Kickboxing Star Badr Hari Welcomes Twins, Expanding Family to Six Children
3 January 2021
Badr Hari is a father again. The wife of the Moroccan kickboxer has just given birth to twins. The newborns are named Nora and Ayden.
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Border Closure Leads to Rare Day with No Births in Ceuta on New Year’s
2 January 2021
The closure of the borders between Morocco and the city of Ceuta had an unexpected consequence. No births occurred on New Year’s Day, which has not happened in many years.
Moroccan Tobacco Firm Introduces Groundbreaking 20-Week Paid Parental Leave
31 December 2020
As of January 1, 2021, workers at JTI North Africa, a subsidiary in Morocco of JTI (Japan Tobacco International), will be entitled to 20 weeks of parental leave when they have (…)
Family of Brussels Teen Who Died in Police Chase Files Complaint Against Prosecutor
17 December 2020
The information communicated to the press did not please the family of Adil, a 19-year-old who died in a police chase, who filed a complaint against the Brussels public (…)
Morocco’s Education Costs Burden Families, Minister Seeks New Funding Solutions
9 December 2020
Moroccans take care of 30% of the cost of education, twice the OECD average, said the Minister of National Education, Saaid Amzazi, on Saturday, December 5. To help households (…)
Comedian Gad Elmaleh Uncovers Surprising Family Polygamy Secret
5 December 2020
Moroccan comedian Gad Elmaleh has revealed a rather strange heavy family secret that he recently discovered.
African Banks Face Surge in Non-Performing Loans Amid COVID-19 Recovery
5 December 2020
In Morocco as in Nigeria, due to the health crisis, the percentage of non-performing loans will reach double digits. Even if the prospects for African banks will be stable in (…)
Moroccan Banks Face 14% Surge in Non-Performing Loans Amid COVID-19 Crisis
2 December 2020
The Moroccan banking system recorded, at the end of September, 80 billion DH in unpaid loans, or 8.5% of the outstanding bank loans. However, some banks have stated that these (…)
Moroccan Family and French Landlords Head to Court Over Housing Dispute
28 November 2020
A Moroccan family residing in Val-de-Marne and their landlords will have to settle the disputes that oppose them before a court on December 7th. One side complains about the (…)
Shocking Video of Child Abuse in Morocco Sparks Outrage on Social Media
25 November 2020
The video of a girl tortured for several minutes by what appears to be her mother has caused an outcry on Moroccan social media. The incident is said to have taken place in (…)