Moroccan Living Abroad

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• Major Real Estate Fraud Trial Begins in Morocco, Involving Notaries and Officials
  3 January 2023, by Sylvanus

  The examination of the case of a real estate fraud scandal involving 21 defendants, including notaries, adouls, former commune presidents, intermediaries and a real estate developer, continues before the Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Tétouan.
  Prosecuted for fraud, breach of trust, violation of investment laws, forgery and use of forgeries in a case involving several million dirhams, and which has affected hundreds of victims, 21 defendants, including notaries, adouls, former (…)

• Housing assistance in Morocco: a program popular with Moroccans living abroad
  8 November 2024, by Said

  Moroccans living abroad (MRE) play an important role in the success of the direct housing assistance program, according to Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, Minister of National Land Use Planning, Urban Planning, Housing and City Policy.
  As of November 5th, 28,458 people have benefited from this scheme, a quarter of whom are Moroccans living abroad (MRE). The State has contributed 2.3 billion dirhams, or 20% of the total value of the acquired housing, which amounts to 11.4 billion dirhams. (…)

• Morocco Tightens Rules on Bringing Personal Medications into Country
  2 July 2023, by Said

  The Moroccan Customs services prohibit the introduction of medicines into Morocco, except for personal needs. To this end, certain provisions must be scrupulously respected.
  Thus, medicines for personal use can benefit from customs exemption. In this case, when they are introduced, you must:
  • provide the relevant medical documents (medical certificate, prescription, etc.);
  • subscribe to an undertaking to use the imported medicines only for personal needs and to re-export the unused (…)

• Hassan II Foundation Opens Reception Center for Moroccan Diaspora During Marhaba 2021
  25 June 2021, by Jonas

  A reception center dedicated to Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) will open from June 25 to September 15, at the headquarters of the Hassan II Foundation, in Rabat, as part of the Marhaba 2021 operation, it was announced on Thursday.
  This special device made available to the Moroccan diaspora will make it possible to meet their needs and requests in different areas, particularly legal and economic, informs the Foundation, which specifies that the center will operate continuously from (…)

• World Cup: Montreal’s Moroccan Community Buzzes Ahead of Morocco-Canada Match
  30 November 2022, by Sylvanus

  Moroccans in Montreal are eagerly awaiting the match between Morocco and Canada, a team already eliminated from the World Cup.
  The Morocco-Canada match for the 3rd day of the Qatar 2022 World Cup is highly anticipated in Montreal, where there is a large Moroccan community - about 37,360. Some Moroccans living abroad (MREs) intend to storm the cafes and bars of the city, especially "Petit Maghreb", located in a neighborhood north of downtown, to follow the match on Thursday, December 1, (…)

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  23 February 2019, by Amine
• Moroccan Man Arrested in Failed Air Vent Bank Heist in Canary Islands
  2 February 2019, by Amine

  It is a rather strange attempted bank robbery, perpetrated by a Moroccan, that has just taken place in the Canary Islands. The latter tried to break into a bank through the air vents before being arrested by the police.
  The initial idea was certainly tempting and, perhaps, achievable. A bit like in action movies, a 38-year-old Moroccan, residing in the Canary Islands, went into action, no doubt with an action plan that took him 5 minutes, judging by its complexity and the results of his (…)

• Remittances to Morocco Dip 1.7% in 2018, Foreign Investment Rises
  7 February 2019, by Said

  Funds transferred by Moroccans residing abroad are slightly down, according to the Foreign Exchange Office in a note on its monthly indicators of foreign trade for the 2018 fiscal year.
  They were set at 64.8 billion dirhams for the year 2018, down 1.7% compared to the previous year, it is specified. In its previous notes, particularly those of last November and December, the office had already reported declines in these flows.
  Regarding Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Morocco, it (…)

• Moroccan Pop Star Saâd Lamjarred Faces Multiple Rape Allegations
  11 February 2019, by Bladi.net

  The magazine Sept à Huit returned on Sunday to the Saâd Lamjarred case with the broadcast of a report on the French television channel TF1. 20 minutes of reporting to summarize the legal troubles of the Moroccan star, but also and above all, to give a voice to his alleged victims.
  Following his release under judicial supervision in early December, the magazine Sept à Huit decided to return to the course of the case of the Arab pop prince and interview several protagonists involved in the (…)

• Moroccan Remittances Plunge 9.2% in January, Foreign Investment Down 30.4%
  5 March 2019, by Said

  A sharp drop in remittances by Moroccans living abroad was recorded in January, according to figures just released by the Office of Exchange.
  Thus, remittances experienced a sharp 9.2% drop in January compared to the same period last year, the office indicates, with them standing at 5.4 billion dirhams compared to 5.95 billion dirhams in January 2018.
  This note on the monthly indicators of foreign trade in January 2019 also shows a 30.4% drop in the flow of Foreign Direct Investment, (…)