Watermelon, mint tea and orange blossom: Sophia Gyé-Jacquot draws on scents associated with Morocco to create perfumes in Paris. With her fragrance house MEZEL, founded in 2024, she presented her creations this month at the Fragranze trade show in Florence.
She had been working part-time as a hairdresser for more than two years. Yet, after being arrested in Yvelines, a Moroccan woman received an OQTF with no deadline to leave and a one-year ban on returning. The Versailles Administrative Court of Appeal has just rejected her appeal.
From Rabat to Tangier, recruitment for Dutch-speaking customer advisers is on the rise. Telecoms, e-commerce, payments and logistics: job listings show that Moroccan customer service centers are diversifying beyond their historic French market.
MoroccoDonald Trump has asked his administration to encourage investment and economic development with Morocco, including in the southern provinces. Energy, artificial intelligence, critical minerals and defense are among the sectors mentioned.
WorldMorocco is included in a new U.S. military license proposal worth at least $50 million. However, the equipment concerned, its manufacturer, and the share intended for the Royal Armed Forces remain confidential.
MoroccoThe minimum rate paid on savings accounts in Morocco will increase in the second half of 2026. It will rise from 1.61% to 1.82%, according to the latest indicators from Bank Al-Maghrib.
MoroccoMorocco will witness a major solar eclipse on Wednesday, August 12. The phenomenon will peak shortly before 8 p.m., after which the Sun will disappear below the horizon while the Moon still hides part of it.
SportVfB Stuttgart does not want to part with Bilal El Khannouss. However, the German club would agree to enter discussions in the event of an offer exceeding 60 million euros, just a few months after permanently signing the Moroccan international.
MoroccoSome Moroccans have paid deposits or advances for homes whose projects are facing delays . The authorities will check whether certain developments were marketed on disputed land or land whose legal status had not yet been regularized.
BelgiumSince January, the Moroccan Embassy in Brussels has received around 250 Belgian-Moroccans seeking information about moving to, investing in or setting up a project in the Kingdom. Still a modest but revealing sign of a generational change.
MoroccoCorrecting an error in a name and printing a boarding pass will no longer be chargeable in several situations. The new European rules will also protect the return ticket when a traveler does not use their outbound flight.
MoroccoA British writer travelled to Rabat to discover its programme as World Book Capital 2026. After several days there, the hundreds of announced events remained largely invisible to him.
MoroccoMoroccan motorists have escaped, at least temporarily, a sharp increase in fuel prices. The rise expected overnight from Friday to Saturday was ultimately not implemented.