Tangier: when a new city project turns into a fiasco While a billion dirhams were spent on Chrafat, one of the four new towns in the Tangier metropolitan area, supposed to accommodate some 150,000 inhabitants, the objectives are far from being achieved. Launched in 2009, this project is dying. Only 36 residents are settled in […]
A Chinese e-commerce giant sets up shop in Morocco On the sidelines of a launch event organized in partnership with the Moroccan Confederation of Exporters (ASMEX) and the Moroccan Agency for Investment and Export Development (AMDIE) in Casablanca, Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, officially made its entry into the Moroccan market. Alibaba now has its […]
Fatal malaise on board a Ryanair plane in Casablanca An 83-year-old Italian passenger died this Wednesday evening, following an emergency landing at Mohammed V international airport in Casablanca. The man was traveling on a Ryanair plane from Milan, Italy, to the Canary Islands, Spain.
Moroccan customs: the list of prohibited products for MREs The big return of Moroccans living abroad (MRE) to the country generally takes place during the summer, but many of them, especially the oldest, prefer to avoid the big holiday rush. But before coming to Morocco, beware of unpleasant surprises at Moroccan customs. Certain products are […]
Moroccan Sahara: Israeli lobbying bears fruit in Paraguay The Speaker of the Knesset, Amir Ohana, son of parents of Moroccan origin, played a major role in the decision taken last November by the Senate of Paraguay to support the sovereignty of Morocco and the Moroccan autonomy initiative, reveal Israeli media. A few days before the […]
Mazan rapes: Hassan Oamou on the run to Morocco? Hassan Oamou, one of the 51 accused in the Mazan rape trialwas sentenced to 12 years of criminal imprisonment by the Vaucluse criminal court, which delivered its verdict on Thursday, December 19 in the Mazan rape case. Dominique Pelicot, central figure in this extraordinary trial, received […]
Saupiquet: goodbye France, hello Morocco? L’Saupiquet factory in Quimper, last fish cannery in the region, will permanently close its doors on Friday, December 20. She could find a new lease of life in Morocco. A page is turning for this site which has marked the Breton industrial landscape for sixty years. But this closure raises […]
Morocco: falsification of land titles sends official to prison A former employee of the land conservation service of Beni Makada, in Tangier, was sentenced to one year in prison for falsifying official documents and using forgeries, at the end of a trial marked by twists and turns and many areas of ‘shadow. The man, who […]
Massive investments that will transform Tangier The city of Tangier hopes to receive a substantial envelope to finance infrastructure and equipment projects, with a view to best hosting the final stages of the 2030 World Cup. According to anonymous sources cited by Hespressthe budget allocated to the modernization of the “Pearl of the North” could […]
Air Arabia Maroc launches a new flight Air Arabia Maroc has just announced the expansion of its offers from Europe, according to an official press release. Thus, the airline has been offering, since yesterday, Wednesday December 18, direct flights between Fez and Milan-Bergamo. Fez thus becomes the second Moroccan city, after Casablanca, served by the […]