Morocco to Toughen Laws on Illicit Enrichment with Asset Seizure and Fines
17 May 2019
The Penal Code will soon be amended to include harsher penalties against persons found guilty of illicit enrichment.
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Morocco’s Prime Minister Calls for Urgent Reopening of Algerian Border
17 May 2019
The Head of Government, Saadeddine El Othmani, described Moroccan-Algerian relations as better compared to the past, during a ftour organized in honor of several journalists.
Moroccan Couple Arrested for Public Kiss During Ramadan, Sparking Controversy
17 May 2019
Two young people have just been arrested by the gendarmerie services, around Guelmim, and more precisely in Ifrane Atlas Saghir. They were kissing in a car and passers-by seem (…)
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI Condemns "Ignoble" Terrorist Attacks on Saudi Oil Facilities
17 May 2019
King Mohammed VI has just condemned the "ignoble" terrorist attacks that targeted several oil facilities in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.
UN Report: Morocco Faces Severe Beach Erosion from Illegal Sand Mining
16 May 2019
The United Nations Environment Program has released a report in which it focused on the mafias and smugglers who illegally strip Moroccan beaches of their sand. It emerges that (…)
Morocco’s Economic Divide Deepens: Rural-Urban Gap Widens Despite Government Efforts
16 May 2019
According to data from the High Commission for Planning (HCP), territorial inequalities in Morocco need a quarter of a century to be halved. And the State is partly responsible (…)
Study: 30% of Young Moroccan Women Face Online Harassment, Minister Reports
16 May 2019
The Minister of Solidarity, Women, Family and Social Development, Bassima Hakkaoui, presented this week in Rabat the results of the 2nd national survey on the prevalence of (…)
Taxi Driver Murdered in Sidi Kacem; Wife and Lover Suspected in Plot
16 May 2019
This strangely reminds us of the Merdas case where a deputy of the Constitutional Union (Merdas) was killed by his wife’s lover. In Sidi Kacem, a taxi driver has just been (…)
Norwegian Mafia Member’s Prison Transfer Compromised by Bribed Moroccan Guards
16 May 2019
Six Norwegian nationals were allowed to contact a Norwegian mafia member during his transfer from the Salé prison to the Marrakech international airport for extradition to his (…)
Tragedy in Kenitra: Young Soldier’s Suicide at Military Barracks Prompts Investigation
16 May 2019
A soldier in his early twenties committed suicide this weekend inside a military barracks in Kenitra. An investigation has been opened.