Big hunt for Moroccan customs After recent seizures of large shipments of gold, the control services of the Customs and Indirect Tax Administration (ADII) have intensified their investigations at airports to limit the smuggling of jewelry and gold objects and money laundering. ‘money. The competent services of the ADII have strengthened investigations, particularly at Mohammed […]
Lalla Khadija: royal elegance Lalla Khadijayoungest child of King Mohammed VI, caused a sensation during the state visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to Rabat. Absent from the public scene for five years, the princess, aged 17, made a remarkable appearance. Discreet, Lalla Khadija exuded a certain ease and confidence during this public appearance, alongside […]
Stellantis leaves Spain for Morocco Morocco aims to double its vehicle production capacity. It will be able to count on Stellantis, which plans to relocate production of the Citroën C4 and C4 X, currently carried out in Spain, to its Kénitra factory. According to the French media The argusStellantis will stop producing the Citroën C4 […]
Melilla-Nador: the discreet use of smartphones to launder dirty money To launder money from drug trafficking, certain criminal networks buy luxury smartphones in Melilla to resell them at competitive prices in Morocco. Hundreds of luxury smartphones arrive every week from Melilla and are dumped on the market in Nador and several other cities in the […]
Samir El Y.: the alleged trafficker’s run has ended in Morocco Samir El Y., an Antwerp resident in his fifties, was arrested in Morocco a month ago. Nicknamed “Patatje” or “Samir Turtle”, he is suspected of international drug trafficking, particularly ecstasy. The arrest took place in the Casablanca region. El Y. is also allegedly involved […]
New TGV line in Morocco: Chinese companies in force The high-speed line (LGV) project linking Kenitra to Marrakech is progressing rapidly. The Chinese company China Gezhouba has just won the contract to carry out the work on the ninth section, worth 2.3 billion dirhams. This section includes the construction of several bridges between Kenitra and […]
Controversial demolition of a café in Fez A café installed for more than two decades in a public garden in Fez was demolished by the authorities. The establishment, located in the Agdal district, had been operated by a tenant for 21 years. The radical decision to demolish follows the manager’s attempt to transform the café […]
In Morocco, a “tsunami of food poisoning” alarms associations In Morocco, the increase in cases of food poisoning is causing concern among consumer rights associations who are calling on the competent authorities to strengthen controls in restaurants and fast food establishments. Faced with what they consider to be a “tsunami of food poisoning”, these associations […]
Youssef Chippo’s wife looks back on the fatal accident in Rabat Wafaa Eddahriwife of former Moroccan international footballer Youssef Chippo, involved in a fatal road accident in Rabat last October, has broken her silence. In a video shared on social networks, she discusses the circumstances of the tragedy which cost the life of a young […]
Rape of a French woman in Casablanca: the three suspects in custody The investigating judge at the Casablanca Court of Appeal on Saturday ordered the placement in preventive detention of the three people, accused of raping a French lawyer and assault and battery on her Moroccan companion. After 72 hours in police custody, the three […]