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• Ride-Hailing App Heetch Expands to Marrakech, Partners with Local Taxi Drivers
  16 January 2019, by Said

  The transportation service Heetch has just announced its launch in Marrakech, two years after its inauguration in Casablanca.
  For Heetch, its deployment in Marrakech constitutes "a new step in its strategy to quickly and surely weave a virtuous web across the main agglomerations of the country," highlighting its association with professional taxis.
  In total, 100 taxi drivers are to collaborate from the launch of the service, and their number should grow to reach 500 registered drivers (…)

• Barceló Hotel Group Expands in Marrakech with $35 Million Acquisition
  17 January 2019, by Said

  The Barceló Hotel Group has just announced the acquisition for the sum of 35 million euros (about 360 million dirhams) of a hotel in Marrakech.
  The Barceló Palmeraie (formerly Palmariva) has 252 rooms and suites and will also have two swimming pools and a garden of more than 140,000 m2, in addition to several treatment rooms, a wellness center and two restaurants (Moroccan and international).
  In addition to this hotel, the Spanish group has also acquired two plots of land, one of which (…)

• Landslide Traps 14 in Van Near Marrakech, Rescue Efforts Underway
  25 July 2019, by Kamal

  14 people from Marrakech, on board a van, remained trapped under the rubble following a landslide on the national road leading to Taroudant.
  The incident occurred yesterday, Wednesday, July 24, 2019, in the evening, when a passenger transport vehicle was crushed by a sudden rock slide as it was heading towards the city of Taliouine.
  According to a close relative of the driver, relayed by the site kech24, 14 people disappeared under the rubble, while major efforts were made to extract (…)

• Morocco Cracks Down on Undeclared Tourist Rentals in Anti-Terrorism Push
  4 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  Morocco, to counter terrorist attacks, is in a policy of preventing their crimes. To this end, measures have been taken at the local authority level to warn owners of real estate who persist in renting them to tourists without communicating their identity and contact details.
  This provision was taken for security reasons related to the fight against terrorism and crime, in January 2017. At the time, citizen owners of furnished houses and apartments had been warned by the Ministry of the (…)

• Suspect Arrested in Marrakech Tourist Assault Case
  19 August 2019, by Sylvanus

  The aggressor of the tourist couple is no longer free to move around. The judicial police of Marrakech arrested him.
  After assaulting a couple of tourists, in the Laksour district, in the old medina, he managed to flee on a motorcycle, with the help of accomplices, reports Barlamane.com.
  The investigations of the judicial police were conclusive: the main suspect of the assault was identified and then arrested at his home, in Bab Aylan.
  For now, the investigation continues to arrest his (…)

• Ethiopian Runners Sweep Top Spots in 30th Marrakech Marathon
  28 January 2019, by Said

  The Ethiopians largely dominated yesterday’s Marrakech marathon, which saw the participation of more than 9,000 participants for its 30th edition.
  In the Men’s category, it was the Ethiopian Fikadu Girma Teferi who won by running the distance in 2h:08min:43s, followed by the Kenyan Maina Paul Muchemi (2:08:49) and the other Ethiopian Dinbushe Bira Seboka (2:09:56).
  Among the women, it was the Ethiopian Zewdu Asefa Mulunesh who won the title by running this event in 2h:29:57.
  As for (…)

• Dior to Unveil "Cruise 2020" Collection in Marrakech’s Mystery Venue
  4 February 2019, by Amine

  On April 29, in a still secret location in Marrakech, the next fashion show of one of the most prestigious French fashion houses will take place: Christian Dior. An unmissable event in the fashion world.
  Will Christian Dior set his sights on the ochre city, after Yves Saint Laurent? This is at least what the recent decision of the great French couturier to present his new collection there can suggest.
  The exact location where this major event will take place at the end of April is still (…)

• Maria Sharapova Stuns in Vibrant Moroccan Photoshoot by Famed Artist Hassan Hajjaj
  6 February 2019, by Amine

  Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova has just joined the list of celebrities photographed by Hassan Hajjaj, after Will Smith, Madonna, or Cardi B. She is seen in a photo wearing a (very) colorful outfit.
  It is on Instagram that the Moroccan-British photographer Hassan Hajjaj, known for photographing stars, published one of his latest photos, the model of which is none other than the Russian international tennis player Maria Sharapova. And it’s far from black and white...
  Currently (…)

• Morocco’s King Appoints Nine New Ambassadors to Strengthen Diplomatic Corps
  8 February 2019, by Said

  King Mohammed VI yesterday appointed nine new ambassadors during a council of ministers held in Marrakech, on the proposal of Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Othmani.
  According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, these are mainly career diplomats and personalities from different backgrounds "who will have to contribute to the strengthening of the Moroccan diplomatic apparatus".
  Here is the complete list:
  • Ahmed Rahhou, Ambassador to the European Union
  • Hassan Tariq, Ambassador to the (…)

• Tourists’ Bag Snatching Foiled by Bystanders in Marrakech’s Old Medina
  29 August 2019, by Sylvanus

  Passersby thwarted an attempted snatching of which two French nationals were victims in the old medina of Marrakech.
  According to witnesses on the spot, two thugs tried to snatch the bag of a French woman who was walking with her companion on Rue de Derb Dabachi, near Djamàa El fna square in the ochre city.
  The thugs did not have enough time to commit their theft because passersby intervened.
  Alerted, the police went to the scene but failed to catch the two individuals. It is (…)