Morocco World News

15/10/2025

Morocco’s U20 players celebrated with fans using a Viking clap after beating France on penalties to reach the World Cup final. The match ended 1-1.

They will face either Argentina or Colombia in the final in the early hours of Monday, October 20.

15/10/2025

The Moroccan passport has fallen to 70th place in the latest global ranking by Henley & Partners, three months after reaching 67th place in July.

Despite the drop, Moroccan citizens can still travel to 73 countries without a visa, keeping their passport at the top in North Africa. Morocco shares the 70th spot with Indonesia and Eswatini.

Leading the global ranking is Singapore, whose passport allows citizens to visit 193 countries without prior visas. Japan and South Korea follow in second and third place, with access to 190 and 189 countries, respectively.

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15/10/2025

15/10/2025

EasyJet is expanding in Morocco through the creation of its first base in Africa in Marrakech.

According to Travel Weekly, the aircraft will deploy three aircraft at the city’s airport to serve 24 destinations. The base will also create 100 new jobs.

The new momentum comes as part of a partnership between the company and Morocco’s National Tourism Office. This will enable the airline to offer four million seats in the first year of opening the base, Travel Weekly reported today.

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15/10/2025

Ryhab Errajraji, HR Development Manager at Sanlam Maroc, confirmed the company’s ongoing commitment to the Forum GENI-Entreprises during an interview with Morocco World News (MWN).

She explained that Sanlam specifically seeks profiles in actuarial science and finance at the event, expressing hopes to return to the forum.

The forum is crucial to Sanlam’s annual “beyond campus” recruitment strategy, which targets students for end-of-studies projects (PFE), practical training internships (PFA), and full-time positions.

“We’ve participated in several forums. It’s part of our mindset,” Errajraji noted.

The 21st Forum GENI-Entreprises connects engineering students from ENSIAS, INPT, and INSEA with leading national and international employers.

15/10/2025

The US Embassy in Rabat announced on Wednesday that Ambassador Duke Buchan was officially sworn in yesterday as the United States Ambassador to Morocco.

“He looks forward to arriving in Rabat soon to advance and strengthen the longstanding partnership between the United States and Morocco,” the embassy said in a statement.

The US Senate confirmed the new ambassador’s appointment earlier this month. Buchan’s swearing-in marks the final step before he takes up his post in Rabat, where he is expected to arrive in the coming days.

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15/10/2025

The game goes into extra time after the second half ended 1-1, with France equalising following Morocco’s first-half lead.

Morocco started well. In the 49th minute, Gessime sent a long pass to Maamma, whose cross was caught by the French goalkeeper.

Two minutes later, Benchaouch made a good save, and Bakhty blocked the rebound.

In the 58th minute, a defensive mistake allowed Lucas Michal to score and make it 1-1.

Soon after, France almost scored again, but Benchaouch made a brave save and got injured. He was stretchered off and replaced by Gomis.

Morocco later asked for a penalty after a handball in the 72nd minute, but VAR showed it was accidental.

The game slowed down after that. In the 90th minute, Maamma almost scored with a curved shot, but it was saved.

15/10/2025

Speaking to Morocco World News on the first day of the 21st GENI-Entreprises Forum, ENSIAS director Bouchaib Bounabat pointed to the event’s role in developing engineering students’ professional capabilities.

The forum brings together students from three leading IT schools — ENSIAS, INPT, and INSEA — with national and international companies from both public and private sectors seeking interns and employees.

“This forum is an important stage in training the engineering student in terms of organization, financing, and crisis management that occurs in every project of this scale,” the director said, adding that these are the “competencies we require in an engineer.”

The two-day event, organized entirely by engineering students for over two decades, serves as both a recruitment platform and a hands-on management experience, teaching students skills that go beyond technical training.

15/10/2025

At 37, Moroccan climber El Mehdi Amezzane is preparing for one of the toughest climbs of his career: Mount Vinson, the highest point in Antarctica at 4,892 meters. He’ll take on the frozen giant with his longtime climbing partner, Adil Taibi, starting December 3.

The mission is part of an expedition, themed “For the Nation, the King, and the Youth.”

Amezzane has already scaled the top peaks of four continents, including Everest (8,849 m), Elbrus (5,642 m), Aconcagua (6,962 m), and Kilimanjaro (5,895 m).

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15/10/2025

A video circulating on social media shows a father’s emotional reunion with his daughter after he was released from Israeli jails after two decades.

Being part of the released Palestinian prisoners as part of the Gaza Ceasefire, Ali Al-Sayis walked out of prison after 21 years to the joyful ululations of his sisters, tears of happiness, and a long-awaited embrace with his daughter.

The freed prisoner had been waiting for the hug to happen for twenty years.

15/10/2025

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Moroccan authorities to conduct a transparent investigation into security services’ “use of force” during the youth-led GenZ212 protests, which have erupted nationwide since September 27.

In a statement published Wednesday, HRW said the authorities “should heed protesters’ calls and fulfil the rights to health care and education, respect the right to peaceful protest, and investigate the use of lethal force.”

They specifically cited the reports of the security vehicle running over a protestor in Oujda, as well as the three killed while trying to storm a gendarmerie post in Leqliaa, near Agadir, calling to “hold accountable any members of the gendarmerie found responsible for wrongdoing.”

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