Young Moroccans are losing interest in marriage While Morocco is expected to experience a decline in its active population and an increase in the aging rate, young people are increasingly showing disinterest in marriage and procreation due to the high cost of living. Does the proposed reform of the Family Code, the first proposals of […]
Good news for Moroccan employees In Morocco, private sector employees will see their salaries increased from January 1, 2025. This salary increase follows the adoption by the Government Council, meeting Thursday in Rabat, of draft decree no. 2.24. 1122 establishing the legal minimum wage for agricultural and non-agricultural activities. According to this draft decree presented […]
Taxi drivers sow chaos in Rabat (video) Three taxi drivers chased a VTC driver at the Rabat bus station, angering Moroccans. These four individuals were arrested and then taken into custody by the police. In Rabat, three taxi drivers chased a VTC driver near the Rabat bus station last Thursday, sparking indignation among local residents. […]
Tangier: mad race between two taxis, the drivers arrested Two taxi drivers from Tangier were arrested Thursday, December 26 after a video was posted on social media showing them driving in a dangerous and irresponsible manner. The scene took place on the road leading to Ibn Battouta international airport. In the video, one of the […]
Morocco: cold snap and snowfall The General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM) has issued an “orange” level alert bulletin announcing the arrival of a cold spell and snowfall significant in several Moroccan regions. Minimum temperatures will plunge between –5 and 3 degrees Celsius, particularly in the provinces of Boulemane, Ifrane, Béni Mellal and Azilal. This intense […]
Plane crash in the Moroccan Sahara? Air Peace reacts Social media posts recently stirred up trouble by claiming that a plane from Nigerian airline Air Peace had crashed in the Moroccan Sahara. These messages, relayed massively, evoked a heavy human toll and the disappearance of a public figure. Air Peace quickly reacted by issuing an […]
Agadir, a leading party destination for Europeans? L’Agadir-Al Massira airport records record attendance at the end of the year. Tourists, mainly from Europe, chose Morocco to celebrate Christmas and New Year. This influx can be explained in particular by the recent opening of new airlines linking Agadir to several European capitals. An asset that facilitates […]
Moudawana: major advances for MREs Launched in 2022 by King Mohammed VI, the revision of the Family Code (Moudawana) is on the verge of becoming a reality. The text includes proposals that respond to certain grievances of Moroccans living abroad (MRE). After two years of consultations, the reform of the Family Code presented during a […]
End of year holidays: MREs flee Europe Many Moroccans living abroad (MRE) return to Morocco to spend the end-of-year holidays, far from the festive hustle and bustle that characterizes European countries. “I want to visit my family and spend quality time with them during the New Year holidays,” confides to Hespress ZM, a young Moroccan […]
Morocco, threatened by a tsunami? Twenty years after tsunami devastating disaster in the Indian Ocean, which cost the lives of nearly 228,000 people, the question of the risk of such an event arises acutely, particularly for Morocco. A 2021 CSIC (Higher Council for Scientific Research) study claims that Spain has almost a 100% chance of […]