Removal of David Balland: a cryptocurrency ransom sent to Morocco The important ransom in cryptocurrency required after the abduction of David Balland, co-founder and ex-employee of Ledger, a French cryptocurrency company, as well as its companion, was to go to account in Morocco. Removed last Tuesday, in the early morning, at their home in Méreau […]
In Rabat, the prohibited parables? The governor of the prefecture of Rabat, Mohamed El Yaacoubi, would have made a radical decision concerning the installation of parables and air conditioners on the facades of the buildings of the Moroccan capital. From now on, these devices will only be tolerated on the roofs of the buildings, provided […]
Morocco: a new road in the Sahara monitored by army drones Morocco is in the process of finalizing a major road project linking Smara to Mauritania. This new communication route, 53 kilometers long, will consolidate economic and social ties between the kingdom and sub-Saharan countries. While work on laying the final layer of asphalt has […]
Morocco-Spain Tunnel: the Germans at work Things are accelerating for the tunnel project to connect Punta Paloma, in Spain, to Punta Malabata, in Morocco. The Spanish Public Study Company for Fixed Communication across the Strait of Gibraltar (SECEGSA) has entrusted a German company with carrying out the feasibility study for this underwater railway infrastructure. A […]
An Algerian club risks boycotting a match in Morocco While the draw for the quarter-finals of the African Confederation Cup (CAF) is imminent, the Union Sportive de la Médina d’Algiers fears that a new dispute will oppose it to the Moroccan club Renaissance de Berkane because of the Lion Cubs of the Atlas jersey containing […]
In Marrakech, tampered olive oil A clandestine factory producing frelated olive oil was dismantled this week in the 9ᵉ district of Marrakech, near the Issil wadi. Two individuals suspected of being involved in this fraud were arrested. According to concordant sources, the clandestine factory produced frelated olive oil by mixing table oil with suspect chemicals. […]
A police officer harasses a woman in Casablanca, he is punished The complaint of a woman who claims to have been the victim of harassment led to the provisional suspension of a police officer, member of a public security unit in Casablanca. Abdellatif Hammouchi, director general of national security, provisionally suspended a police brigadier suspected […]
Morocco opts for rural tourism Fatim-Zahra Ammor, Minister of Tourism, Crafts, Social and Solidarity Economy, announced the launch of new air routes to serve isolated areas of the kingdom. Objective, to develop rural tourism. Speaking on Tuesday, during the oral questions session in the House of Advisors, the minister highlighted the importance of tourist guides […]
Morocco will export wagons to Europe and Africa Morocco has great ambitions for the railway sector. While presenting a strategic plan worth a total of 400 billion dirhams to Parliament, Abdessamad Kayouh, Minister of Transport and Logistics, raised the possibility of exporting wagons to European and African markets. here 2040. Export wagons to Europe and […]
Marrakech rebuilds its hotels and medina An emergency program for the reconstruction of Marrakech hotels damaged by the Al Haouz earthquake was at the heart of a meeting of the Regional Steering Committee chaired by Farid Chourak, Wali of the Marrakech-Safi region. The medina development project was also discussed. Discussions focused on the development and […]