Theft of a Rolex in Marrakech: the police act in less than 20 minutes Victim of a theft, a French tourist was able to see the effectiveness of the Moroccan law enforcement agencies. As he prepared to leave the police station, he wanted to share his experience, highlighting the speed of intervention and the professionalism […]
Morocco: a judge sees her sentence reduced after an apology The Casablanca Court of Appeal decided on Wednesday to reduce from three years to eight months in prison the sentence handed down against a retired magistrate, accused of defamation, contempt of court and the judicial police, and in detention at Oukacha prison. The accused was […]
Fuels in Morocco: an imminent increase In Morocco, fuel prices at the pump are expected to see a “significant increase” in the coming days, according to industry sources. Professionals in the fuel sector “expect an increase in the prices of diesel and gasoline” at the pump, told Hespress a member of the National Federation 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 […]
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 […]