Al Hoceima: Holidays ruined for MREs? The digging and widening work underway at the start of the summer season in the city of Al Hoceima is disrupting traffic and causing outrage among residents and visitors, particularly MREs. The construction work on a roundabout at the entrance to Al Hoceima, near Calabonita beach, is creating inconvenience […]
Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline: the reason for its closure finally revealed While the Algerian authorities had mentioned political tensions with Morocco in 2021 to justify the closure of the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline (GME) crossing the kingdom, a former senior Algerian official has just stated that this decision had rather been motivated by the unprofitability of this […]
Morocco: Large-scale movement of appointments within the police Abdellatif Hammouchi, Director General of National Security, made a series of important appointments as part of the strategy of consolidating the principle of rotation of positions of responsibility and promoting young skills to assume security management responsibilities. In total, 31 appointments to positions of responsibility within the […]
Moroccan government cracks down on private use of state vehicles The Minister of Economy and Finance, Nadia Fettah, announced the government’s intention to take measures against the anarchic use of state vehicles. A draft circular from the head of government is being prepared to improve the management of the state’s fleet of cars, said Nadia […]
An MRE implicated in a vast money laundering affair With the help of the National Financial Intelligence Authority (ANRF), a bank managed to unmask money laundering following a transfer from the island of Nauru, a well-known tax haven located in the Pacific. The beneficiary is a Moroccan resident abroad (MRE), owner of a travel agency […]
Europol tracks Moroccan fugitives The European Criminal Police Agency (Europol) has stepped up checks at the border posts of Sebta and Melilla with Morocco in order to catch Moroccan criminals wanted in various European countries. One of them was arrested this week. With the help of the Spanish police, Europol is currently carrying out control […]
New food poisoning in Morocco: 27 people in hospital A fast food restaurant in Martil was the cause of a food poisoning large-scale outbreak this week. More than 27 people have been affected, showing symptoms including vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain just hours after eating. The victims were treated in two health facilities: the public […]
Last Moroccans escape hell of Myanmar labor camps Eleven Moroccan nationals, victims of a large employment scam networkhave finally regained their freedom after months of captivity in camps along the Thai-Myanmar border. Lured by huge promises of salaries and jobs in online commerce, these Moroccans, like thousands of other foreigners, fell into a trap. Instead […]
Seven dead in road accident near Rabat A terrible road accident brought mourning to the town of Sidi Allal El Bahraoui, near Rabat, on Thursday. Seven people lost their lives in a collision between a large taxi and a truck of the Royal Armed Forces. The tragedy occurred at the entrance to the highway linking […]
Morocco: Tax Employee Runs Away With Taxpayers’ Money An employee of the Tax Directorate of the city of Tetouan has fled after defrauding numerous taxpayers. She is believed to be in a European country. The employee received money from citizens who trusted her, to deposit it, according to their statements, in the accounts of the […]