The first flight linking Warsaw to Agadir, launched by the low-cost Hungarian company Wizz Air, landed on Friday at Al Massira airport in Agadir. Wizz Air will fly twice a week (Friday and Monday) via Airbus A321 and A320 aircfaft. According to the Regional Council of Tourism (CRT) Souss-Massa, the new trip «is part of the negociations undertaken by the Moroccan National Tourism Office». Other charters already operate from Warsaw, Katowice and Poznan three times a week every
«The prospects for international migration», the annual report of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), highlighted this year he details of migration in OECD countries and the impact of the recent Increase in migration in those nations. The report, which was released last Thursday, also explains that «by 2016, permanent migrant admissions in OECD countries have increased for the third year in a row.» Talking numbers : «around 5 Million
The Cost of Environmental Degradation to the Moroccan society has barely decreased during the period between 2000 and 2014, according to a study conducted by the World Bank. The results of the survey have been presented officially today at the Ministry of Energy, Mining, Water and Environment.
Younes Belhanda, the Moroccan international midfielder, has joined the Turkish club Galatasaray on Friday after signing a contract for four seasons, reports L’Equipe online sports newspaper. The 27-year-old footballer was on the books at Dynamo Kiev (Ukraine) which will receive more than ten million Euros (bonus included). Belhanda spent last year at Nice and will receive 3.35 million Euros. The rising Turkish team is relying on its latest recruits to boost its chances next
New verdicts were pronounced Thursday evening against the activists of the Hirak popular movement, reports this Friday the Arabic-language media Al Aoual. The Al Hoceima Court of First Instance sentenced Mohamed El Hilali and Abdelouahed Kammouni to a total of 17 months of imprisonment for their participation to the Hirak. The former is a journalist and editor of the electronic media Rif Press, continues Al Aoual. Mohamed El Hilali was sentenced to five months, while Abdelouahed Kammouni was
Extra-virgin olive oil, the main component of the Mediterranean diet is proved to be one of the healthiest foods that can preserve memory and protects the brain against Alzheimer. The study revealing this revolutionary discovery and published by Temple University Health System suggests that extra-virgin olive oil, mostly consumed and produced in Morocco, boosts learning abilities.
Leena Belkadi who used to live with he family in the 20th floor of the Grenfell tower was found dead in her mother’s arms. The Moroccan Leena hence is the youngest Grenfell tower victim.
Bank Al-Maghrib has postponed in a statement the announcement of the liberalization of Morocco’s currency, reports Reuters. 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. According to the same source, the Central Bank has issued a statement in this week informing reporters that the date of the dirham’s liberalization first phase will be announced on the 29th of
150 people have been arrested following the march that was organized on the 26th of June, the first day of Eid Al-Fitr, Khadija Ryadi a member of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH) told Middle East Monitor. Inhabitants of Al hoceima and neighboring villages, during the manifestation, called for the release of the detainees including Nasser Zefzafi, leader of the Hirak popular movement. According to Khadia Ryadi, «forty were still detained this morning, many of them from
Morocco remains the biggest cannabis resin producer in the world, even though it has been ranked second in 2015 among the countries with the highest cannabis-cultivating surface eradicated. Thus announces the ODC in its annual report on reviewing the world's drug trafficking.