A fund for Moroccans living abroad could finance businesses in their home regions. The proposal aims to create local jobs while protecting money sent to families.
Two Moroccan F-16s flew at low altitude from Al Hoceïma while Spain deployed six F-18s, a frigate and its air defense system on the other side of the Alboran Sea.
A TUI fly Belgium flight bound for Al Hoceima had to return to Brussels on Wednesday before departing for Morocco again just over three hours after its first takeoff.
A Toulouse-based fast-food chain says that an establishment in Al Hoceïma is using its name without belonging to its network. It warns customers that it guarantees neither the products served nor the quality of the service.
Ferry cancellations between Motril and Al Hoceima are sparking outrage among many MREs from the Rif region. During peak Operation Marhaba, several travelers are forced to change ports, facing longer routes and additional expenses.
Repeated cancellations on the Motril-Al Hoceima maritime line are angering Moroccans from the Rif living abroad. The ASSORIF association denounces a situation that is disrupting vacation departures for many families, forced to revise their plans in the middle of summer season.
Moroccan authorities are tightening controls against illegal exploitation of summer parking facilities. Facing recurring abuses, strict directives now govern the granting of licenses on coastal areas to protect vacationers from any form of extortion.
Wanted for a Kalashnikov assassination committed in Paris in 2019, a 28-year-old Franco-Moroccan was arrested on Sunday in Al Hoceima. This arrest ends several years on the run.
The Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka, announced on Monday the launch of a study for a highway connecting Tétouan to Al Hoceïma . The long-awaited Tétouan-Chefchaouen axis project is meanwhile entering its final phase.
Facing the summer influx of vacationers, the Interior Ministry demands acceleration of processing building permits for Moroccans residing abroad (MRE . A strict directive aimed at eradicating administrative delays and chronic blockages in urban agencies.
Northern Morocco is facing a major housing crisis. Nearly 334,000 apartments remain unoccupied, a situation largely attributed to Moroccans living abroad (MRE), depriving locals of accessible housing.
A slight seismic tremor struck the Al Hoceima province on Saturday evening, May 30. No material damage or loss of life has been reported so far.