Tangier: when a new city project turns into a fiasco While a billion dirhams were spent on Chrafat, one of the four new towns in the Tangier metropolitan area, supposed to accommodate some 150,000 inhabitants, the objectives are far from being achieved. Launched in 2009, this project is dying. Only 36 residents are settled in […]
Fatal malaise on board a Ryanair plane in Casablanca An 83-year-old Italian passenger died this Wednesday evening, following an emergency landing at Mohammed V international airport in Casablanca. The man was traveling on a Ryanair plane from Milan, Italy, to the Canary Islands, Spain.
Moroccan customs: the list of prohibited products for MREs The big return of Moroccans living abroad (MRE) to the country generally takes place during the summer, but many of them, especially the oldest, prefer to avoid the big holiday rush. But before coming to Morocco, beware of unpleasant surprises at Moroccan customs. Certain products are […]
Moroccan Sahara: Israeli lobbying bears fruit in Paraguay The Speaker of the Knesset, Amir Ohana, son of parents of Moroccan origin, played a major role in the decision taken last November by the Senate of Paraguay to support the sovereignty of Morocco and the Moroccan autonomy initiative, reveal Israeli media. A few days before the […]
Morocco: falsification of land titles sends official to prison A former employee of the land conservation service of Beni Makada, in Tangier, was sentenced to one year in prison for falsifying official documents and using forgeries, at the end of a trial marked by twists and turns and many areas of ‘shadow. The man, who […]
Massive investments that will transform Tangier The city of Tangier hopes to receive a substantial envelope to finance infrastructure and equipment projects, with a view to best hosting the final stages of the 2030 World Cup. According to anonymous sources cited by Hespressthe budget allocated to the modernization of the “Pearl of the North” could […]
A new stadium not far from Rabat A brand new stadium will soon see the light of day, not far from the city of Rabat. It will be within the framework of the World Cup that Morocco will co-organize in 2030 with Spain and Portugal. The project to build a new stadium in Tamesna, near […]
News in the case of the rape of a French woman by “daddy’s boys” The rape complaint filed by a French lawyer against the sons of major Moroccan businessmen continues to cause scandal in the country. The case, which notably involves the son of the president of the CGEM, M’hammed Alj, took a turning point […]
Morocco extradites three men to the United States Suspected drug traffickers were apprehended in Morocco and then extradited to the United States, the US Attorney General’s Office for the Southern District of New York and the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced last Wednesday. These individuals are accused of having imported chemicals from China used […]
Marrakech: the judicial epilogue of the “Casino Saâdi” affair The Court of Cassation has just put an end to the “Casino Saâdi” affair which has shaken Marrakech for more than fifteen years. This legal drama, worthy of a film, involves a vast network of corruption and embezzlement of public funds within the municipality. Elected officials, […]