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Under the pressure of strong competition, particularly Russian, which is gradually sounding its decline, the Spanish shipbuilder, Navantia, is setting its sights on Morocco in order to obtain orders.
Isabelle Capdevielle, a woman from Sens suffering from breast cancer, has taken on a major challenge: to complete a 60 km trek in the Moroccan desert, despite her health imposing limits on her!
In replacement of the former REPO market reference rate, Morocco is now adopting the Moroccan Overnight Index Average (MONIA). The publication of this new monetary benchmark index, updated on a daily basis, was made by Bank Al-Maghrib on January 2nd.
A vast pornography network, exploiting Moroccan and Spanish minors, has been dismantled by the Spanish police. The perpetrators of this network are on the run and actively sought by the Mossos d’Esquadra.
Fouad Akrich, a 27-year-old Moroccan jihadist, was arrested with his wife and children in Turkey. The arrest of this young man, who is one of the six Moroccan fighters stripped of their Belgian nationality for terrorism, is widely reported in the Belgian press.
As every year before the new year, the city of Marrakech welcomes an impressive number of people from around the world, as well as major events that bring together energies. This is the case of "Stars in the place", organized every year by Maître Gim’s in Jemaa El Fna square, which was in its 3rd edition.
From January 1 to October 31, 2020, the Office des changes will carry out the Voluntary Disclosure Operation (ORS). This is the main information provided last Tuesday by the institution in a press release.
Known as the "Mecca" of Gnaoua music, the city of Essaouira, located on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, continues to welcome French tourists. They come to the city to enjoy wellness stays.
Morocco has just strengthened its commercial system regarding Turkish textiles. Since Wednesday, January 1, the government has authorized the establishment of a definitive additional import duty of 27%.
Among the 8 most watched videos in 2019 on the Spanish royal family’s (Casa real) YouTube account, the one covering the state visit made in February by Felipe VI and Letizia to Morocco is in first place.
While he has managed to slip away since the outbreak of the "Bab Darna" affair, one of the biggest real estate scandals in history, Othmane El Boufkaoui, the No. 2 of the controversial real estate group, was arrested by the Ivorian police in Abidjan on December 30.
Since January 1st, fuel prices have risen slightly. Gasoline at the pump has increased by 17 cents, and diesel by 15 cents.