Only 15 kilometers separate Spain from Morocco, but on the road, it’s a different world. A Spanish driver shared his astonishment at a very common practice on the roads of the Kingdom that has the knack of annoying tourists: the almost systematic use of high beam headlights.
Get your umbrellas and coats ready, the weekend is going to be turbulent. The General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM) has placed several regions of the Kingdom on orange alert. On the program for this Saturday to Monday: heavy thunderstorms, abundant snowfall on the reliefs and a wave of polar cold.
No more laxity in the face of piracy of matches and films ? As the Kingdom vibrates to the rhythm of the 2025 CAN and prepares for the 2030 World Cup, the authorities in Rabat have adopted a national roadmap to clean up the sector. The objective is to secure broadcasting rights in the face of a threat that has become industrial.
The hunt for European drug traffickers who have taken refuge in Morocco continues successfully. Glenn S., a 39-year-old Belgian man who was heavily convicted in his country for cocaine trafficking , was apprehended by the Moroccan authorities. The news, confirmed this Friday by the Antwerp prosecutor’s office, marks the end of the fugitive’s run for this man from Rumst.
This is a record seizure that has just been made at the gates of Europe. Moroccan security services intercepted, this Thursday at the port of Tanger Med, a truck filled with more than 8 tons of cannabis resin , dealing a blow to international trafficking networks.
Watch out for the bill! While the fervor of AFCON 2025 is in full swing, many Moroccan supporters, especially in Casablanca, are disappointed when it comes to paying the bill in cafes . The Moroccan Observatory for Consumer Protection is sounding the alarm over practices deemed abusive.
A page of history resurfaces from the depths of the Atlantic. Researchers have located the wreck of the French submarine Méduse, sunk off the Moroccan coast in November 1942. A major discovery that sheds new light on the remains of World War II in the waters of the Kingdom.
The Moroccan diaspora no longer hesitates to bring legal action in their country of origin. The latest report from the Public Prosecutor’s Office for the year 2024 reveals intense activity: more than 2,000 complaints have been filed by Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) , marking a renewed confidence but also a strong expectation towards the judicial system.
Prince Moulay El Hassan was spotted this Friday noon in Marrakech. A relaxed outing on Jemaa El Fna square, which comes just a few days after his official presence at the kick-off of the Africa Cup of Nations.
The message is clear: leaving the territory is no longer enough to escape Moroccan justice . In its latest report for the year 2024, the Presidency of the Public Prosecutor’s Office reveals an unprecedented intensification of judicial cooperation. With more than a hundred international arrest warrants issued, the Kingdom is tightening the noose on cross-border crime.
It is a David versus Goliath victory that has just played out in the administrative court of Marrakech . A citizen from Kelaât Sraghna has managed to get a hefty tax adjustment of nearly 350,000 dirhams cancelled, proving that the administration can be wrong.
A small revolution is brewing in the courts of the Kingdom . The era of verbal agreements and fees set on the fly is coming to an end. The new draft law No. 66.23 aims to impose a mandatory "written mandate" between the lawyer and his client, marking a complete break with current practices.