Tag Archives: Morocco

Morocco launches construction of Kenitra-Marrakech high-speed railway

Morocco launched the construction of the Kenitra-Marrakech high-speed railway on Thursday at the Rabat Agdal train station in the Moroccan capital, marking the start of the second phase of the country’s high-speed railway project. This phase will add 430 kilometers of high-speed rail connecting Kenitra to Morocco’s economic hub, Casablanca, …

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Moroccans Protest Ship Suspected of Carrying Us Fighter Jet Parts to Israel

More than 1,000 people protested Sunday in the Moroccan port city of Tangier against the planned docking of a Danish vessel said to be carrying fighter jet parts to Israel. The French CGT union claims no such weapons have been found. Dockworkers and organisations supporting Palestinians in Gaza said in …

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Morocco tops Africa’s tourism charts with record-breaking growth

Muhamad Yehia Morocco has officially become Africa’s most visited country, attracting 17.4 million international tourists in 2024, according to a Ministry of Tourism report. This marked a significant leap of 20% from the previous year and a 33% jump compared to 2019’s pre-pandemic figures of 13 million. The surge in …

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Rail Tunnel Link Europe with Africa By 2030

In just over five years, there’s a good chance that you will be able to board a high-speed train in Madrid and travel from Spain to the Moroccan city of Casablanca in five and a half hours, hurtling through a new tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar. This may sound …

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