While they had validated their ticket, Moroccan students were unable to participate in the 65th edition of the International Mathematical Olympiad held in Bath, United Kingdom, from July 11 to 22, due to a lack of visa. Concerned, parliamentarian Khalid Sati of the National Union of Labor is questioning the Minister of National Education, Preschool and Sports, Chakib Benmoussa.
Many Moroccans choose to spend their holidays outside Morocco, particularly in Spain, Portugal or Turkey, due to the too expensive tourist offers proposed in the kingdom. The thematic group responsible for evaluating public policies in the field of tourism, at the House of Advisors, looked into the issue.
The Moroccan parliament has adopted on Monday a bill amending and supplementing law No. 18-00 relating to the status of the co-ownership of built-up properties.
In Parliament, Mohamed Abdeljalil, Minister of Transport and Logistics, once again explained the rise in ticket prices for Moroccans residing in Morocco (MRE) wishing to return to Morocco this summer as part of the Marhaba operation.
The proliferation of immoral, futile and offensive content on social networks is a concern for civil society and political actors, especially opposition deputies. They are calling for decisive action to combat this negative phenomenon, which affects the social and cultural fabric of society. Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, proposes solutions.
Morocco has put in place measures and mechanisms to reduce polluting gas emissions generated by the mobility of the taxi fleet, said Abdelouafi Laftit, Minister of the Interior, to Parliament.
Deputies from various parliamentary groups in the House of Advisors questioned the Minister of Transport and Logistics, Mohammed Abdeljalil, about the "soaring prices of travel tickets" denounced by Moroccans living abroad who are preparing to return to Morocco as part of the Marhaba Operation.
The national airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is facing criticism from Moroccans living in Canada and the United States and Moroccan deputies, due to its excessive fares deemed higher than average as the summer season approaches and the absence of its CEO Abdelhamid Addou at a meeting dedicated to tourist transport in Parliament.
Member of Parliament Ahmed Abbadi from the parliamentary group of the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) in the House of Representatives denounced the low bandwidth of the Internet connection in several cities and regions of Morocco, attributing responsibility for this situation to the telecommunications companies.
In total, 30 Moroccan deputies are being prosecuted by the justice system in their capacity as mayor for their alleged involvement in cases of corruption, embezzlement of public funds, blackmail, and falsification of public documents.
Despite the lack of a law, Moroccan women alone or without a marriage certificate are still prohibited from staying in hotels in the kingdom. MPs have questioned Abdellatif Ouahbi, the Minister of Justice, about this discriminatory practice.
Councilor Khalid Es-Satte, representative of the National Union of Labor in Morocco (UNTM), is concerned about the massive food poisoning in Marrakech and is calling on the Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests to strengthen the monitoring of establishments, especially with the approach of the summer season marked by the massive arrival of tourists and Moroccans residing abroad (MREs).