Ordinary hero: Moroccan saves policewoman violently attacked in Italy In Italy, officials in the city of Ferrara have praised a young Moroccan for his “heroic” intervention in saving a policewoman who was physically attacked during a routine check. The incident took place last Tuesday in Ferrara. A man violently attacked a policewoman who warned him […]
Celebrities flock to Marrakech Marrakech continues to attract visitors from all over the world, especially many celebrities and rising stars. Many flock to the ochre city, one of the top tourist destinations in Africa and the Middle East. The influence of Marrakech is not diminishing. As in previous years, the world’s great celebrities and rising […]
Tetouan: security deployment for the arrival of King Mohammed VI King Mohammed VI is expected to return to his residence near the city of M’diq. He was forced to cut short his vacation after the death of his mother, Princess Lalla Latifa, on June 29. A massive deployment of elements of the Royal Gendarmerie, Auxiliary […]
Morocco: “Djin” scammers heavily sentenced The Tinghir Court of First Instance sentenced four people prosecuted for fraud and swindling in the so-called “Djinn Hammou” case to 8 years and 8 months in prison on Thursday. The court sentenced the main accused to three and a half years in prison, her husband and brother to two […]
Al Hoceima: Holidays ruined for MREs? The digging and widening work underway at the start of the summer season in the city of Al Hoceima is disrupting traffic and causing outrage among residents and visitors, particularly MREs. The construction work on a roundabout at the entrance to Al Hoceima, near Calabonita beach, is creating inconvenience […]
Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline: the reason for its closure finally revealed While the Algerian authorities had mentioned political tensions with Morocco in 2021 to justify the closure of the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline (GME) crossing the kingdom, a former senior Algerian official has just stated that this decision had rather been motivated by the unprofitability of this […]
Morocco: new developments in VAT collection In Morocco, the General Directorate of Taxes (DGI) has implemented new measures concerning the withholding of VAT at source, which came into force on July 1, 2024. According to a press release from the DGI, legal entities and individuals whose income is determined according to the actual net income […]
Morocco: Large-scale movement of appointments within the police Abdellatif Hammouchi, Director General of National Security, made a series of important appointments as part of the strategy of consolidating the principle of rotation of positions of responsibility and promoting young skills to assume security management responsibilities. In total, 31 appointments to positions of responsibility within the […]
Moroccan government cracks down on private use of state vehicles The Minister of Economy and Finance, Nadia Fettah, announced the government’s intention to take measures against the anarchic use of state vehicles. A draft circular from the head of government is being prepared to improve the management of the state’s fleet of cars, said Nadia […]
Nahel’s mother dismissed: complaint against Jean Messiha dismissed The mother of Nahel, who died in Nanterre on June 27, 2023, killed by a police officer, who filed a complaint against the former figure of the National Rally (RN), Jean Messiha for “organized fraud” and “concealment of this offense” was not successful. Bad news for Nahel’s […]