Nicolas Sarkozy is in Marrakech Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived Tuesday evening in Marrakech for a stay which should last a few days. As soon as he arrived, a certain agitation was felt in the Palmeraie area, where Sarkozy set down his bags. According to sources, the former head of state is staying at […]
Vast police operation in a district of Tangier A major police operation took place this week in Bir Chiffa, a district of Tangier. Supervised by the vice-president of the Béni Makada security zone, this intervention follows a series of violent attacks and thefts, the famous “Gressaj”. Videos relayed on social networks, showing citizens victims of […]
Spain could lose millions of tourists to Morocco The adoption by the European Union of a tax on kerosene in order to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 would deal a heavy blow to the European air transport sector, warn airlines which fear a transfer of tourists to the Morocco or Turkey. The European Union wants […]
Jawaz cards: the hunt for abuse by civil servants is launched The General Inspectorate of Territorial Administration (IGAT) wants to put an end to the abusive use of the “Jawaz” prepaid system by civil servants, particularly outside their hours of service and for personal purposes. In this sense, it launched an in-depth investigation with the […]
Six Moroccan soldiers receive 20 years in prison for drug trafficking Six members of the auxiliary forces were convicted by the Rabat Court of Appeal for acts of corruption and drug export. The verdict fell on Monday October 21, 2024. Accused of complacency in drug trafficking, six members of the auxiliary forces received 20 years […]
Moroccan taxpayers: regularize your situation before December 31, 2024 The Directorate General of Taxes (DGI) invites taxpayers affected by the measure relating to the voluntary regularization of their tax situation, reinstated by the 2024 Finance Law, to regularize their situation no later than December 31, 2024. This regularization concerns natural persons in respect of their […]
A strong message from Spain to Morocco More than 1,500 pilots from the Spanish Air Force have been deployed in the airspace of the Canary Islands where they are participating in the Sirio 24 exercise. A message sent to Morocco which seeks to control this airspace. Also taking part in this military exercise which will […]
TGV Kénitra-Marrakech: a Moroccan company at the heart of the latest project The Moroccan company Mojazine has just been selected by the National Railway Office (ONCF) to carry out the seventh and final batch of civil engineering works for the future high-speed line (LGV) to link Kenitra to Marrakech. “The contract, worth 2 billion dirhams, […]
They hid the hashish in tires The Civil Guard dismantled on Tuesday a vast Moroccan hashish trafficking network in the Campo de Gibraltar. In total, 16 people were arrested. The operation carried out on Tuesday, in which 150 civil guards in Andalusia and Murcia took part, put an end to the activities of this hashish […]
Moroccan civil servants: increasingly unsustainable salary costs? In Morocco, the approximately 570,917 public civil servants are expected to cost the state 180.27 billion dirhams in terms of salaries in 2025, which represents 10.96% of GDP and nearly 53% of planned investment. Expenditures that weigh heavily on public finances. The average salary of civil servants has […]