Spanish Interior Ministre Fernando Grande-Marlaska

Fitch Solutions upbeat outlook over Morocco’s tourism growth prospects

Morocco’s tourism arrivals will continue to expand in 2024, building on the market’s ability to recover to its pre-pandemic arrival (2019) levels in 2023, says Fitch Solutions in its latest business monitoring report. Over the medium term (2024-2028), a projected annual growth of 4.4% will be supported by the government’s 2023-2026 Tourism Strategic Roadmap, adds […]

Tunisia still waiting for a new government

Mehdi Jomaa, Tunisia’s officially designated new prime minister, announced his failure in forming a new cabinet meant to steer the country to fresh polls. This took place in a press conference that was held shortly after the deadline to submit his line-up to President Moncef Marzouki and on the day of a vote set to […]

France 24 Apologizes for Airing Images of Violence from Venezuela Purporting they Happened in Al Hoceima

France 24 TV channel has apologized following protests by Morocco after the channel broadcasted images of protests in Venezuela purporting they happened in Morocco’s northern town of Al Hoceima. The French news broadcaster said the images were a technical failure that was addressed in the following news hour. Morocco’s ministerial department in charge of the […]