A helicopter airline to link Algeciras to Tangier

Ceuta-based airline company Hélity Copter, which provides regular line services by helicopter, has announced that it is launching a new helicopter route, linking the Spanish city of Algeciras to Tangier. The new route will connect the airport of the port city in southern Spain to that of Tangier, local online newspaper Algeciras Minuto reports. According to the same source, authorities at the Andalusian airport have already got everything installed for the new route. Flights

Jacques Chirac, Morocco’s long-time friend, dies aged 86

On Thursday morning, the death of France’s former President Jacques Chirac was announced by his family in Paris, where the 86-year-old politician passed away. The French politician, who suffered from memory loss and a stroke while in office, was head of state from 1995 to 2007. Known for being a great figure of the Rally for the Republic, Chirac was twice president and twice prime minister, becoming France’s favorite politician. Abroad, he was also a president appreciated by Arab

New York : Morocco and Algeria singly resume their annual Western Sahara-related meetings

The 74th session of the UN General Assembly is no exception to the rule. To Morocco and Algeria, this year’s international event is another opportunity for the two neighboring countries to separately drum up support for the Western Sahara issue.

French Montana becomes the first ambassador of «I Stand With Immigrants»

Moroccan-American rapper Karim Kharbouch, better known by his stage name French Montana, is one of the first artists to be named ambassador of «I Stand With Immigrants», a campaign launched to inspire immigrants by featuring «empowering immigration stories», Complex reports. In a recent video, French Montana contributed to this campaign by sharing his story as a Moroccan immigrant who left the North African country for New York City. «You're trying to fit into

The new Black Widow movie to have Morocco as one of its filming locations

Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson might be packing up for Morocco, the next filming location for her new movie «Black Widow», an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Natasha Romanoff, aka the Black Widow. According to HN Entertainment, the Marvel Studios film crew is expected to shoot scenes in Morocco. The movie is initially filmed in Norway, England and Hungary. Indeed, the Shang-Chi comic books have Morocco as a location for some of

Morocco’s Nawal El Moutawakel reelected as a member of the IAAF Council 

Former Moroccan hurdler Nawal El Moutawakel was reelected, Wednesday, as a member of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Council, reports MAP news agency. El Moutawakil’s election was announced as Britain’s Sebastian was unanimously re-elected as president of IAAF. In addition to the former Moroccan athlete, IAAF’s Council includes other names, namely Hiroshi Yokokawa, Antti Pihlakoski, Anna Riccardi, Nan Wang, Adille Sumariwalla, Abby Hoffman,

Moroccan hotels left with 200 million dirhams of unpaid bills following Thomas Cook’s collapse

Moroccan hotels have been left with 200 million dirhams of unpaid bills after the collapse of British holiday firm Thomas Cook, the head of Morocco’s tourism federation told Reuters on Wednesday. «The loss of some 100,000 tourists ferried by Thomas Cook will take a toll on Morocco’s tourism sector», Abdellatif Kabbaj said. «There is no insurance for this sort of risk and there should be one to cover Moroccan professionals from such a loss», he argued,

Morocco-Algeria land border opened for one day to repatriate the bodies of three Moroccans

Land border between Algeria and Morocco was opened for one day, Wednesday, to repatriate the bodies of three Moroccan migrants who recently died near the Algerian coast, when trying to reach Spain, Le360 reports, quoting well-informed sources. According to the same source, the bodies of the three nationals were transported to the Moroccan-Algerian border post, Zouj Bghal, after the Algerian authorities gave their permission to proceed. For the record, land border between Morocco and Algeria

William Eddy, the American missionary recruited as a spy in Tangier

Colonel William Eddy was an Arabic-speaking missionary, who studied the Quran and knew much about the Muslim world. During World War II, he was recruited by the United States to lead covert operations in Tangier.

The first repatriation flight for Thomas Cook customers from Morocco departs Wednesday

The first repatriation flight for Thomas Cook customers from Morocco departed, Wednesday, «as planned», the British Embassy in Rabat said in a press release sent to Yabiladi. These tourists were able to return home after they booked with the British tour operator, which announced its collapse Monday, September 23. «A team from the UK and staff from the British Embassy in Rabat and British Consulate in Marrakech (…) will continue to assist passengers booked on to