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Moroccan international and Madrid-born Achraf Hakimi has inked a five-year contract with France giants and Qatar-owned Paris Saint Germain (PSG). The Inter Milan player joins the League 1 powerhouse for €71 million, bonus included. The 22-year player is touted as one of the world’s best fullbacks after playing 45 matches and scored 7 goals for […]
After it announced a gradual military disengagement in the Sahel, France will give details on the readjustment of its military presence in the Sahel, during the G5 Sahel summit. During this G5 Sahel summit, scheduled for Friday, July 9, 2021 by videoconference, French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to provide further details on the announced […]
Ryanair plans to link Morocco’s Atlantic resort of Agadir with destinations in Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany and Poland. The company, which announced the setting up of its third African base in Agadir last month, will operate 25 new routes from Agadir to key tourist emitting destinations. The flights will start in November 2021 […]
After the army has thrown the ball into the foreign ministry’s court, Spanish foreign minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya is under fire from the Spanish media and intellectuals as well as the opposition for her responsibility in letting a man enter her country using an Algerian passport and a false identity to shun justice. El Espanol […]
Spanish far-right party Vox has pushed hate speech to an alarming level asking Madrid to forfeit Moroccans in Ceuta of Spanish nationality and expel them to Morocco. Vox leaders in Ceuta in particular, including local spokesman Carlos Verdugo, have been calling Moroccans in the occupied city a “fifth column,” in reaction to calls by senior […]
The maritime line between the ports of Portimão (Portugal) and Tangier (Morocco), which was scheduled to start service July 1st, has been cancelled after a spike in the cases of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus in Portugal. Moroccan authorities have called lately for vigilance and compliance with precautionary measures against covid-19, including […]
The Pedro Sanchez government is extremely concerned over the possible transfer of the American military base in Rota (Spain) to Morocco, said on Thursday Israeli i24News TV channel, citing Spanish sources. Such a possibility is not a far-fetched option at all and is gaining ground as the American military bases in Spain are no […]
Morocco’s flag carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) announced, Thursday, the strengthening of its offer by mobilizing chartered aircraft during the 2021 summer season and by scheduling, from the beginning of July, nearly 1,400 additional flights with a total capacity of over 220,000 seats. This offer strengthening is part of the continuity of the exceptional operation […]
Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita and his Danish peer Jeppe Sebastian Kofod hailed on Wednesday in Rabat the “strong and solid” ties existing between the two countries. During a joint press briefing held following their talks, Mr. Bourita praised the role played by Copenhagen in strengthening the relationship between Morocco and the European Union (EU). […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) expects Morocco’s economic growth to reach this year 4.5 per cent after a 6.3 per cent contraction in 2020 due to the global health crisis which affected trade exchanges, air transportation, tourism… In its latest “Regional Economic Prospects” report, the European bank says “a solid recovery” is […]