Aqua Mirage Marrakech, a resort with 550 rooms and a vast water park, has been sold to an international investor. The deal was completed in September 2026 but has only just been made public. The property also has significant potential for expansion.
An Air France software screenshot was at the heart of a €10,000 dispute. After a passenger arriving at Roissy from Rabat was found without the required travel document, the airline thought it could justify its checks using information stored in its computer system. The Paris Administrative Court ruled otherwise.
After relaunching a perfume house acquired by LVMH, Franco-Moroccan entrepreneur Ramdane Touhami thought he would be free to build his home in Japan as he wished. In a report published on November 6, he describes the difficulties of a project completed two years behind schedule.
MoroccoMoroccan customs, in coordination with the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) and the Royal Gendarmerie, are striving to thwart all attempts at money laundering through gold by Moroccans and foreigners involved in suspicious activities.
SportAfter the failure of his transfer to PSG in January 2023, Moroccan international Hakim Ziyech seems to have a new opportunity to play in France. His profile would interest a new French club.
MoroccoThe high-speed train (TGV) project intended to open up the province of Médiouna, in the Casablanca-Settat region, is facing resistance from the residents. Families from several municipalities, including Mjjatia, Médiouna and Sidi Hajjaj Oued Hassar, are threatened with expropriation to allow the construction of the railway line.
SpainThe city of Melilla is the scene of a controversy around the call to prayer. Indeed, the municipality has decided to prohibit the use of loudspeakers to broadcast the call to prayer between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m. at the Central Mosque. This decision, motivated by complaints from residents about noise nuisance, has provoked the anger of the Islamic Commission of Melilla (CIM).
SportThe coach of the Moroccan national team, Walid Regragui, has sought to reassure Sofiane Boufal about his future with the Atlas Lions.
SportChamseddine Knaidil, a player for Chabab Riadi Salmi, was suspended for six matches and will have to pay a fine of 50,000 dirhams following an inappropriate gesture during a football match.
MoroccoThirty-one hotel establishments in Marrakech have been forced to close their doors for a period of three months. This radical decision, taken by the wali of the Marrakech-Safi region, Farid Chourak, follows numerous breaches of the regulations in force.
SportMorocco’s candidacy for the 2030 World Cup, jointly with Spain and Portugal, is facing obstacles in Tangier. The FIFA report, following inspections carried out over several months, points to weaknesses in the city of the Strait, particularly in terms of hotel infrastructure and public transport. These conclusions have sparked a lively controversy on social media.
MoroccoA new regulation concerning the exterior appearance of buildings in the city of Oujda is causing some discontent. The Municipal Council is due to meet next Thursday to examine a decision imposing a single color for building facades, with the cost of painting to be borne by the residents.
MoroccoMorocco is pulling out all the stops to modernize its rail network. The stated objective of the National Railway Office (ONCF) is to improve connections between the main cities of the kingdom, but without succumbing to the temptation of "all TGV".