Internet Usage Soars in Morocco: 75% Online, 60% Active on Social Media
7 October 2021
About 28 million Moroccans, or 75% of the population, have access to the Internet and nearly 22 million use social networks, according to a recent study.
Casablanca Lawyer Disbarred Over Facebook Post, Sparking Controversy
5 October 2021
A lawyer was disbarred from the Casablanca bar for having undermined honor and integrity through a Facebook post. This is the decision rendered by the Advisory Chamber of the (…)
Trial Begins for Three Moroccans Accused of ISIS Recruitment in Spain
13 September 2021
The trial of the three Moroccans accused of indoctrination on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube and of inciting people to join the Islamic State and carry (…)
Morocco Tightens COVID-19 Restrictions as Cases Surge, PM Explains Measures
12 August 2021
Morocco has tightened preventive health measures in recent days to counter the surge in positive Covid-19 cases. A situation that raises many questions, to which the Head of (…)
Moroccan Salafist Leader Defends Nation’s Security Efforts Amid Pegasus Spyware Allegations
23 July 2021
The Pegasus affair in which some organizations have made serious accusations of espionage against Morocco continues to be controversial. Mohamed Fizazi, one of the most (…)
Moroccan Influencer Jailed for Posting King’s Private Photos, Public Disturbance
18 June 2021
Soufiane El Bahri, the administrator of a Facebook page that republishes private photos of King Mohammed VI, was sentenced to one year in prison. This is the verdict handed (…)
Ferry to Repatriate French Citizens from Morocco to Marseille on May 22
17 May 2021
Subject to obtaining the agreement of the Moroccan authorities, the French embassy in Rabat announced on its Facebook page that a ferry to repatriate French citizens stranded (…)
Moroccan Prison Refutes Claims of Denying Journalist Contact with Family
16 May 2021
The Administration of the Local Prison of Ain Sebaa 1 reacted to the statements of the wife of journalist Souleimane Raissouni. She had claimed on social networks that the (…)
WhatsApp Dominates Moroccan Social Media, Study Finds 90% Urban Usage
13 May 2021
A large majority, or 84% to 90% of Moroccans, use the WhatsApp messaging service. In this group of users, 79% are true addicts, while nearly 3 out of 4 Moroccans regularly use (…)
Jailed Moroccan Journalist Raissouni Hospitalized in Critical Condition, Wife Reports
13 May 2021
Incarcerated at the local prison of Oukacha in Casablanca, journalist Souleimane Raissouni was transferred on Monday to the prison clinic in critical condition, according to (…)