
Casablanca Cuts Free Bus Service for Disabled, Sparking Protests
The new Casablanca urban transport provider, Alsa , has canceled the free bus service for people with disabilities. A demonstration is planned this week in front of the City Council.

The new Casablanca urban transport provider, Alsa , has canceled the free bus service for people with disabilities. A demonstration is planned this week in front of the City Council.

The Court of First Instance in Casablanca ruled in favor, on Wednesday, November 25, 2020, of Royal Air Maroc (RAM) by deciding to dissolve the Moroccan Association of Airline Pilots (AMPL).

The verdict was handed down on Monday in the case of the police inspector, found guilty of the murder of two young people in Casablanca . The court of first instance sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment.

Ten years in prison for the mother who had thrown her 3 children from the fourth floor of a building in Sidi Bernoussi. The verdict was handed down on Monday by the Casablanca Court of Appeal.

The detection of a case of Covid-19 contamination among the staff of the French Consulate General in Casablanca has led to the closure of the diplomatic representation. The reopening is planned for Friday, November 27.

The services of the Casablanca police prefecture arrested 13 individuals, including three minors, for refusing to comply. In addition to the many acts of vandalism they are accused of, the defendants also violated the measures of the health emergency state .

The director of the Mohammed V hospital in Casablanca, Dr. Othmane Baid, is no more. He died on Sunday from a Covid-19 infection.

A joint operation carried out by elements of the national security and customs services made it possible to intercept 2 tons and 360 kg of cannabis resin at the port of Casablanca. This large quantity of drugs was hidden in containers of minerals destined for export.

Morocco wants to make the Sahara a strategic link to sub-Saharan Africa. This is in line with the vision of King Mohammed VI who, on November 7, 2020, on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the Green March, reaffirmed his objectives of economic development "of the great Moroccan South".

Casablanca will receive its 700 buses in January 2021 to meet the city’s public transportation needs.

The second wave of Covid-19 that is looming, not to mention the seasonal flu that is on the horizon, is causing a lot of concern in the kingdom. While the capacity for intensive care and resuscitation has been doubled, the nursing staff, on the other hand, is lacking, while at the same time, new cases of contamination continue to be reported.

The increase in the price of real estate assets recorded in the third quarter of 2020 has affected Moroccan cities in a specific way. This increase is more observed in Rabat.