Cheered on by fans for his triumphant return after injury, Achraf Hakimi celebrated his 60th victory with the Moroccan national team on Monday. In their final Group A match of the Africa Cup of Nations 2025 in Rabat, the Atlas Lions dominated Zambia 3–0, securing qualification for the round of 16. Continuing his impressive run, the right-back—who came on in the 64th minute—now stands on the verge of surpassing the national record of 63 victories, previously held by former
On Monday, following Morocco’s Africa Cup of Nations victory over Zambia (3-0) in their group-stage match at Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, celebrations erupted that evening in Brussels’ Molenbeek neighborhood. Fireworks, small street fires, and honking cars marked the celebrations. A video shared by De Telegraaf showed cars spinning around a roundabout, with a fire lit at its center. With the win, Morocco collected seven points from three matches and secured qualification for
Moroccan streamer Ilyas El Malki was sentenced on Tuesday by the El Jadida Court of First Instance to 10 months in prison and a fine of 20,000 dirhams. The ruling was confirmed by his brother on social media. The public prosecutor charged El Malki with spreading false allegations intended to undermine private life, defamation and insults against individuals and organized bodies, public indecency through acts offending public morals, as well as incitement to discrimination and hatred through
The Russian Federal Agency for Fisheries has announced the opening of the application process for the allocation of fishing quotas for pelagic species, sardines, sardinella, mackerel, horse mackerel, and anchovies, granted to the Russian Federation under the agreement signed with the Moroccan government on October 17, 2025. According to the agency, applications will be accepted from January 12 to January 30, 2026, for vessels engaged in industrial and/or coastal fishing. Applicants are
Un nuevo estudio revela un aumento de popularidad del árabe marroquí (el darija) entre los estudiantes extranjeros. Esto podría desmontar los antiguos prejuicios que favorecen los dialectos egipcio y levantino.
A new academic study shows that Moroccan Arabic, Darija, is increasingly valued by foreign learners, challenging long-standing biases that favored Egyptian and Levantine dialects. Once immersed in Morocco, students quickly abandon stereotypes, finding Darija essential, accessible, and key to understanding Arabic as it is spoken in everyday life.
In November 2025, the Producer Price Index (PPI) for the manufacturing industries sector, excluding oil refining, rose by 0.3% compared to October, according to an information note released on Tuesday by the High Commission for Planning (HCP). This increase was mainly driven by a 1.8% rise in prices in the chemical industry, the HCP said. Prices also increased in the manufacturing of other non-metallic mineral products (+0.8%) and in the food industries (+0.2%). By contrast, prices declined in
Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi avoided answering an oral question from MP Chafika Lachraf on his ministry’s failure to uphold commitments made during consultations on the controversial bill regulating the legal profession. Ouahbi argued that the question raised in Parliament did not correspond to the one officially submitted to his department by the office of the House of Representatives. Lachraf, who is also a lawyer, accused the Ministry of Justice of backtracking on the outcomes
On Monday, December 29, Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi expressed regret over his previous opposition to Bill No. 22.20, which sought to restrict social media, initially proposed in April 2020 by his predecessor, Mohamed Ben Abdelkader (USFP). This legislative measure had been approved by the government led by Saad-Eddine El Othmani (PJD) but eventually vanished from the government's agenda. In a candid admission, the minister acknowledged his oversight, emphasizing that social media
As the year draws to a close with the highly anticipated Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2025) on the horizon, Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has strategically expanded its fleet by introducing four Airbus A320s. Although RAM typically favors Boeing aircraft, this temporary decision was made to accommodate the surge in demand during the New Year period and to prepare for the major continental football event. This move aims to facilitate smoother connections to and from numerous European destinations. The
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