Morocco: a severely sanctioned magistrate The Higher Council of the Judicial Power has just ordered the revocation of a judge practicing in a court of First Instance, sentenced for corruption. The magistrate was caught in the act, while he received the sum of 500 dirhams from a citizen in exchange for the return of his […]
“Services by debt”: Moroccans victims of exploitation in Meaux Suspected of having exploited employees, from Morocco, at the Château d’Automne in Chambry, two women and a man, appear before the Criminal Court of Meaux (Seine-et-Marne). They risk up to seven years in prison and 200,000 euros fine. Abderrahim, a 63-year-old Moroccan, his 51-year-old wife, and […]
“Frightening conflict levels” between Moroccans and Algerians The former Tunisian president, Moncef Marzouki, worries the growing divisions between the peoples of the Maghreb, especially between Algerians and Moroccans. “In my father’s generation, there was no difference between a Tunisian, an Algerian and an Moroccan. They were part of the same student union in North Africa […]
Morocco strengthens its army with the Chinese drone TB-001 The Moroccan Royal Armed Forces (FAR) are preparing to receive the Chinese Drone TB-001, capable of transporting up to 1.5 million ammunition. Known as “double tail scorpion”, this drone developed by the Chinese company Sichuan Tengden SCI-Tech Innovation Co. LTD has a 40-hour flight autonomy and […]
Stades, trains, airports: Morocco under construction Fouzi Lekjaa, minister in charge of the budget, assures that the 2030 World Cup that Morocco will co-organize alongside Spain and Portugal will have enormous economic benefits on the country. But, upstream, challenges must be met. Modernization of sports and urban infrastructure, development of transport infrastructure and expansion of […]
The assault of Badr Hari filmed The arrest and imprisonment of the Moroccan Kickboxing Badr Hari champion in Amsterdam were confirmed by a specialized journalist. Badr Hari is no longer free to move. Suspected of having attacked his ex-wife, he was arrested Sunday in Amsterdam. In a video he made for Telegraaf, the journalist specializing […]
Morocco: WhatsApp banned for the Royal Gendarmerie Following the court decision announcing a report drawn up via WhatsApp, the Royal Gendarmerie invited regional commandments, barracks, centers and patrols to strict compliance with the texts in force and to avoid sending any document via messaging applications and Social networks. In this judgment rendered last December, the […]
Tourism in Morocco: MREs spend much more than national tourists Morocco has made record tourist revenues in 2024. According to the Exchange Office, these income reached 112.5 billion dirhams, an increase of 7.5 % compared to the previous year. In detail, national tourists have spent less than Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) who visited the kingdom […]
Currency traffic in Morocco: the alert foreign exchange office The authorized foreign exchange points and counters located at Mohammed V International Airports in Casablanca and Marrakech-Menara are in the viewfinder of the exchange services under the exchange office. Based on specific information from reports received indicating that certain flows exceeded legal tourist allowances and came […]
Date fraud: Algeria infiltrates the Moroccan market via Tunisia While the Algerian dates are undesirable in Morocco, Tunisian distributors have found the trick to cum with Moroccan importers. As the sacred month of Ramadan approaches, Tunisian operators bypass the refusal of Moroccan merchants to import Algerian dates. They buy these dates at low prices, then […]