a surge in exports to the European Union (EU), as the bloc distances itself from Russia due to sanctions imposed since the onset of the Ukraine conflict. A recent Forbes Middle East article highlights how this shift has triggered an unprecedented commercial realignment. By 2025, Morocco emerged as the EU's top supplier of fertilizers, capturing 19% of the bloc's imports, overtaking Russia, whose
A new Moroccan study has found that frequent fast food consumption is strongly associated with an increased risk of early-onset colorectal cancer, particularly among individuals who eat it more than three times per week.
The body of a 55-year-old Moroccan man who went missing while attempting to swim to Ceuta has been found after washing ashore along the coast of Belyounech, his family confirmed. He had entered the sea on Sunday, February 15, a day marked by multiple disappearances, in an attempt to reach Ceuta by bypassing the rocky barrier between Belyounech and Benzu, despite stormy weather conditions. Others also tried to cross through Benzu or Tarajal, and several remain missing. His children had not
Saint Lucia has welcomed its first national to earn a medical degree in Morocco. Kerrone Courtney Stanislaus arrived in Rabat in 2018, where he completed his studies at the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, overcoming linguistic and cultural challenges. «Being the first Saint Lucian to graduate from medical school in Morocco is both an honour and a profound responsibility», he told the local newspaper St Lucia Times, describing the journey as «really overwhelming»