French hostages in Burkina Faso: did Morocco pay a ransom? Thanks to an intervention by King Mohammed VI, Morocco recently obtained the release of four French agents from the General Directorate of External Security (DGSE), detained since December 1, 2023 by the junta in Burkina Faso. The kingdom would, however, have made a payment in […]
Car parks in Casablanca: the end of chaos in sight? Casablanca is seeking ways and means to regulate the car parking sector, in anticipation of the Morocco 2025 African Cup of Nations and the 2030 World Cup. The municipality of Casablanca wants to put an end to illegal car guards who are sowing chaos in […]
Morocco: a deposit with strong gas potential Predator Oil & Gas is preparing to begin drilling the Mou-5 well in the Guercif license. This exploration will ensure the presence of natural gas in the Moroccan subsoil. Drilling of the Mou-5 well will begin once the surface infrastructure is finalized. The well is located in the […]
Questionable meat on Moroccan plates? On the web, many Moroccans are concerned about the marketing of donkey meat of unknown origin and are asking the competent authorities to urgently open investigations. Questionable meat on sale in Morocco? Images circulating on social media, allegedly showing donkey meat of unknown origin, are causing debate. Many Moroccan Internet […]
Moroccan customs on alert Moroccan importers and Turkish exporters are suspected of customs fraud. Moroccan customs is carrying out in-depth investigations. According to informed sources, regional customs control teams have subjected cargoes of Turkish imports, mainly composed of ready-made clothing and household equipment, transiting through the ports of Tanger-Med and Casablanca, to in-depth investigations into […]
Algeria exceptionally opens its borders with Morocco The land border post of Zouj Bghal between Morocco and Algeria was exceptionally opened, in order to allow the repatriation of several young Moroccans candidates for irregular migration, who were detained in Algerian prisons. The Algerian authorities handed over to their Moroccan counterparts on Monday 36 young Moroccans […]
Marrakech: a real estate scam before the court The trial of the real estate developer, responsible for the “Bassatine Al-Waha” project in Marrakech, and his two co-defendants, should open in the coming days. The judge of the court of first instance of the ocher city, in charge of the case, has just completed his investigation. […]
In Salé, a completely razed neighborhood In Salé, a neighborhood in the H’ssaine district has been being demolished for several days. This operation is part of the upgrading of the region supervised by the Bouregreg Valley Development Agency. Demolition work on the Ounk J’Mel district, a hamlet of 700 houses built years ago on the […]
Glovo Morocco: between record orders and precariousness of delivery people While Morocco is now one of Glovo’s five largest markets globally, the mobile app-based meal delivery company’s couriers are exposed to difficult working conditions. Glovo, which recently reached one billion orders worldwide, is experiencing spectacular growth in Morocco, welcomes Majdouline El Idrissi, head of development […]
Moroccans call for a boycott of Algerian dates As Ramadan approaches, the date, a fruit widely consumed during this fasting period, finds itself at the heart of a commercial dispute between Morocco and Algeria. In one of the Casablanca markets, Moroccan traders demonstrated against the importation of Algerian dates. “The Moroccan people do not want […]