Casablanca Court Acquits Two in High-Profile Land Fraud Case
4 March 2025
The court of first instance in Casablanca has acquitted Mohammed A. and Saïd A., accused of real estate fraud, including "the sale of illegal constructions and clandestine (…)
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Pilot Bitten by Stowaway Tarantula During Madrid-Bound Flight
3 March 2025
Big scare mid-flight. A tarantula bit a pilot of Iberia allergic to spiders during a flight between Düsseldorf and Madrid on Saturday. Despite this incident, the flight (…)
Moroccan Tax Authorities Probe High-End Real Estate Developers Over Cash Payments
28 February 2025
The regional control teams of the Directorate General of Taxes (DGI) are investigating the requirement made to clients by large real estate developers to pay in cash during (…)
Gendarmes’ Lawyers Challenge Drug Trafficker’s Bribery Claims in Casablanca Court
26 February 2025
At a first hearing at the Casablanca Court of Appeal on Tuesday, the lawyers of several gendarmes accused of corruption highlighted the contradictions in the statements of the (…)
Algerian Consulate Official Injured in Moroccan Highway Accident
26 February 2025
The services of the Royal Gendarmerie from the motorcycle unit of the company and the Settat region intervened for a serious accident involving Algerian nationals, including an (…)
Land Fraud Scheme Targets World Cup 2030 Sites in Morocco
25 February 2025
In Lahraouyine, a commune located in the Casablanca-Settat region, attempts at land fraud are underway in view of the 2030 World Cup. Fraudsters are appropriating abandoned (…)
Casablanca City Council Embroiled in Document Forgery Allegations
25 February 2025
The Casablanca City Council is at the heart of a forgery case. Conventions already adopted in plenary session would have been falsified before their approval by the supervisory (…)
French-Algerian Fugitive Wanted for Drug Trafficking Arrested in Morocco
23 February 2025
A 42-year-old French national of Algerian origin was arrested on Friday in Casablanca by the judicial police. Suspected of being involved in a drug trafficking and money (…)
Morocco Builds World’s Second-Largest Stadium for 2030 World Cup
23 February 2025
With its 115,000 seats, the Grand Stade Hassan II, under construction in Benslimane, near Casablanca, will be the second largest in the world. The jewel should host the 2030 (…)
Royal Air Maroc to Launch Direct Flights Between Casablanca and London-Stansted
23 February 2025
In order to strengthen its presence in the United Kingdom, the national airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) plans to launch a direct line between Casablanca airport and (…)