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Despite the decrease in crime in 2018, the justice system is sounding the alarm on certain crimes and offenses such as fraud, breach of trust and drug trafficking, which are recording a sharp increase.
Very good news for Moroccan tourism, whose players can rub their hands. According to statistics from the Tourism Observatory (OTM), more than 5.4 million tourists, including more than 2 million Moroccans residing abroad (MREs), visited Morocco between January and June 2019.
The end-of-year holidays in Europe will be complicated for Moroccans, especially for those who do not yet have the "Schengen" visa. The visa application platform is saturated, causing a blockage in the scheduling of appointments.
Morocco is preparing to participate in the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), one of the most important trade shows in the field of electronics. It will be held from January 7 to 12, 2020 in Las Vegas. This Show, which has been opening its doors annually since 1967, has had the honor of revealing most of the innovations in electronics.
The city of Casablanca has become a large market for school supplies. As preparations for the school year are in full swing, parents and resellers are rushing to find various school products before the prices of the items skyrocket.
A water park for the Port of Tangier-ville. This time, near the marina. The call for expressions of interest for the realization of the project was launched by the Société d’aménagement de l’Environnement portuaire de Tanger-ville (SAPT). It is open to both national and international developers. Leasing or acquiring the land are the options being studied according to the SAPT.
The vehicle fleet of the Moroccan army is being enriched. A batch of 50 light equipment transporters have been shipped from the United States to the Kingdom. About fifty more trucks are expected to join them in the coming months.
The moment was magical and deserves to be dwelt upon. The first regular Toulouse-Rabat-Casablanca flight of Aéropostale celebrates its 100th anniversary. On Sunday, September 1st, a crew made up mainly of Moroccans retraced this flight initiated by Pierre-Georges Latécoère in 1919.
Severe criticism against Morocco in its natural disaster management policy. The Kingdom has been singled out in a World Bank report. According to the financial institution, the authorities have no prevention strategy. The recent material and human damage caused by the floods recorded in the southern regions of Morocco reinforce the World Bank in its Report.
Feminist and Muslim activists angry at the ban on wearing full-body swimsuits stormed an establishment in the 11th Arrondissement to swim in the pool. This attitude provoked some clashes that led to the closure of the swimming area.
The presence of the Jewish community in North Africa dates back to the 3rd century BC. The fruit of several waves of immigration, North African Judaism has left a significant imprint on Jewish history, even if its origin is little known and continues to be debated among historians. But after several millennia of presence and resistance in North Africa, the Jewish community seems to be slowly dying out.
Nicolas Sarkozy and Dominique Strauss-Kahn are expected on September 12th in Casablanca. The two men are going there to participate in the second edition of the Summer University organized by the General Confederation of Enterprises of Morocco (CGEM).