Royal Air Maroc (RAM), will launch starting from next Monday two new flights to Al Hoceima for competitive prices to support the recovery of the region’s tourism. The initiative is part of the emergency measures taken by the Ministry of Tourism in partnership with the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region to save the current summer season and promote the tourism sector. The Casablanca-Al Hoceima flight will cost 400 DH one way while Tangier-Al Hoceima will be at 300 DH. The flights aim
«The number of nomads had fallen by 63% from the previous decade», according to the High Commission for Planning, and the main reason is climate change. The American online media platform USA Today published a reportage on this regard focusing on the village of M'Hamid El Ghizlane (Zagora region) . Gasni Hamadi, as teacher of Arabic and French at a primary school in the village was a nomad. He abandoned his old way of living after spending decades with his family as nomadic. To put
The United Nations Conference of Trade and Development (UNCTAD) will be home to the first peer review on consumer protection. As reported by the UN organization, Morocco is the first country to request being part of the project. According to the same source, the peer review, which will provide a set of recommendations for the Kingdom will also allow the country to take advantage of the UNCTAD capacity-building and technical assistance. Speaking to the same source, Fatiah Akharif, Director ad
The Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie and the Spanish Guardia Civil stopped this Tuesday morning 800 sub-Saharan migrants from forcing their way into Ceuta. There are 300 of them who have managed to reach the border barrier of the Spanish enclave without crossing it, reports the Spanish news agency EFE. The attempt took place around five o'clock in the morning in an area of 8.2 kilometers of land border between Ceuta and Morocco, according to sources from the Spanish government delegation reported by
The fire that broke out on Saturday in the Mediouna forest in Tangier continues to devastate several hectares despite the intervention of the High Commission for Water and Forests and Combating Desertification (HCEFLCD). «Operations are still going on this morning. There are very houses that may start the fire again. That is why we need to ensure that it is completely under control,» said Fouad Assali, head of forest protection at the HCEFLCD, who was contacted by Yabiladi on
After postponing the announcement of the currency’s liberalization, Prime Minister Saadeddine El Othmani stated earlier this week that the step needs to be studied further, Reuters reports. On Friday, the Central Bank postponed in a statement the announcement of the liberalization of Morocco’s currency. The date of the step which is a reform package strongly suggested by the International Monetary Fund was supposed to be revealed on Thursday 29th of June. A few days later and
The Hardzazat festival takes place annually in Ouarzazate. It is a cultural event that emanated from the 20 February movement. The public Franco-German TV network that promotes programming in the areas of culture and the arts was interested in understanding the origins of this festival in the middle of the desert. To describe the DIY spirit of the cultural rendezvous: «Youngsters, culturally nourished by the arrival of the Internet, seek to create opportunities for themselves by playing
A new robot to perform scorpion-milking has been designed by a Moroccan researcher from Ben Msik Hassan II University in Casablanca. The device called VES-4 created by Mouad Mkamel is set to ensure a safe and fast venom extraction. Details.
The UN has cut peacekeeping budget after being pressured by Trump's administration. On Friday the General Assembly agreed on reducing the expenses of the UN missions including the Minurso, which canceled the purchase of a new helicopter.
The Court of Justice of the European Union will examine on the 6Th of September a case regarding the agricultural products originating from Western Sahara. A pro-Polisario organization called the Western Sahara Campaign, had sued the British government for exporting «illegally» tons of tomatoes from the province. A case dating back to March 2015 when a well-known law firm, Leigh Day & Co, was mandated by the NGO to lodge a complaint with the Supreme Court of London against the