The Casablanca corniche was the scene of a knife attack on Sunday, August 18, 2019. Two Italian tourists walking along the newly developed Casablanca coast were held up by armed individuals.
The construction sites undertaken in the metropolis give an unfinished taste to the inhabitants of Casablanca: unfinished work, potholes everywhere. The city is experiencing a turmoil that seriously disrupts daily life, without however alerting the authorities.
Threatened with death for wearing shorts on a construction site near Taroudant, three young Belgian volunteer girls decided to return home while the Belgian organizers of these camps announced that no new group of volunteers will be sent to Morocco. It is in this atmosphere that several Moroccans and Moroccans organized, on Saturday, August 10, 2019, in Casablanca, a march to denounce what they describe as "obscurantism".
"American Airlines" intends to launch five new intercontinental routes next summer. Among them, Philadelphia-Casablanca, a first for the airline that has not been interested in Africa until now.
The bath services of the "Hassan II" Grand Mosque, located in Casablanca, officially opened their doors to the public on Wednesday, August 7, 2019. The peculiarity of this religious building is that it offers both Moorish baths and modern "health baths" equipped with aquatic animations drawing their water directly from the natural wealth of the Atlantic Ocean.
Elements of the police from the Anfa security district in Casablanca arrested a 19-year-old man. He is suspected of having placed stone barriers on the road to Azemmour in order to rob motorists.
Caught off guard on the morning of Wednesday, August 7, 2019, by a strike of M’dina Bus drivers, Casablancans no longer know which way to turn, especially given the deficit that already prevailed compared to the large taxis.
With the approach of Eid al-Adha, the Casablanca metropolis risks being buried under piles of garbage. The garbage collectors threaten to strike on August 8 and 9, with the possibility of extending it if the authorities do not respond to their requests.
The drinking water distribution company, Lydec, has refuted the unfavorable comments of a retired employee of the company on the quality of its services in the Greater Casablanca region. In a press release, Lydec tries to contain the controversy that is raging on social networks.
Located in the heart of the Moroccan metropolis, the Grand Theater of Casablanca is finally ready to be inaugurated. A multidisciplinary space, it is one of the largest cultural spaces in Africa and the Arab world.
Closed since July 20 for work reasons, the nine tramway stations in Casablanca, located between Derb Ghallef and Aïn Diab, resumed service on Monday, August 5, 2019.
Elements of the Aïn Sebaa-Hay Mohammadi police district in Casablanca arrested a 28-year-old repeat offender on Friday, August 2, 2019. He is allegedly involved in a case of theft, under threat of a bladed weapon, inside an urban transport bus in Casablanca.