Snowfall is forecast on heights above 1,800 meters (5,900 feet) in some of Morocco's provinces, the Directorate General of Meteorology (DGM) reported on Friday. Snowfall ranging from 10 to 40 cm (4 to 16 inches) is expected from Saturday at 8 a.m. to Sunday at 12 p.m. in the provinces of Azilal, Al Haouz, Tinghir, Midelt, Ouarzazate and Taroudant, according to DGM's orange-level weather alert.
Des chutes de neige sur les hauteurs dépassant les 1 800 m, sont prévues dans certaines provinces du Maroc, a indiqué vendredi la Direction générale de la météorologie (DGM). Ainsi, ces chutes de neige de (10-40 cm) sont attendues de samedi à 8h à dimanche à 12h dans les provinces d'Azilal, Al Haouz, Tinghir, Midelt, Ouarzazate et Taroudant, précise la même source dans un bulletin d’alerte de niveau de
Agadir Al Massira Airport is poised to achieve a milestone by welcoming a record 3 million passengers by 2024, according to a press release from the Moroccan Airports Authority (ONDA). In the first 11 months of 2024, the airport experienced a robust 36% increase in passenger traffic, welcoming over 2.8 million travelers. Aircraft movements also surged, with a 29% rise, totaling 19,620 flights arriving and departing. As the third-largest hub in Morocco's airport network, Agadir Al Massira
The consumer price index (CPI) has seen a 0.8% increase in November compared to the same month in 2023, as reported by the Haut-Commissariat au Plan (HCP). This change is attributed to a 0.8% rise in the food index and a 0.7% increase in the non-food index, according to the HCP's latest information note on the November 2024 CPI. For non-food products, the variations ranged significantly, with transport seeing a 3.8% decline, while housing, water, gas, electricity, and other fuels saw a
Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch, alongside André Azoulay, Advisor to King Mohammed VI, presided over the signing ceremony of a major investment agreement in Essaouira on Thursday. The agreement, valued at MAD 2.3 billion, aims to develop the «Mogador» tourist resort to enhance tourism as a driver of socio-economic growth. The deal was inked with a consortium of prominent Middle Eastern investors, including Samih Sawiris, Hussain Al Nowais, and Hossam El Shaer. These
L’indice des prix à la consommation (IPC) a enregistré, en novembre dernier, une hausse de 0,8% par rapport au même mois de l’année 2023, selon le Haut-Commissariat au Plan (HCP). Cette variation est le résultat de l’augmentation de l’indice des produits alimentaires de 0,8% et de celui des produits non alimentaires de 0,7%, explique le HCP dans une note d’information relative à l’IPC de novembre 2024. Pour les
Moroccan jet ski racer Khalil Seddini has clinched the silver medal at the 2024 Jet Ski World Cup, which took place recently in Pattaya, Thailand. Seddini secured his second-place finish with a total of 86 points accumulated over two rounds. The gold medal was awarded to Filipino competitor Angelo Vientos, who dominated the event with an impressive 120 points. Meanwhile, the bronze medal was claimed by New Zealander Noah Skipps, who earned 53 points, narrowly edging out Emirati racer Salmane
The Moroccan General Directorate of Taxes (DGI) has announced that starting December 1, 2024, invoices with payment delays will incur a monetary penalty. This penalty will be calculated based on the new key rate set by Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM), which stands at 2.5% for the first month of delay. «Law No. 69-21 on payment deadlines mandates that any breach of the stipulated payment deadlines for commercial transactions will result in a monetary penalty. This penalty is set at the key rate of
The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York has indicted three international drug traffickers, following their arrest by Morocco's National Brigade of Judicial Police (BNPJ) in Marrakech last April. The trio, linked to global networks trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine, and involved in money laundering, were apprehended as part of a collaborative effort between Moroccan and U.S. authorities. The accused, identified as Xiang Gao from China, Oleksandr Klochkov from
La Direction générale des Impôts (DGI) a annoncé que les factures dont le délai de retard de paiement commence à partir du 1er décembre 2024 sont passibles d'une amende pécuniaire fixée au nouveau taux directeur (TD) de Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM), soit 2,5 %, pour le premier mois de retard. «La loi n° 69-21 relative aux délais de paiement a prévu que toute infraction aux dispositions relatives aux délais de