Aviation

July 27, 2017

Royal Air Maroc Flight Evacuated in Brussels Airport for False Bomb Threat

A Royal Air Maroc flight destined for Casablanca was evacuated before take off in Brussels Airport on Tuesday due to a false bomb threat.

Belgian federal police received information about a bomb threat and consequently"...

July 26, 2017

Air Arabia Maroc Launches New Air Route Linking Tangier to Istanbul

Air Arabia Maroc announced the opening of a new route linking Tangier to Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen International Airport on Monday.

The new flight will operate twice a week, on Mondays and Fridays."...

July 26, 2017

New Air Arabia Maroc Bus Service to Reach Southern City of Tinghir

Moroccan low-cost airline Air Arabia Maroc, has expanded its Fes-Errachidia bus service by 135 km to reach Tinghir in the region of Draa-Tafilalt, it was announced on July 23.

The updated bus service will also"...

July 25, 2017

Ryanair flash sale includes fares as low as $3.48 — and CEO says more cut-rate flights are on the horizon

Fly between Brussels and Hamburg for $3.48? How about Paris to Poland for $14.83? Or even intercontinentally — from Marrakesh, Morocco, to Madrid — for $24.75? That’s what discount carrier Ryanair RYA, +1.12% RYAAY, -0.86% is currently offering as part of its “Big Freeze” flash sale. The deal requires that travelers book before midnight Tuesday. If you can’t make your travel plans that quickly, though, don’t despair: Ryanair’s CEO says you can expect more cheap flights in the future. “After a difficult winter last year, we expect the pricing environment to remain very competitive,”......

July 19, 2017

Salé Associations Fights Extremism with Cultural and Technical Workshops

The Mohammedia Association of Scholars in Salé has announced the launch of a series of workshops to curb the influence of religious extremism on Moroccan youth.

The project, named ‘Ishraq’ [‘Sunshine’],"...

July 18, 2017

FedEx Files 10-K with Additional Disclosure on Cyber-Attack Affecting TNT Express Systems

(ME NewsWire)-- FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) (“FedEx”) today filed its annual report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2017 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The filing includes additional information regarding the June 2017 cyber-attack"...

July 18, 2017

Air France Launches Direct Flight to Agadir

French airline, Air France, will launch a direct flight linking Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport to Agadir, the Regional Tourism Council of Agadir (CRT) has announced.

The new route’s maiden flight"...

July 16, 2017

Pilot of Casablanca-Algeria Flight Avoids Catastrophe

A Casablanca-Algerian flight was forced to return to Mohammed V airport Friday morning when an engine caught fire.

Avoiding a possible catastrophe, the flight returned to the airport after one of the engines on"...

July 13, 2017

US laptop ban lifted in Egypt, Morocco

Egypt and Morocco's airlines have said a ban against carry-on laptops on US-bound flights has been lifted, leaving only two Saudi airports under the restrictions put in place in March.

Morocco's Royal"...

July 13, 2017

AHF Pays Tribute to a Courageous Advocate from South Africa - Prudence Mabele

(ME NewsWire)-- “Today we have lost a giant, an HIV-struggle legend and a fierce advocate of women’s rights and access to HIV treatment,” says Larissa Klazinga, Regional Policy and Advocacy Manager: Southern Africa · ...