Morocco Arrests 50 Suspected Jihadists in Nationwide Anti-Terror Sweep
27 July 2023
Around fifty individuals were arrested on Wednesday in Morocco during a major operation targeting suspected members of jihadist groups.
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Rabat Official Accused of Illegally Selling Public Restrooms for 440,000 Dirhams
27 July 2023
A member of the Rabat municipal council is said to have diverted the public toilets of the Akkari market to his own account, which he then resold for 440,000 dirhams.
Rabat Taxi Drivers Protest City’s Plan to Allow Ride-Hailing Services
27 July 2023
Rabat taxi drivers are angry at the city authorities who are preparing to grant permits to several VTC (vehicle transport with driver) companies.
Tragic Death of Child Domestic Worker Exposes Morocco’s Labor Abuse Crisis
26 July 2023
Fatima, a young Moroccan, did not survive in 2013 the repeated domestic violence she suffered from her employers in Agadir. A look back at the silent murder of this 14-year-old (…)
Moroccan Customs Tightens Rules for Expats Lending Foreign-Registered Cars
26 July 2023
Very often when they are in Morocco, relatives or friends ask MREs to lend their car registered abroad. Moroccan customs is quite strict about this.
Morocco Expresses Condolences as Deadly Forest Fires Ravage Northern Algeria
26 July 2023
Morocco is following with great pain and regret the forest fires that have broken out in certain regions of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, according to a (…)
Moroccan Authorities: Drug-Laced ’Gerblé’ Biscuits Not Sold in Country
26 July 2023
The National Office of Sanitary Safety of Food Products (ONSSA) states that the batches of biscuits of the French brand "Gerblé", contaminated by the drug "burundanga", have (…)
French Ex-Nurse Sentenced to 30 Years for Double Infanticide in Morocco
26 July 2023
The perpetrator of a double infanticide that occurred in November 2022, a French national, was sentenced to 30 years in prison by the Marrakech Court of Appeal. The 72-year-old (…)
Morocco Streamlines Urban Planning Procedures to Cut Administrative Delays
25 July 2023
Following the publication by the Ministries of the Interior and Spatial Planning and Urban Planning of a joint order relating to the simplification of procedures in the field (…)
Elderly Man Killed in Violent Dispute Over Cigarette Near Casablanca
24 July 2023
A retail cigarette seller, in a douar in the locality of Sidi Rahhal, near Casablanca, killed an old man with a stone to the head who wanted one but did not have the means to (…)