The city of Marrakech will no longer be the "African capital of culture". The decision, described as incomprehensible by the organizers of the festivities, was made after a fit of anger by King Mohammed VI.
The captivating charm of Marrakech continues to attract the biggest names in the artistic, political and sports worlds. After Meryl Streep, Nicolas Sarkozy or Karim Benzema, it is the turn of the most beautiful woman in the world to fall for the African cultural capital.
The head of the economic and social service of the wilaya of Marrakech was sentenced, on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, to 6 years in prison and a fine of 500,000 DH to be paid to the plaintiff for corruption. This is the verdict handed down by the criminal chamber of the Court of Appeal of the ochre city.
Activists of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD) would have installed hidden surveillance cameras in 40 administrative annexes under the Ministry of the Interior. A spying operation exposed.
Unique in the world for a thousand and one reasons, Jamaâ El Fna square is teeming with small businesses that continue to seduce thousands of visitors every day. Some, however, break this magical charm with behaviors that are hardly reminiscent of the emblematic hospitality of the city.
Moulay Abderrahim El Kamil, a parliamentarian but also the president of a commune in the suburbs of Marrakech , was caught red-handed, following a trap set by the security services of the city.
The multi-talented artist Abdelkader Ababou died on Monday, January 20, at the University Hospital Center of Marrakech , at the age of 70.
At least 25 defendants are on trial in Rabat for their involvement in the theft of several luxury watches belonging to King Mohammed VI . The announcement of the disappearance of these watches from the royal palace in Marrakech had caused a stir.
In turn, the persons prosecuted in the Hamza mon bb case are setting a date with the justice system to respond to their involvement or not in the case. The trial of the blogger Soukaina Jannah, alias "Soukaina Glamour", is scheduled for January 23.
A police inspector serving at the wilaya of the national security in Casablanca was sentenced, on Thursday, January 16, 2020, to 10 months in prison for his involvement in the "Hamza mon bb" case. This is the verdict rendered by the court of first instance in Marrakech.
The authorities of Marrakech have carried out, with the support of the health services, a large-scale operation to eliminate, by gunfire, stray dogs.
Zoubida Boughaba, Moroccan writer and feminist, almost did not host a press conference focused on the presentation of her book "Cuentos populares del Rif" (Popular Tales of the Rif), on January 13 in Melilla. The members of the Islamic Commission of Melilla (CIM) threatened her with death.