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As Les Impériales Week 2026 approaches, the Les Impériales association has officially opened registrations for Les Étoiles 2026, inviting agencies, brands, and creators to submit their campaigns for recognition among the year’s top professional achievements. Over the years, Les Étoiles has evolved into more......

More than 382,000 families have benefited from Morocco’s national “Cities Without Slums” program as of December 31, 2025, Secretary of State for Housing Adib Benbrahim announced on Monday during a session at the House of Representatives. Responding to questions about the program’s evaluation, Benbrahim reported that......

Morocco’s Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in charge of National Defense Administration, Abdeltif Loudyi, received Bryan J. Ellis, the United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for African Affairs, on Monday, accompanied by a high-level delegation visiting Morocco for a working visit. During the meeting, both officials......

The automotive repair industry, long seen as a fragmented and slow-moving sector, is undergoing a significant transformation with the rise of ReparTrust, a pioneering digital platform based in Morocco. The company recently announced a $750,000 pre-seed funding round, aiming to revolutionize post-accident car repairs in emerging markets. This......

More than 382,000 families have benefited from Morocco’s national “Cities Without Slums” program by the end of December 2025, according to the Secretary of State in charge of Housing, Adib Benbrahim. Speaking before the House of Representatives in Rabat, Benbrahim said that 62 cities and urban centers across the country......

Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM), Morocco’s central bank, has announced the withdrawal of several types of banknotes from circulation, effective from January 1, 2026. The decision affects bills that no longer hold legal tender status under Moroccan law. According to a statement issued by BAM, the measure concerns older banknotes, including 10,......

Spanish courts opened proceedings on Monday in the city of Granada against 19 individuals accused of being part of an organized criminal network involved in smuggling hashish from Morocco to southern Spain. The defendants, of Spanish, Moroccan, and Romanian nationalities, are charged with drug trafficking, smuggling, and membership in a criminal......

Moroccan companies involved in international road freight are urging authorities to take swift action to rehabilitate the so-called “Kandahar Road,” the unpaved stretch linking the Guerguerat border post to the Mauritanian frontier. This short but strategic section is a key gateway for Morocco’s access to West African markets.......

Lawyers affiliated with Morocco’s Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) have joined the growing mobilization against Draft Law 66.23, which aims to regulate the legal profession and has been proposed by Justice Minister Abdelatif Ouahbi. In a statement issued after their meeting in Rabat, the USFP lawyers’ national secretariat......

In the framework of the Morocco–Belgium bilateral cooperation program 2024–2029, a new initiative aims to strengthen the capacities of sectoral federations and regional branches of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) to respond more effectively to economic and territorial challenges. The project focuses on......

Train services on Morocco’s southern rail corridor were temporarily disrupted early Sunday following an incident affecting the electrical supply system between Marrakech and Sidi Bou Othmane, according to the National Railways Office (ONCF). The disruption occurred around dawn after damage was detected on the overhead power line supplying......

Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch has announced that he will not run for a third term as president of the National Rally of Independents (RNI), signaling a forthcoming leadership transition within the party. Speaking during a party meeting, Akhannouch stressed the importance of political renewal and internal democracy, stating that......

On the occasion of the anniversary commemorating the presentation of the Independence Manifesto, His Majesty King Mohammed VI has granted a Royal pardon to 1,386 people convicted by various courts across the Kingdom, according to a statement released by the Ministry of Justice. The beneficiaries include both detainees......