Morocco: macabre crime in Sefrou Drama in Sefrou. A 30-year-old young man slit his mother’s throat in the family home, before throwing himself from the roof of the house. The events took place on Friday. The mother died instantly. The young man died during his transfer to the Hassan II university hospital in Fez, after […]
Nationality for Moroccan Jews abroad: a project under fire from critics At a time when the war between Israel and Hamas continues in the Gaza Strip, a petition for Moroccan citizenship for Jewish descendants submitted this week to the Moroccan Parliament via the national citizen participation portal “Eparticipation.ma” is making the subject of criticism from […]
Parking guards: an MP calls on the government The phenomenon of illegal parking attendants who demand exorbitant rates from vehicle owners continues to spark heated controversy in Morocco. A deputy from the National Rally of Independents (RNI) called on the government on this subject. The scale of the phenomenon concerns RNI MP Abdelouahed Chafki. In […]
Hassan II, 25 years after his death: a legend still alive 25 years after his death, the king Hassan II remains a central figure in the Moroccan collective imagination. This is evidenced by the videos documenting his speeches and press conferences which have accumulated millions of views on YouTube, Facebook and X (formerly Twitter), and […]
Light earthquake in northern Morocco A low intensity earthquake was recorded this Sunday morning in northern Morocco. According to data from global seismic monitoring centers, the tremor reached a magnitude of 2.6 on the Richter scale.
Morocco: trial of the banker who took off with clients’ money The court of first instance of Fez on Thursday sentenced to five years in prison and a fine an agent of a bank agency, in detention for six months for having embezzled more than 8 million dirhams from the bank. The accused, a young […]
Circumcision drama in Chefchaouen: a father makes disturbing revelations The father of one of the children victims of the collective circumcision operation in Chefchaouen has made revelations about the incident. For their part, human rights associations intend to file complaints with the prosecution and request the opening of an investigation. On September 20, the collective […]
Algeria sends Saïd Moussi to Portugal, Morocco in ambush Saïd Moussi was appointed Algerian ambassador to Portugal on Thursday. An appointment apparently well received in Morocco in view of the change in position on the Sahara of Spain and France, two countries in which the Algerian diplomat previously exercised the same functions. Morocco seems to […]
Royal Air Maroc launches a new flight Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is preparing to launch the direct route linking Casablanca to Toronto. An air link which will help to strengthen ties between Africa and Canada, and even North America. The launch of the Casablanca-Toronto airline demonstrates Morocco’s desire to establish a lasting connection between Africa […]
Moroccan businessmen hunted Controllers from the Foreign Exchange Office are currently verifying the documents of certain Moroccan businessmen who transferred tens of millions of dirhams to finance investments in the Gulf countries and Africa. While foreign exchange regulations allow companies to transfer sums which can reach 200 million dirhams per year to finance projects abroad, […]