Human Rights Watch assesses how Moroccan authorities dealt with the Rif's Hirak

In its 2018 World Report, published today, Human Rights Watch sheds light on the repression of the Hirak Rif movement. Meanwhile, the NGO was positive about Morocco’s migration policy.

Would the new foreign exchange regime cause inflation ?

In less than a week, the new exchange rate regime is making headlines in the Morocco and the world. In an interview, the head of HCP expressed his worries about the rise of inflation.  

The number of Moroccan migrants heading to Spain is on the rise

Driven by the social protests in the Rif, many Moroccans have chosen to cross the Mideterranean towards Spain.

Freedom in the World : Morocco receives a down ward trend arrow

Morocco has gone down in the ranking of the 2018 Freedom in the World report. The latter, conducted to assess each country's degree of political freedoms and civil liberties, has rated the Kingdom as a partially free nation.

Three companies bid for Morocco’s Nour Midelt solar power complex

ACWA, Engie and EDF have answered the tender launched to build the Nour Midelt solar power complex. The project is part of Morocco’s plan to increase the part of renewable energies in the energy mix.

Bousbir, a fantasy theme park for French soldiers  

Between 1924 and 1955, Bousbir served as a red-light district for soldiers in the French Casablanca. Stuffed with female sex workers, the quarter was a refuge for the military personnel fed up with their compulsory bachelorhood.

Do the meteorites that fell in Morocco 20 years ago carry a sign for life beyond earth ?

Smashed into the earth of Morocco 20 years ago, scientists reveal that these meteorites contain liquid water, hydrocarbons and amino acids. Do these meteorites carry a sign for life beyond earth ?

The Anfa Conference : When Roosevelt and Churchill met in Casablanca to defeat the Axis powers

On the 14th of January 1943, three years before World War II, the U.S. President, Franklin Roosevelt decided to summon the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and French generals Henri Giraud and Charles de Gaulle for an international conference in Casablanca. The famous Anfa conference lasted for 10 days and was marked by several military decisions. The Moroccan city was also home to a historical meeting between Sultan Mohammed Ben Youssef and Franklin Roosevelt.

The World Bank's repeatedly changing methodology for 'Doing Business' has been misleading and unfair

The World Bank's chief economist has stated on Friday that the International financial institution was changing the methodology for Doing Business in a way that affected the performances of some countries. The famous report was in the heart of a diplomatic crisis that erupted in October between Morocco and Algeria. Details

Diaspo # 23: Youssef Aarab, Maitre Gims' manager and Moroccan brother

When Maitre Gims is in Morocco, Youssef Aarab is there too. The 32-year-old man in love with his Moroccan roots, is the star's right hand, friend and supporter. A brother from another mother who made him gain sucess in the Kingdom.