German tourist extorted by taxi drivers in Agadir A German tourist claims that drivers of grand taxis chased, threatened and extorted foreign tourists in a regular car in Tamraght, heading towards Taghazout. Exasperated, she filed a complaint with the Wali of the Souss-Massa region, governor of the Agadir Ida-Outanane prefecture. According to the complaint, Achkayn […]
Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia: war over zellige Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia are fighting over the paternity of zellige, the ornamental ceramic tile. Among these three North African countries, who really invented zellige? Algeria tried to dribble Morocco and Tunisia by filing on April 18 a file entitled “Art of architectural ornamentation in zellige: knowledge and […]
Algeria accused of manipulating Moroccans Former Moroccan minister Mohammed Ben Abdelkader, in a message on “X”, openly accused Algeria of being behind the latest attempts to attack hundreds of migrants, mostly minors, towards Ceuta. Mohammed Ben Abdelkader stated that the Algerian intelligence services had prepared an operation to infiltrate the city of Ceuta on September […]
Weather alert in Morocco A new weather alert has been issued by the General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM)which predicts heavy downpours in several Moroccan cities. These locally heavy thunderstorms are expected this Monday in several cities in Morocco, warns the DGM alert bulletin with the “orange” vigilance level.
Cannabis trafficking: the Moroccan response that changes the situation in France Morocco’s relentless fight against cannabis trafficking is having a positive impact, especially in France. This is evidenced by the drop in “major seizures” on French territory. After legalizing the production of cannabis for therapeutic purposes, pardoning last month 4,800 farmers convicted for cases related […]
Marrakech: Israeli soldier boasts of massacres in Gaza on social networks An Israeli soldier posted videos of his vacation in Marrakech on his social media, boasting of having killed thousands of Palestinians in Gaza. The post angered many Moroccans and a group of lawyers from the red city who filed a complaint against the Israeli […]
Wheat: Morocco shops in Russia Morocco has resumed imports of soft wheat from Russia, suspended two years ago due to the war in Ukraine. This resumption comes in a context marked by a fall in prices on the international market and a decline in the local harvest. Soft wheat imports from Russia represented between 25 […]
Morocco: Good news at the pump Fuel distributors will proceed with a further reduction in the prices of diesel and petrol from September 16. Fuel distributors will make a slight reduction in the prices of diesel and gasoline from September 1, 2024.
French woman refuses to sit next to veiled woman in Marrakech A French tourist refused to take a seat next to a veiled Moroccan woman in a taxi in Marrakech, saying she feared for her safety. The video of the scene, posted on Facebook, has sparked anger among Internet users. In this video that has […]
The train (and the TGV) arrive in Tetouan The National Office of Railways (ONCF) is working for the success of the project to connect Tetouan to the railway and motorway networks. This is evidenced by the response of Mohamed Abdeljalil, Minister of Transport and Logistics, to Parliament. Responding to a written question, Mohamed Abdeljalil said […]