Fez Tourism Plummets 77% in 2020 Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
18 February 2021
The year 2020 was not at all prosperous for the tourism sector, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In Fez, tourist nights in classified accommodation establishments fell by 77%, (…)
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Schengen Visa Forgery Ring Busted in Morocco: Prison Sentences and Fines Handed Down
17 February 2021
The court of first instance in Fez sentenced the main defendants in the case of forged Schengen visas to various prison sentences. Fifteen other defendants, including five (…)
Morocco Showcases Jewish Heritage to Boost Tourism from US Jewish Community
16 February 2021
The Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT) is mobilizing to promote the Moroccan destination to the American Jewish community. In consultation with four Regional Tourism (…)
Morocco Health Officials Refute Rumors of COVID-19 Vaccine-Related Deaths
16 February 2021
The regional health directorate (DRS) of Fès-Meknès has denied the rumors of recent days reporting the death of two elderly people after being vaccinated against Covid-19. (…)
Morocco Expands Social Protection: Health Insurance, Family Benefits, and Pensions to Reach Millions More
13 February 2021
The Moroccan government intends to universalize compulsory basic health insurance, family allowances and pensions within a few years. It is in this framework that it approved (…)
Fez Approves Plans for New Technopark to Boost Innovation and Industry
7 February 2021
The municipal council of Fez met in an ordinary session this week under the chairmanship of the mayor. Several partnership agreements were approved, including the one relating (…)
Moroccan Lawmaker Accused of Land Fraud and Embezzlement in Fez
5 February 2021
The deputy and president of the Provincial Council of the Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM), involved in a case of exploitation rights of soulaliyate lands, has just (…)
Moroccan Court Ruling on Psychological Violence Hailed as Women’s Rights Victory
2 February 2021
The Democratic Association of Moroccan Women welcomes the recent judgment by the Court of First Instance in Fès, which condemned the psychological violence exerted by two (…)
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI Receives Chinese Sinopharm Vaccine, Launches National COVID-19 Campaign
29 January 2021
King Mohammed VI launched the national vaccination campaign against Covid-19 on Thursday, February 28, in Fez. He was injected with the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine.
Morocco Hands Down First Prison Sentence for Psychological Violence Against Woman
28 January 2021
A first in the annals of Moroccan justice. Applying the law on violence against women, a man was sentenced by the court of first instance in Fès for brutality and psychological (…)