The Guizhou Tyre project in Tangier is entering a much more concrete phase. A new tender reveals the scale of the future Chinese factory : more than 20 hectares, 19 buildings in the first phase and an initial capacity of 6 million tyres a year.
The billions invested by the UAE in Morocco conceal a much broader strategy. A new report shows how Rabat and Abu Dhabi are gradually building an economic axis linking the Gulf, Europe and, above all, Africa .
Felipe VI has committed to visiting Ceuta, but no date has been set. The visit is particularly sensitive in relation to Morocco and does not depend solely on the monarch: the Spanish government must give its green light.
Felipe VI has committed to visiting Ceuta following the recent migration crisis. No date has yet been set, but the last visit by a Spanish sovereign to the city had triggered serious diplomatic tensions with Morocco.
Spain has an economy ten times larger, but Morocco has the most immediate levers at its disposal. The Sebta crisis revealed Pedro Sánchez’s vulnerability in the face of Mohammed VI, according to the British economic press.
The migration crisis in Ceuta has prompted extremely violent remarks in Spain. A priest from Navarre is calling for migrants to be fired upon, Rabat to be bombed and Morocco to be «reconquered».
Salma has reached a decisive milestone. The young Moroccan woman, transferred abroad after King Mohammed VI’s intervention , successfully underwent the lung transplant she needed. Her condition is currently considered stable.
Prince Moulay Hicham has announced the birth of his first grandchild. His daughter Faïza and her husband Nabil Rachdi have welcomed a boy named Mohammed, in homage to the Prophet and King Mohammed VI.
King Mohammed VI believes that Morocco’s efficiency in organizing continental and international events has earned it the world’s admiration, but has also "created envy on certain occasions".
King Mohammed VI affirms that he has never sought personal glory nor the title of "continental or international leader". In his Throne Day speech, the King places the service of Moroccans and their right to a dignified life above all recognition.
The city of Tangier is under pressure following criticism related to cleanliness, odors, and lighting failures in several neighborhoods. The situation coincided with King Mohammed VI’s recent visit to the city.
King Mohammed VI arrived Sunday afternoon in Tangier for a visit, accompanied by a significant security deployment. The city reinforced controls and organized traffic around the royal convoy’s passage.