Ouadoud Rabbaj, 22 years old, disappeared on July 19 while spending his vacation with his parents in Tangier. Dependent on their assistance and a daily treatment he did not bring with him, the young MRE is being searched for by his relatives and Moroccan police.
Morocco is offering free copies of the Quran to MREs accompanied by translations in French, Spanish or English. This operation, conducted in cities and major transit points, specifically targets new generations of Moroccans living abroad.
In Marrakech, wedding professionals are noticing a sharp drop in bookings this summer . Rising prices, heat, declining MRE clientele and changing habits are pushing many couples to reduce the size of their celebrations.
In Larache, residents of Jnane Bouhsina have been denouncing for several years an open sewer running alongside their homes . The odors and insects become particularly difficult to bear in summer, when many MREs return to stay in the neighborhood.
Charleroi Airport will completely suspend traffic for several months in the second half of 2028. The Belgian-Moroccans accustomed to using this platform to reach Morocco will have to temporarily turn to other airports.
The death of Yasmin, a 13-year-old MRE teenager, triggered a major operation against quad rentals on Arekmane beaches , near Nador. Several vehicles were seized and a judicial investigation was opened.
The Port of Algeciras is expecting very high traffic as part of Marhaba 2026. MREs are urged to prepare their passage and especially not to enter the terminal without a confirmed ticket.
Not having a Moroccan passport or Moroccan national identity card does not automatically exclude a diaspora child from the currency exchange facilities granted for studies abroad. Foreign persons born to a Moroccan father or mother are expressly eligible.
The euro has regained some ground against the dirham at a time when many MREs are staying in Morocco. The increase remains modest, but it allows you to get slightly more dirhams when exchanging or transferring money.
Authorities want to end summer fares imposed by certain shared taxis between Martil, M’diq and Tétouan. Legal prices remain fixed at 6 and 8 dirhams depending on routes, not 10 dirhams.
After a slow start in early July, vacationers are flooding into Tétouan, Martil, M’diq, Fnideq and Tanger. Professionals are delighted by this rebound, while contesting criticism over prices sometimes deemed higher than in Spain.
A man has been sentenced in Spain to fifteen months in prison for repeatedly hurling racist and homophobic insults at a Moroccan waiter in a cafeteria in Santander.