The Moroccan Front for Supporting Palestine and Opposing Normalization will commemorate the seventy-seventh anniversary of the Nakba of the Palestinian people on Thursday, May 15, 2025. The commemoration includes a national call for sit-ins and marches across various regions of Morocco, reaffirming «the ongoing popular solidarity with Palestine and rejecting official normalization with the Zionist state». In a statement, the Front declared that the «1948 Nakba has not
The 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, running from May 13 to 24, 2025, kicked off yesterday with powerful moments, marked by the strong commitment of many artists. On Monday, 380 of them signed a manifesto urging the cultural world to break its silence on the genocide in Gaza. During the jury's press conference the following day, the issue was raised multiple times. In response to one such question, French-Moroccan novelist and jury member Leila Slimani stated, «The
The Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE) in Melilla on Tuesday accused the People's Party (PP) of exploiting the «Moroccan question» solely to undermine relations and stir up tensions. The statement comes in response to what the Socialist Party described as unfounded criticism regarding the financing of a «massive seawater desalination plant» planned for Casablanca—while, according to the People's Party, «the Melilla plant has been left to
Three Moroccan family businesses have secured spots on Forbes Middle East’s 2025 list of the Top 100 Arab Family Businesses. Leading the Moroccan entries is O Capital Group, headed by billionaire financier Othman Benjelloun. Ranked 23rd, the group emerged in 2021 following the merger of FinanceCom and Holding Benjelloun Mezian. O Capital Group now holds a 7.16% stake in Bank of Africa and oversees the development of the Mohammed VI Tower through its subsidiary, O Tower. As of April 2025,
L'Office National Marocain du Tourisme (ONMT) et Transavia, la compagnie low-cost du groupe Air France-KLM, ont annoncé une expansion significative des liaisons aériennes entre la France et le Maroc dès l'hiver 2025. Dans un communiqué publié mercredi, l'ONMT a révélé que ce partenariat ajoutera 14 nouvelles routes et plus de 130 000 sièges supplémentaires, augmentant ainsi la capacité de 30 %. Le nouvel horaire
La Oficina Nacional Marroquí de Turismo (ONMT) y Transavia, la aerolínea de bajo costo del grupo Air France-KLM, han anunciado una importante expansión de las conexiones aéreas entre Francia y Marruecos a partir del invierno de 2025. En un comunicado difundido el miércoles, la ONMT informó que esta colaboración añadirá 14 nuevas rutas y más de 130,000 asientos adicionales, lo que supone un incremento del 30 % en la capacidad
From May 13 to 15, 2025, professionals will gather in Marrakech for the 1st National Scientific Congress on Citrus, organized by Maroc Citrus under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture. Held under the theme «Multiple Challenges in the Citrus Sector: What Levers for Action?», the event aims to address the pressing issues facing the industry. A recent study has offered a comprehensive overview of the sector, which is increasingly affected by climate change.
Mauritania’s Minister of the Interior, in charge of decentralization and local development, Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Lemine, held separate meetings on Tuesday, May 13, with the ambassadors of Morocco and Algeria. During his meeting with Hamid Chabar, Morocco’s ambassador to Nouakchott, the discussions focused on «strengthening bilateral cooperation between the two countries and exploring ways to develop it in the service of shared interests», according to a statement
In Berlin on Tuesday, May 13, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for «shaping» peacekeeping operations to better adapt to budget cuts. «We are now facing the highest number of conflicts since the foundation of the United Nations», Guterres warned during his speech at the opening of the biennial ministerial summit on peacekeeping operations. He called for a review of peace operations to make them more adaptable, flexible and resilient.
Morocco’s National Tourism Office (ONMT) and Transavia, the low-cost airline of the Air France-KLM group, have announced a major expansion of air service from France to Morocco starting in winter 2025. According to a press release issued Wednesday by ONMT, the partnership be adding 14 new routes and more than 130,000 additional seats, increasing capacity by 30%. The new winter schedule will include direct flights from key French cities—Rennes, Lille, Biarritz, Brest,