An Algerian player at the heart of a controversy in Morocco Yousri Bouzok, Algerian player playing for Raja de Casablanca, refused to wear the team’s jersey, printed with the full map of Morocco, during the match against AS FAR, counting for the first day of the African Champions League . The Algerian expressed to the […]
Moroccan secularism: when a minister surprises Bruno Retailleau Ahmed Toufiq, Moroccan Minister of Habous and Islamic Affairs, created a surprise during an oral questions session in the House of Representatives. He indeed revealed a discussion that was, to say the least, unexpected with Bruno Retailleau, French Minister of the Interior, on the sidelines of Emmanuel […]
Arrested in Marrakech, a Frenchman soon to be extradited A French national of Algerian origin, aged 38, was arrested Monday evening in Marrakech. Moroccan authorities suspect him of being involved in a money laundering network. The operation, carried out jointly by the Marrakech police and the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), made it possible […]
Tarifa-Tangier: Balearia and FRS Iberia fight each other DFDS-FRS Iberia, holder of the Tarifa-Tangier city line since 2023, denounced the behavior of Balearia which recently announced that it had won the contract to supply two electric ferries to ensure this maritime connection. In a press release published on November 18, Balearia, while recognizing that the […]
The Casablanca zoo, finally! The municipality of Casablanca is expected to approve this Thursday, during an extraordinary session, the delegated management contract for the Aïn Sebaâ zoological park, whose reopening announced since 2014, is still not effective. This delegated management contract will be definitively awarded to the company “Dream Village”, after the termination of the […]
King Mohammed VI with his family in the streets of Paris Photos of King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and the Princess Lalla Khadijawalking through the streets of the French capital, Paris, aroused the admiration of Moroccans on social networks. These photos showing the King of Morocco in the company of […]
Drugs between Morocco, Canteleu and Bobigny: Montacer Meziani found guilty The Bobigny criminal court sentenced Montacer Meziani to 8 years in prison this Monday in connection with the drug trafficking case in Canteleu, near Rouen (Seine-Maritime). The criminal will not appeal this judgment, according to his lawyer. Montacer Meziani appeared free this Monday before the […]
Morocco: new rules for Airbnb rentals? While Moroccan tourism professionals denounce the unfair competition they face from Airbnb, voices are being raised to ask the State to authorize rental by individuals, in the run-up to the World Cup. 2030. Founded in 2008, and present in more than 220 countries and more than 100,000 cities, Airbnb […]
Moroccan authorities track down influencers The competent Moroccan authorities are tracking down influencers who transfer their income into cryptocurrency, particularly Bitcoins, to escape the tax authorities and the Foreign Exchange Office. According to Assaba“Influencers would have invested in this segment of electronic media which store sums of money without being linked to real bank accounts, […]
“The caviar of hashish”: a Belgian discovers cannabis culture in Morocco Last year, François, a Belgian, traveled to Morocco to immerse himself in the free cultivation of cannabis. The 23-year-old said he was very impressed by these hundreds of hectares of plantations in the Rif, even though the cultivation of this drug is formally prohibited […]