French Club PSG sets up Football Academy in Morocco

French football club, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), has set up an academy in Casablanca, Morocco, to foster further the club’s sporting ties with Moroccan youth. The academy’s inauguration is set for September 2024, said PSG in a press release. The bond between PSG and Morocco is built on a shared passion for football and Moroccan defender […]

King Mohammed VI Cancels Official Celebration of his Birthday

The Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery announced that King Mohammed VI will no longer celebrate his birthday at an official ceremony at the royal palace. In a statement issued Tuesday Aug. 13, the Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery announced that King Mohammed VI has given the order to no […]

Dramatic increase in remittances from the Moroccan diaspora

Moroccans living abroad are the leading foreign exchange earners in the kingdom, alongside tourism and services, the automobile industry and the export of phosphates and derived products.   In the first five months of 2021, these Moroccans of the world transferred 36.34 billion dirhams (3.5 billion euros), up 50.2% compared to the first five months […]