A forest fire has broken out in the mountainous commune of Ounaine, in Morocco's Taroudant province, where strong winds, high temperatures and rugged terrain have fueled the rapid spread of the flames, local media reported on Wednesday. Civil Protection teams, forestry officials and local authorities remained mobilized overnight into Thursday to contain the blaze, which is threatening the area's forest cover, the same sources said. The rugged terrain has hampered access for heavy firefighting
Morocco international midfielder Amir Richardson is set to return to his boyhood club, Le Havre, on a one-year loan from Fiorentina, with an €8 million purchase option, according to L'Équipe. The 24-year-old, who came through Le Havre's academy before leaving in 2023, returns after a six-month loan spell at FC Copenhagen, which opted not to exercise its purchase option. According to the French sports daily, Le Havre reached an agreement with Fiorentina after pushing to bring
The Patriots for Europe group, the third-largest political bloc in the European Parliament, has questioned why the European Investment Bank (EIB), led by Spain's Nadia Calviño, is financing €365 million worth of road and rail projects in Morocco while Spain faces growing challenges in maintaining its own railway network. Spain's Vox party, a member of the group, sought to include criticism of the funding in the European Investment Bank's annual report by submitting an oral
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) welcomed the release of journalist Ali Lmrabet on Wednesday, after he was detained at Tangier Airport on July 12 upon his arrival from Spain. The organization said it would continue to closely monitor the investigation announced by the public prosecutor's office.Oussama Bouagila, head of RSF's North Africa bureau, said Lmrabet's release and the return of his equipment were a positive development, but stressed that this «should not make us forget that
El miércoles, Ryad Mezzour, ministro de Industria y Comercio de Marruecos, dio inicio en la planta de Kénitra a la producción de dos modelos nuevos de Stellantis: el Fiat Fastback y el Fiat Grizzly. Este lanzamiento marca el inicio de la plataforma Smart Car, enfocada en vehículos económicos que abarcan opciones de gasolina, híbridos y eléctricos. Según Mezzour, este desarrollo subraya el notable crecimiento de la planta de Kénitra
Mercredi, Ryad Mezzour, ministre marocain de l’Industrie et du Commerce, a inauguré la production de deux nouveaux modèles chez Stellantis, la Fiat Fastback et la Fiat Grizzly, à l’usine de Kénitra. Ce lancement marque le déploiement de la plateforme Smart Car, dédiée à des véhicules abordables à essence, hybrides et électriques. Selon Mezzour, ce développement témoigne de l’essor
Morocco's Industry and Trade Minister Ryad Mezzour on Wednesday launched production of two new Stellantis models, the Fiat Fastback and Fiat Grizzly, at the group's Kénitra plant, marking the rollout of its Smart Car platform for affordable petrol, hybrid and electric vehicles. According to Mezzour, the launch reflects the rapid growth of the Kénitra factory since its inauguration by King Mohammed VI in 2019. The site now has an annual production capacity of nearly 535,000
The widow of a British man who died in a fire at the spa of a Marrakech's five-star hotel has filed a lawsuit in the UK High Court seeking more than £500,000 in damages, according to The Independent. Anthony Barnes, 48, from Cambridgeshire, died in March 2023 while on a business trip to Morocco after a fire broke out in the hotel's spa, also killing a hotel employee. Court documents filed by his widow, Rachel Barnes, allege that the blaze resulted from the hotel's negligence and accuse
Amid an ongoing exchange of statements between Morocco and Spain over which country will host the 2030 FIFA World Cup final, a tournament the two nations are co-hosting alongside Portugal, Luis Rubiales, the former president of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), has made fresh claims. He said he had reached an agreement with Fouzi Lekjaa, president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), under which Spain would host both the opening match and the final before the joint bid was
The African Atlantic Gas Pipeline, which will connect Nigeria and Morocco, has entered a new phase of implementation following the completion of technical and engineering studies and the launch of preparations ahead of construction. An environmental and social impact assessment for the Moroccan section of the project, details of which were published by Asharq Bloomberg, shows that the pipeline will stretch nearly 6,900 kilometers across 13 countries along Africa's west coast. The Moroccan
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