As Morocco prepares to face Scotland in Boston, excitement is sweeping through the city’s Moroccan community. For many supporters, the match is both a football spectacle and a celebration of identity.
The Port of Casablanca welcomed, Monday, the vessel KRASZEWSKI at the general cargo terminal operated by Somaport, carrying a massive gas turbine and an electric generator destined for a strategic national energy project. According to a statement from the National Ports Agency (ANP), the operation was carried out on behalf of the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) as part of the future combined-cycle power plant project at the Al Wahda Dam. The agency said the
The cloak of silence that continues to surround the terrorist acts attributed to the Polisario in Spain remains largely intact, despite repeated attempts to bring the issue back into the public debate. The conference held on June 18 in Las Palmas, in Spain’s Canary Islands, offered another illustration of this reality. The event received extensive coverage from Morocco’s public media.
Morocco is taking part in the multinational naval exercise Fleet Exercise 2025 (FLEETEX 25), which began at Naval Station Norfolk in the U.S. state of Virginia alongside several partner and allied nations, including Spain, France, Germany, Mexico and Côte d’Ivoire, according to a statement from the U.S. Navy. Around 17 ships from participating countries gathered at Naval Station Norfolk, where the opening ceremony was held aboard the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima.
Moroccan-born rapper French Montana has gifted a New York taxi driver a $75,000 check and pledged to cover at least six months of his living expenses after the man’s vehicle was vandalized during celebrations following the New York Knicks’ NBA title victory. Speaking on U.S. television Thursday, the artist, who was born in Morocco and moved to the United States at the age of 13, said the driver’s story resonated with him because his own father had driven a taxi after arriving
L’opérateur ferroviaire national sud-coréen KORAIL a signé un contrat dépassant 6,5 millions de dollars pour assurer la gestion de projet et offrir des services de conseil en maintenance dans le cadre du programme marocain d’acquisition de rames automotrices électriques (EMU), selon des médias coréens. L’accord a été conclu le 18 juin à Rabat entre le président de KORAIL, Kim Taeseung, et le
El operador ferroviario nacional de Corea del Sur, KORAIL, firmó un contrato por más de 6,5 millones de dólares para gestionar el proyecto y proporcionar servicios de consultoría en mantenimiento dentro del programa marroquí de adquisición de trenes eléctricos de unidades múltiples (EMU), según fuentes coreanas. El acuerdo, firmado el 18 de junio en Rabat entre el presidente de KORAIL, Kim Taeseung, y el director general de la
South Korea’s national railway operator KORAIL has signed a contract worth more than $6.5 million to oversee project management and provide maintenance advisory services for Morocco’s electric multiple unit (EMU) train procurement program, according to Korean media. The agreement was signed on June 18 in Rabat between KORAIL president Kim Taeseung and Moroccan National Railways (ONCF) director general Mohamed Rabie Khlie. The contract covers a 38-month period and relates to the
The UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, is continuing his regional tour. On Thursday evening, he was received in Nouakchott by Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, according to the Mauritanian News Agency (AMI). The meeting was attended by Nani Ould Chrouga, Minister in Charge of the Office of the President, the same source said. Earlier this week, de Mistura visited Algiers, where he met Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf.
A man's body was discovered in the landing gear of an Air Arabia flight that arrived at London Gatwick Airport from Tangier, Morocco, on Tuesday, according to the BBC. Emergency services were called after the body was found in the aircraft’s undercarriage following its arrival at around 11:45 a.m. local time. Gatwick Airport confirmed the incident, saying its teams were assisting Sussex Police and the coroner’s office with the investigation. Sussex Police have opened an inquiry