Massive Alcohol Smuggling Bust in Marrakech: Thousands of Illegal Bottles Seized
17 September 2020
A joint security commission carried out searches in several classified restaurants and alcohol depots in Marrakech. The harvest is striking.
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French Resident Assaulted by Municipal Agent in Marrakech, Investigation Underway
15 September 2020
A French national, residing in Marrakech, was the victim last Friday of an assault by a municipal agent. The man got away with a bruise to the eye.
Marrakech Tourism Plummets as COVID-19 Empties Iconic Jamaa El Fna Square
15 September 2020
Marrakech has lost its millions of tourists due to the health crisis related to the coronavirus. Professionals, employees, merchants are facing a harsh and painful reality.
Fatal Construction Site Collapse in Marrakech’s Hivernage District Under Investigation
13 September 2020
A construction site collapsed last Friday in the Hivernage district of Marrakech. According to the count made by the local authorities, there is one fatality.
Expired Alcohol Seized in Marrakech Restaurant Crackdown
12 September 2020
Control operations carried out on September 8 and 9 in restaurants and warehouses made it possible to seize large quantities of smuggled or expired alcoholic beverages, and (…)
Morocco Border Closure Disrupts French Airport Traffic, Impacting Regional Hubs
10 September 2020
The closure of Moroccan borders has hit hard French airports that offer air links to Morocco. This is the case, for example, of the one in Occitanie.
Moroccan Celebrity Trial in ’Hamza mon bb’ Blackmail Case Postponed to October
10 September 2020
The Hamza mon bb saga is far from over. The appeal trial of Dounia Batma, her sister Ibtissam and stylist Aicha Ayach, scheduled for this Wednesday, has been postponed to (…)
Marrakech Associations Plea to King Mohammed VI as City Faces Crisis Amid Corruption Claims
8 September 2020
Marrakech is in the grip of a slow death. The city has been abandoned to the hands of a devastating epidemic and "corrupt individuals". This is the distress call launched by (…)
Moroccan Prison Refutes Claims of Mistreatment of Tunisian Drug Trafficking Suspects
8 September 2020
The administration of the local prison of L’Oudaya in Marrakech rejected, on Saturday, rumors about the poor detention conditions of three Tunisian women involved in an (…)
Marrakech Real Estate Prices Dip, Transactions Plummet Amid COVID-19 Crisis
8 September 2020
A real indicator for investors and industry players in decision-making, the Real Estate Asset Price Index (IPAI) was published a few days ago by Bank Al-Maghrib. For this (…)