
Global Risk Assessment Ranks Morocco as 'Medium Risk' for Travelers in 2023
Morocco is among the medium risk countries to visit in 2023. This emerges from the annual global risk assessment report unveiled by Global Guardian.

Morocco is among the medium risk countries to visit in 2023. This emerges from the annual global risk assessment report unveiled by Global Guardian.

The Swiss group Barry Callebaut, specialized in the manufacture of chocolate products, has chosen Morocco for its first establishment in Africa. The manufacturer has just announced, this Tuesday, the signing of a long-term agreement with Attelli, a distributor and confectionery manufacturer based in Casablanca.

The National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ) has arrested a police sergeant who was serving as an accountant in the mobile brigade for maintaining order in Meknes. He is accused of embezzlement .

Around 27,000 Moroccans left the country in 2022, according to the Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills, Younes Sekkouri. These are regular departures through official channels.

Morocco wants to reconquer the British market. In this sense, the Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT) has signed agreements with airlines such as Ryanair and Easyjet. Objective: to regain the pre-Covid figures.

The criminal chamber near the Court of Appeal in charge of financial cases in Marrakech has sentenced a former Al Barid Bank employee to three years in prison. He embezzled more than three million dirhams.

Moroccan-Canadian actress and producer Nora Fatehi was forced to cancel a show in Bangladesh due to the authorities’ refusal of authorization, citing the austerity measures in place in the country.

The process for the construction of the new Ribat El Kheir dam in the province of Sefrou has been initiated. A call for tenders has been launched in this regard by the general directorate of hydraulics.

Caribou Coffee, the American premium coffee chain which has just inaugurated its first store in Morocco, has announced the strengthening of its presence in the country with ten other points within the next two years.

Prosecuted for kidnapping, detention and misappropriation of a minor, the kidnapper of the 5-year-old Fatima-Zahra was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. The sentence was handed down on Monday, October 17, 2022 by the criminal chamber of the Kénitra Court of Appeal.

The young Moroccan Ilias Senhaji was named "Top model of universe 2022", a competition aimed at selecting the future faces of the fashion world, which took place in Istanbul, Turkey.

Morocco and the European Union are about to sign a green alliance, which will strengthen the kingdom’s efforts in the fight against climate change .