France-Algeria: Morocco, trigger of a major diplomatic crisis France and Algeria are going through a zone of turbulence. Paris denounces a “posture of hostility” on the part of Algiers, and Emmanuel Macron will soon bring together the ministers concerned “to assess the follow-up to be given and the measures to be taken”. This cooling of […]
The oldest university in the world is Moroccan Al Quaraouiyine University in Fez, Morocco is the oldest still operating university in the world, according to UNESCO and the Guinness Book of Records. Founded in 859 by Fatima al-Fihri, a Tunisian who settled in Fez with her family, Al Quaraouiyine University was initially created as a […]
Morocco faces the headache of orca attacks Zakia Driouich, Secretary of State for Maritime Fisheries, declared that attacks by orcas, notably the Orcinus orca, against fishing boats are neither hostile nor violent, assuring that the government is leading efforts to combat this phenomenon. Responding to a question from the Haraki group in the House of […]
Morocco: tax evaders soon in court In Morocco, suspected tax evaders will answer for their actions. The tax administration controllers sent their files to the courts for prosecution. According to Parliamentarythe files of several business leaders were sent to the prosecutors of the courts of Casablanca, Rabat, Marrakech, Oujda and Tangier. Based on articles 192 […]
A growing Moroccan middle class, really? In Morocco, car sales have seen a sharp increase over the past decade, going from 111,000 units in 2011 to more than 161,000 units in 2023 per year, an increase of around 45%. The same trend is noted with regard to the purchase of housing, reflecting an improvement in […]
Maersk abandons Algeciras for the port of Tanger Med Maersk’s decision to cancel, as of February 24, its call at the port of Algeciras on the line between the United States and India, was poorly received by the authorities of the said port. The shipping company will now pass through the port of Tangier to […]
Morocco will regularize illegal drivers The Moroccan government now offers owners of clandestine transport vehicles the opportunity to regularize their situation and carry out their activity in a structured manner. Owners of illegal transport vehicles can move from informal to formal. “Owners of illicit transport vehicles can regularize their situation and carry out their activity […]
Real estate in Morocco: this is what tax audits report The tax audits carried out by the Directorate General of Taxes (DGI), under the aegis of the Ministry of the Economy and Finance on real estate developers over the last three years (2020-2023) have paid off big. The tax audits have borne fruit. “Regarding the […]
Serial drama in Casablanca: three women die during childbirth, investigation opened The King’s Attorney General at the Casablanca Court of Appeal on Monday ordered the opening of an investigation after the death of three pregnant women during childbirth in a private clinic, thus satisfying the request of the Moroccan Organization for Rights humans who had […]
Trial of a Frenchman accused of attempted ritual sacrifice in Morocco Suspected of having attempted to murder his 5-year-old child in the Sahara, in Morocco, a 40-year-old Frenchman is on trial before the investigating chamber of the Bordeaux Court of Appeal. The verdict is expected on January 21, 2025. Last December, a couple from Girondins […]