Europe wants to block transfers of MREs The European Union wants to put an end to the transfer of funds from Moroccans residing in Europe to their country of origin via Moroccan banks present on the continent. “Several banking authorities in Union countries have decided to suspend the intermediation activity carried out by banking subsidiaries […]
Intermarché bans Moroccan strawberries In order to promote seasonal and local French products, the Les Mousquetaires group, which oversees the Intermarché and Netto brands, has made a radical decision: to ban strawberries and cherries from its stalls during the months of December and January, and therefore those coming from Morocco. This initiative is part of […]
British woman spends £3,000 to save injured Moroccan dog A 65-year-old retiree, Sue Fisher, spent the tidy sum of £3,000 to repatriate an injured stray dog, found during a holiday in Morocco in November 2023. Fallen under the spell of this puppy named Lucy, she decided to do everything to implement to give it a […]
Organization of the 2030 World Cup: a report assesses the impact for Morocco The organization of the 2030 Football World Cup, jointly with Spain and Portugal, represents a major challenge for the development of Morocco. A recent report from the Government Labor Observatory (OTRAGO) highlights the potential economic gains and the challenges to overcome for […]
A case of espionage for the benefit of Morocco in the Netherlands Accused of providing classified information in Moroccoan employee of the Dutch counterterrorism service, Abderrahim El M., 65, appeared before the Rotterdam District Court on November 4. The man of Moroccan origin refused to answer the judges’ questions, saying the confidential nature of his […]
Archaeologists make an astonishing discovery in Morocco An international team of researchers has discovered evidence of the use of medicinal plants 15,000 years ago in the Taforalt caves in Morocco, announced the National Institute of Archeology and Heritage Sciences under the Ministry of Health. Youth, culture and communication. This plant, called “Ephedra” or “Alenda”, was […]
Tourism in Morocco: a record record and ambitious objectives The signals are green for Moroccan tourism. The kingdom recorded a record number of tourist arrivals during the first nine months of the year, rejoiced the Ministry of Tourism, reassuring that the dynamic will be maintained in 2025 to reach the objective of 26 million tourists. […]
A MRE is defrauded of 20,000 euros Touria, a divorced forty-year-old mother of two boys, was the victim of a financial scam by a fake online banker who managed to extort from her the sum of 20,000 euros to, he says, “support the Palestinians against Israel. Of Moroccan origin, Touria, who lives in a modest […]
Algeria wants to share the Moroccan Sahara Omar Hilale, Morocco’s permanent representative to the UN, affirmed that Staffan de Mistura’s proposal to divide the Sahara to end the conflict came from Algeria. Omar Hilale attributes the political authorship of this proposal to share the Sahara to Algeria. “Neither the former personal envoy, James Baker, nor […]
Morocco: gas stations sound a cry of alert The National Federation of Owners, Traders and Managers of Service Stations in Morocco denounces the proliferation of clandestine points of sale of diesel and gasoline at retail, stressing that this situation affects their turnover. “These illegal business practices harm the national economy and gas stations as corporate […]