First Independent Mena Newspaper
Daily commute will become easier for thousands of inhabitants of Casablanca, Morocco’s economic hub, after the entry into service of the second tramline T2, launched by King Mohammed VI Wednesday. The T2 project, whose construction was launched in 2015, required an investment of 3.77 billion dirhams. The line serves nine districts with a total population […]
French carmaker Renault topped the podium of car sales in Morocco with a market share of 42% in 2018, that is 75.418 cars. A report by Renault said that Morocco remains the main market for the group where it has production plants in Tangier and Casablanca. Last October, Renault said it will bring up its […]
German Group thyssenkrupp Aerospace will open a processing and logistics center in Casablanca before the end of the year, confirming the momentum of Morocco’s aerospace industry which continues to attract foreign investors. Mr. Patrick Marous, CEO thyssenkrupp Aerospace, said the Casablanca site will enable thyssenkrupp to supply its local customers with the required materials and […]
Part of Morocco’s relentless fight against terrorism and criminal rings, the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), in coordination with the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), arrested 12 people accused of belonging to a terrorist and criminal network operating in Tangiers and Casablanca. Among those arrested are people with criminal records, convicted for common […]
Chief Rabbi of Morocco Rabbi Aharon Monsonego passed away at the age of 90 at the Shaarei Tzedek hospital in Jerusalem early Tuesday August 6, Jewish media reported. Monsonego already in an advanced age and frail health was taken to hospital where he passed away. Born in 1929, Monsonego was the son of Yedidya, the […]
Bahraini’s Gulf Air will launch five weekly flights on the Casablanca air route on June 11, the airlines said. Gulf Air said it will operate its newly acquired Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners on the Casablanca-Manama air route. The new destination is part of an expansion plan of the Bahraini carrier, which aspires to emulate the success […]
The World Bank Board has announced a €172 million loan to the Moroccan city of Casablanca, hosting around 12 pc of the North African country’s population and contributing 20 pc of the national GDP. The loan, first of its kind, will enable the city’s managers to solve its growing urban challenges. It will support the […]
Casablanca city authorities are mulling the launch of a monorail or an aerial subway to help ease traffic congestion for its over 5 million inhabitants. After the launch of the Tramway, Casablanca officials are negotiating with Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD for the launch of the Monorail or the aerial subway, which are designed to […]
Morocco is attracting foreign companies through its special economic zone with the recent setting up of Japan’s top international freight forwarder, Nippon Express, of a second African branch office in Casablanca to cash in on the continent’s increasingly promising logistics market, said the Journal of Commerce, a biweekly magazine focusing on global trade. “Morocco is […]
Low-cost Green Airline, Air Mediterranean, said it will launch three weekly direct flights linking Casablanca to Athens as of December 4. The first Boeing 400/737 will take off from Athens Airport at 19:30 with a return flight same day from Casablanca’s international airport at 23:00. This new air-route will promote tourism between the two nations […]