MREs: Massive traffic jams in Ceuta (video)
24 December 2024
Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) caused massive traffic jams in Ceuta. They were hoping to arrive quickly in Morocco to spend the end-of-year holidays there.
Environment
Casablanca’s New Urban Aesthetics Plan Sparks Backlash from Restaurant Owners
22 December 2024
The decision of the Casablanca city hall to harmonize the urban aesthetics of the city and put an end to the disorder related to the occupation of public space is provoking the (…)
Atlas Mountains Named Top Global Travel Destination for 2025
20 December 2024
The Atlas Mountains (Morocco) are in the global top 3 of must-see mountains to visit in 2025. And, bookings for the destination are already booming.
Spain-Morocco Undersea Tunnel Set for Completion by 2030 World Cup
17 December 2024
On the drawing board for several years, the project to build a tunnel connecting Punta Paloma, in Spain, to Punta Malabata, in Morocco, will soon take shape. The construction (…)
Casablanca Launches Major Crackdown on Illegal Construction
17 December 2024
Complying with the instructions of the Ministry of the Interior, the local authorities of Casablanca have launched a vast and intense clean-up campaign to put an end to the (…)
Morocco Struggles to Enforce Plastic Bag Ban as Pollution Persists
11 December 2024
Despite a law banning plastic bags, waste continues to pollute the streets of the kingdom. Leila Benali, Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, calls for a (…)
Rare Moroccan Atlas Dog Breed Faces Extinction Amid Global Trafficking
10 December 2024
In Morocco, the Atlas dog, a 100% Moroccan rare breed of dogs called "Aïdi" dogs, is the victim of massive exploitation by Moroccans and foreigners, making it an endangered (…)
Rabat Launches Campaign to Clear Homeless from Public Spaces
8 December 2024
Rabat is making the fight against vagrancy and begging a priority. A campaign is underway in the city’s neighborhoods, including the secondary streets leading to Mohammed V (…)
Animal Rights Group Alleges Mass Culling of Stray Dogs in Morocco Ahead of 2030 World Cup
6 December 2024
Network for Animals (NFA), an animal protection organization, is alerting to the massacre of stray dogs in Morocco in the name of co-hosting the 2030 World Cup with Spain and (…)
Moroccan Cities Stagnate in Global Expat Quality of Life Rankings
6 December 2024
Moroccan cities are not well off in the ranking of cities that offer the best quality of life for expatriates.