Casablanca Doctor Sentenced to 10 Years for Real Estate Fraud Scheme
2 January 2020
A doctor, manager of a private clinic in Casablanca, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, for having falsified real estate documents.
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Morocco Launches Toll-Free Hotline for Scarce Thyroid Medication Levothyrox
2 January 2020
Patients suffering from thyroid disorders now have a toll-free number to obtain the Levothyrox medication. This drug, used to treat thyroid disorders, is currently difficult to (…)
Notorious Moroccan Drug Lord Released After 15-Year Sentence
2 January 2020
At the end of a 15-year prison sentence served in the Kénitra prison, Mounir Erramach, the Pablo Escobar of the North, would have been released on December 31.
Key Figure in Morocco’s Bab Darna Real Estate Scandal Arrested in Ivory Coast
2 January 2020
While he has managed to slip away since the outbreak of the "Bab Darna" affair, one of the biggest real estate scandals in history, Othmane El Boufkaoui, the No. 2 of the (…)
Moroccan Watchdog Exposes Multi-Million Dirham Fraud in Khouribga Public Contracts
2 January 2020
The Moroccan network for the defense of public funds has seized Mohamed Abdennabaoui, President of the General Prosecutor’s Office, for cases of fictitious markets that have (…)
Morocco Unveils Ambitious 2020 Infrastructure Plan to Boost Foreign Investment
2 January 2020
[Morocco] intends to launch major highway, rail and port infrastructure projects in 2020, in order to improve the attractiveness of the country and its various regions to (…)
Casablanca Awaits 350 New GPS-Equipped Garbage Trucks to Modernize Waste Management
2 January 2020
[Derichebourg] and Averda will soon provide the city of Casablanca with 350 new vehicles for waste management. These are next-generation trucks as well as GPS-traceable bins.
Global Initiative Launched to Advocate for Moroccan Sahara, Backed by 3,000 International Figures
1 January 2020
The International Platform for the Defense and Support of the [Moroccan Sahara] has been launched. This independent and autonomous structure is the initiative of nearly 3,000 (…)
Tangier School Official Accused of Sexually Abusing 12-Year-Old Student
1 January 2020
It was after discovering sexually explicit messages sent to her 12-year-old daughter by an educational supervisor that a mother became concerned. She accuses the latter of (…)
Casablanca Passport Official Arrested in Corruption Probe
1 January 2020
The judicial police of Casablanca opened, on Monday, December 30, a judicial investigation against a caïd in office in the passport service at the prefecture of Sidi Bernoussi. (…)