Achraf El Hassani

Dealers say nearly half their workforce has been laid off; 20-hectare site near Médiouna still not ready six months after move was announced.

Members of the Party of Progress and Socialism’s political bureau were left waiting anxiously Wednesday evening, with only a modest number of party members present as several national media outlets gathered to cover the announcement of the 2026 election results.

The planned relocation of Casablanca’s Salmia scrap market to Mediouna remains on hold five months after it was announced, with traders still waiting for the new site to be developed and a date for the move to be set.

CNDH President Amina Bouayach tells Le360 that interviews with Moroccans who crossed into Ceuta point to aspirations shaped by idealized images of life online, rather than economic hardship alone. The council’s investigation also identified an intense digital mobilization involving foreign accounts, including some linked to Algeria.

Several Moroccan writers have been shortlisted in different categories of the 12th edition of the Katara Arabic Novel Prize, which received a record 2,610 entries.

Drawing large crowds, the 14th edition of the National Used-Book Fair, held at the Arjoune venue in Casablanca’s Derb Sultan district, has been extended through Aug. 17 to accommodate the strong turnout.

In the third episode of Le360’s Morocco Votes 2026 interview series, Ahmed Mehdi Mezouari, a member of the Political Bureau of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP), discusses the recent events in Ceuta, the challenges facing Morocco’s left, political defections, and the future of his party ahead of the 2026 legislative elections.

Video In the second episode of Le360’s Morocco Votes 2026 interview series, Younes Serraj, secretary-general of the Progress and Socialism Party’s (PPS) youth wing, discusses youth participation in the 2026 legislative elections, the impact of electoral corruption on young candidates, the future of Morocco’s left, and his party’s record in government.

Morocco has witnessed a remarkable expansion of its film industry in recent years, emerging as one of the world’s leading destinations for major international productions. This momentum has prompted the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication, led by Minister Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, to launch construction of the Ouarzazate International Film Production City, a strategic project designed to strengthen the city’s infrastructure and reinforce its role as a key filmmaking hub in the Kingdom.