Videos of a crowded Marrakech Menara Airport have gone viral, showcasing the large number of tourists who decided to spend this Eid al-Fitr weekend in Marrakech. مطار مراكش اليوم ?… تخيل في كأس العالم شحال تاع السياح غادي يجيو ليها pic.twitter.com/AaX6zaWYW7 — Enissay ?? (@mr_enissay) April 15, 2024 Shared on social media, the videos captured scenes of long lines and large crowds at the entrance of the Marrakech airport.
After a three-year wait, France has finally authorized the United Arab Emirates to sell 30 Mirage 2000-9E aircraft to Morocco. «Bad news for Spain», laments the Spanish daily La Razon. The sale benefited from the recent rapprochement between Rabat and Paris. Indeed, Abu Dhabi had expressed its willingness to offer 30 Mirage 2000-9E aircraft to Morocco, following the conclusion, in December 2021, of a mega order for 80 Rafale F4 aircraft armed with Mica NG air-to-air missiles and
Elements of the Polisario militia detained the head of the first military region and several of his collaborators on Friday, April 13, without authorization from their superiors, according to reports on Saturday by the Forum de soutien aux autonomistes de Tindouf (FORSATIN). They accuse him of diverting large quantities of fuel (around 25 tonnes) to the Mauritanian market. This action, seen as a mutiny by some, forced the Polisario leadership to act quickly to prevent the protest from
Talks between senior Russian diplomats and the Moroccan and Algerian ambassadors in Moscow have intensified this week. The Sahara issue, as in March, remained central to the discussions.
Moroccan radio station Hit Radio announced on Saturday that it was reiterating its support for its host Mohamed Bousfiha (Momo), who was sentenced in the first instance to four months in prison for staging a fake phone theft on air and disseminating false information. In a press release sent to Yabiladi, the private channel reiterated its support for the radio host, who will appeal against the sentence. At the same time, it announced that it would also lodge an appeal against the rejection of
After six years of settling in France, young Moroccan Houda Levassort Gueddari decided to set up her own company specialized in digital marketing, and after a great demand for her services, she decided to open a company specialized in the same field in Morocco this year.
On April 13, Yabiladi.com reported, citing French magazine Paris Match, that the former manor of King Mohammed VI in the town of Gritz-Armenvilliers, in the Seine-et-Marne region of France, would be on sale for 425 million euros. The French magazine reported at the time that the property was built in 1884 by the Rothschild family replacing the old building dating back to the seventeenth century. The same source reported that the chateau underwent a major renovation in the 1990s,
In 1213, King John of England sent a diplomatic embassy to Morocco to seal a deal with Almohad’s Sultan Mohamed Ennassir. John’s offer included converting to Islam and subjugating his kingdom to Almohads.
Over the course of 2023, Morocco showed a strong increase in export revenue in the fresh vegetable sector, even as actual export volumes declined, according to EastFruit. Vegetable exports generated export earnings of around US$1.6 billion - a 12% increase from the previous year and a figure almost 50% higher than the five-year average. Despite adverse weather events resulting in a 14% drop in Morocco's fresh vegetable export volume to 1.06 million tons, this figure still represents a 5%
Banking group Societe Generale SA has agreed to sell its Moroccan business to Moroccan private holding Saham, founded and owned by former Industry Minister Moulay Hafid Elalamy. The deal, estimated at €745 million, will see Societe Generale SA sell its stake in Societe Generale Marocaine de Banques, its subsidiaries, and stakes in insurance firm La Marocaine Vie, according to a statement by Dociete Generale on Friday. «Société Générale continues to