In Morocco, hotels will no longer be able to refuse single women The draft penal code provides for sanctions against hotels that refuse access to women residing in the same city, warned Abdellatif Ouahbi, the Minister of Justice. These facts will constitute a misdemeanor or crime, which will allow women to file complaints against the […]
Morocco: A fine of 16,000 euros for three watches A young Cuban woman was arrested by customs at the airport upon her arrival in Morocco for not having declared the three luxury watches she was carrying in her luggage. She expressed her indignation on social networks and called for help. In a video on TikTok, […]
Morocco, a safe country for women? Marta, a young Spanish woman, shared on TikTok her experience of traveling to Morocco, saying that the kingdom is a safe country for women to visit alone. In a video posted on TikTok, Marta allayed the fears of women considering traveling alone to Morocco. “The first thing I would […]
Morocco-Algeria: Broken friendship Once close, the Moroccan and Algerian peoples “no longer know each other, no longer speak to each other, no longer love each other” because of tensions between the two countries over the Sahara issue. At least, this is the observation made by François Soudan, editorial director of Jeune Afrique. Different times, different […]
Pilgrimage to Mecca: when visas cost a fortune In Meknes, cases of Umrah or Hajj scams are increasing. Suspected of being involved in cases of pilgrimage visa fraud to Mecca, a teacher from the École Normale Supérieure was arrested and then placed in police custody. The Meknes police arrested a teacher from the École Normale […]
Morocco, watermelon champion in France Morocco was the leading supplier of watermelons to Spain and France in 2023. 65% of Spanish imports and more than 45% of French imports of this fruit come from the kingdom. Nearly two thirds (65.35%) of Spanish watermelon imports, or 78,500 tonnes (52.36 million euros and an average price of […]
Tripling of highways around Casablanca: Where are the works at? The work on tripling the Casablanca-Berrechid highway and the Casablanca bypass highway is progressing at a steady pace, assured Autoroutes du Maroc (ADM). These works record a progress rate of 85% and 70% respectively, indicates ADM whose consolidated turnover in the second quarter of 2024 […]
Food waste in Morocco: restaurants pay up A bill proposing the imposition of financial fines to combat food waste is being studied in the Moroccan parliament. Initiated by the parliamentary group of the National Rally of Independents (RNI), the text provides for the imposition of financial fines equivalent to double the market value of the […]
Chinese megaprojects in Morocco Chinese companies are rushing to invest in the automotive industry, particularly in batteries for electric vehicles, in Morocco. In recent months, a dozen Chinese manufacturers have announced the development of megaprojects at Tanger Tech. Chinese giant Sentury Tire was the first to announce a project to build a tire manufacturing plant […]
Missing in Libya: what are the Moroccan authorities doing? Concerned about the fate of their loved ones who have disappeared in Libya, Moroccan families and community workers are calling on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Residents to intervene with the Libyan authorities. “My sister went to Libya in 2015 to work […]