Morocco

The family of 47-year-old British-Australian businessman Allen McKenna, who died and was buried in Casablanca, not far from his Moroccan wife Majda Mjaoual’s home, on February 22, is demanding the repatriation of his body.
"What the family wants is to get Allen back... we don’t care about his possessions, we just want him to come back, we don’t want him in Morocco. Either we bring him back to England or Australia... we don’t even know where he’s buried in Morocco at the moment," pleaded (…)

An incident involving a Hawker XP800 aircraft occurred on Friday at 4:10 PM, near Fez-Saïss airport, according to the Ministry of Transport and Logistics. The aircraft, registered CN-TKC and operated by Air Ocean airline, was on a flight from Marrakech.
During the landing phase at Fez-Saïss airport, the plane deviated from the runway. It then hit an airport fence. The crash caused significant material damage to the aircraft.
The human toll reports four injured: the three crew members (…)

The National Ports Agency (ANP) of Morocco has launched a call for tenders to recruit a concessionaire for the Casablanca port shipyard for a period of 30 years.
The ANP is looking for "a specialized operator for the concession of the development, equipment, operation and maintenance of the new shipyard at the port of Casablanca," under construction, says the Moroccan public body on its website. Moroccan authorities have already spent $300 million (265 million euros) on this project, (…)

On the sidelines of an official visit to Seoul, Riyad Mezzour, the Moroccan Minister of Industry and Trade, showed interest in cutting-edge military equipment, including the K2 tank, the KSS-III submarine, and the Cheongung anti-aircraft system.
Towards military cooperation between Morocco and South Korea? In recent months, the two countries have strengthened their ties. After awarding a contract worth 2,200 billion won (about 1.5 billion euros) to Hyundai Rotem for the supply of (…)

Canada has expanded its Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) program to include eligible travelers from 13 countries, including Morocco.
No more visa for Moroccans or travelers from Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Costa Rica, Panama, Philippines, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, and Uruguay who have had a Canadian visa in the past 10 years or who currently hold a valid U.S. non-immigrant visa. They can apply (…)

A group of Moroccan hackers has hacked the website of the Algerian Ministry of Labor and the database of the General Mutual of Posts and Telecommunications, in retaliation for the cyberattack that targeted Morocco’s National Social Security Fund (CNSS).
"In less than 24 hours, we managed to hack into the internal systems of the General Mutual of Posts and Telecommunications (MGPTT), extracting more than 13 GB of confidential data. These include personal data and highly sensitive strategic (…)

Based on suspicions of money laundering from real estate professionals, the control services of the National Financial Intelligence Authority (ANRF) have launched investigations in the cities of Casablanca and Marrakech concerning certain real estate projects of the "office space" type.
These investigations focus on investors, including Moroccans residing abroad (MRE), who have no specific training or experience in the real estate or construction sector, and whose ability to mobilize (…)

Despite the drop in oil prices and the dollar since the beginning of the year, fuel prices at the pump remain high in Morocco. An inexplicable increase denounced by the Moroccan Federation of Consumer Rights.
While fuel prices are recording sharp declines in several countries in Europe and around the world, they are still rising in Morocco. The National Union of Oil and Gas and the Moroccan Federation of Consumer Rights have continuously denounced these "unjustified" prices, questioning (…)

The toll is heavy in Jerada after an accident that occurred Friday evening: one person lost their life and eight others were injured when a car ended its course in a busy café in the city center. The health condition of several injured, urgently transported to the regional hospital, was deemed unstable.
According to initial information available, the tragedy was reportedly due to the driver losing control of the vehicle. The car then allegedly skidded before violently crashing into the (…)

The French Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau, is expected this weekend in Morocco for an official working visit. This trip comes as Paris and Rabat display their shared desire to strengthen their ties. Meetings with high-ranking Moroccan officials are on the agenda, focusing on several topics of bilateral cooperation.
At the heart of this visit, Mr. Retailleau is expected to meet with his Moroccan counterpart, Abdelouafi Laftit. The discussions between the two ministers should (…)