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In Marrakech, thieves are not only interested in phones or wallets. Two men suspected of carrying out multiple luxury cap thefts in the upscale neighborhoods of Guéliz and L’Hivernage have just been arrested.
A few days after becoming one of the most widely shared faces of the events in Sebta, Moroccan national Jamal Jalil could be in for an unexpected sequel. A Spanish reality show has just presented him among its potential new contestants.
On several beaches in M’diq-Fnideq, parasols and chairs continue to be offered for rent even though the operators concerned reportedly do not have the required permits. In the middle of the summer season, a parasol costs 30 dirhams and a chair 10 dirhams.
The case of the use of chemical weapons in the Rif and Jbala in the 1920s has been brought before several United Nations bodies. A coordination group from northern Morocco is calling for recognition of colonial violations, the opening of military and political archives, official apologies and reparation mechanisms.
The lawyer of a Moroccan in the Netherlands used ChatGPT to prepare his appeal before the courts. The problem: a large part of the case-law references produced by the tool were incorrect. The Hague court was not impressed.
Morocco retains favorable access to international financial markets, but money borrowed abroad now costs the state more. The average cost of its external public debt has reached 3.9%, up 0.7 percentage points.
The Moroccan dirham slightly lost value against the euro over the past week, while it strengthened significantly against the dollar, according to the latest weekly indicators from Bank Al-Maghrib.
Morocco has just changed the rules for vehicle registration. For Moroccans residing abroad, the new text specifies the documents that can be used to prove their residence when completing procedures in Morocco.
Modest income declared to the tax authorities but significantly higher expenses or bank transactions can now trigger an audit. The DGI has ordered 5 000 taxpayers to regularize their situation and is seeking to recover around three billion dirhams.
Moroccan olive production could fall by 40% during the 2026-2027 campaign. Applied to the record figure of two million tonnes, this forecast would represent approximately 800,000 fewer tonnes, without causing a shortage, according to industry professionals.
Ryanair is preparing its largest-ever winter schedule in Morocco. The airline will offer 17 new routes, including seven departing from Rabat, for a total of 5.3 million seats.
In Ceuta, Sabah Hamed has turned her home into a humanitarian aid point. She receives around 400 migrants there every day, the vast majority of them Moroccan, offering them food, clean clothes and the chance to wash.