Jacques Bouthier case: record fines requested from Morocco The trial of some of Jacques Bouthier’s colleagues, former CEO of the insurance brokerage group Assu 2000 (renamed Vilavi), suspected of having set up a sexual predation network in Morocco in his call center in Tangier, continues before the city’s Criminal Court of First Instance. On Tuesday, […]
Morocco: the rise of the tourism sector The tourism sector is a source of wealth and employment in Morocco. At the end of June, the Minister of Tourism, Fatima Zahra Ammor, stated that tourism contributes 7% to the gross domestic product (GDP) and generates 2.5 million direct and indirect jobs. According to official data published […]
Visa-free Sebta for Moroccans? Spain responds Contrary to the information published by some media, Spain has not re-established the Schengen visa exemption to facilitate entry to Ceuta for Moroccans residing in Tetouan and M’diq-Fnideq, upon simple presentation of their passports. Fernando Grande-Marlaska, Spain’s Minister of the Interior, is not at all clear. “The Spanish government […]
MREs have shunned car rentals this year Professionals in the car rental sector in Morocco are complaining about the low demand noted during this summer season compared to previous years. “There has been no particular activity or dynamism in car rental services since last June,” complains to Hespress, a member of the Union of Owners […]
Casablanca: SPAs transformed into places of debauchery The police of the Anfa district of Casablanca carried out a raid, targeting Wellness centers suspected of hiding prostitution activities. This operation, carried out on the instructions of the competent public prosecutor’s office, resulted in the arrest of six people, including two young men.
Hidden fresh water reserves in Morocco? The recent discovery of a large freshwater basin in Sicily, located at a depth of more than 700 metres, suggests that there may be others in countries south of the Mediterranean, including Morocco. Researchers from the University of Malta, the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) and the […]
Moroccan administration: have the MREs lost confidence? In Morocco, there are major differences in the way each administration handles the affairs of Moroccans living abroad (MRE). These are the conclusions of a study carried out by the Hassan II Foundation for MRE. During a press conference organized at the beginning of the week in Rabat […]
Famous Kuwaiti singer before Moroccan courts The trial of the famous Kuwaiti singer and his co-defendants arrested in a villa set up for prostitution in a residence located in the tourist area of Agdal, on Mohammed VI Avenue in Marrakech, continues before the city’s court of first instance. Kuwaiti singer Tariq Alkhraiyef“Kh-B”, a Moroccan taxi […]
Morocco: Travelers denounce wastage of passport pages Moroccan activists have denounced the random stamping of passports at the kingdom’s airports, calling for a “rationalization” of passport pages. Moroccans who are used to traveling abroad have deplored this situation which is observed in Moroccan airports where “entry and exit stamps, and even visas, are affixed on […]
Morocco: Healer on trial for doctor’s death The trial of an individual presented as a “healer”, accused of being responsible for the death of a doctor in Rabat, will open tomorrow, Thursday, before the court of first instance. The victim, the wife of a renowned doctor in Rabat, suffered from a chronic illness. In desperation, […]