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Morocco’s Royal Mansour Hotel in Marrakech is ranked as the fifth best hotel in the world, according to a recent ranking by Travel & Leisure Magazine for the year 2022. The Oberoi, and Mandarin Oriental, two other hotels, also located in Marrakech, are among the 100 best luxury hotels in the world for the year […]
A new community market, designed to boost local economic activity, opened Thursday in the city of Salé (near Rabat) upon the High Instructions of King Mohammed VI. Located in the Tabriquet neighborhood, “Souk Assalihine” opened its doors after a five-year construction with a $ 35 million investment. Spearheaded by the Sovereign, this inclusive socioeconomic project, […]
Morocco is tackling a wave of blazes in its northern forests amid a national heatwave that further complicates the job of firefighters. In Larach region in particular wildfires neared inhabited areas and the highway had to be cut as firefighters struggled to extinguish the fire. Morocco has also mobilized its armed forces to contain the […]
The 23 migrants, who lost their lives during last month’s attempt by some 2,000 migrants to storm the crossing point between the Moroccan city of Nador and Spanish enclave Melilia, died of asphyxiation in a stampede, according to a preliminary report released Wednesday by Moroccan National Human Rights Council (CNDH). Furthermore, Moroccan law enforcement agents […]
Morocco has reaffirmed its determination to continue to boost ties and attachment with its Jewish diaspora. This came during a Council of Ministers held in Rabat under the chairmanship of King Mohammed VI and attended by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan. During the Council that adopted a number of draft decrees and framework bills, including […]
The Moroccan women’s soccer team has qualified for the semi-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations -WAFCON (Morocco-2022) after beating its counterpart from Botswana (2-1) Wednesday at the Prince Moulay Abdellah sports complex in Rabat. Thanks to this victory, Morocco, which dominated the match during the first and second halves, secures for the first time […]
Morocco is taking concrete steps to facilitate domestic and foreign investment with the adoption by the Council of Ministers, convened Wednesday in Rabat under the chairmanship of King Mohammed VI, of a new investment charter that offers a competitive framework to bolster the country’s attractiveness. “The new project aims to improve the returns of investments, […]
Morocco is forging ahead with the upgrade of its health sector in tandem with the generalization of health insurance as the country’s ministerial council, held Wednesday under the chairmanship of King Mohammed VI- adopts a new draft law to improve health services. The new law aims to improve health governance at all levels and create […]
Morocco’s National Human Rights Council (CNDH), a constitutional and independent rights watchdog, has published a detailed report on its fact-finding mission to Nador where it has talked to public authorities, injured migrants, health workers and civil society activists and conducted examinations of the bodies of dead migrants at the morgue and investigated videos. The CNDH […]
The International Finance Corporation provides al Amana Microfinance, one of Morocco’s largest micro lenders, $8 Million loan to support smaller businesses, especially those run by women. Under the partnership agreement sealed Wednesday, al Amana will use the money to extend its reach to more micro-entrepreneurs and informal enterprises. At least half of the proceeds will […]