The administrative capital stands out from the rest of the country due to the strength of its real estate market . While the national average remains more moderate, Rabat recorded the strongest price increase in the Kingdom in the third quarter of 2025, accompanied by a spectacular surge in the volume of transactions.
A covert financial network handling tens of millions of dirhams has been dismantled in northern Morocco. The joint operation of customs and the Foreign Exchange Office resulted in the seizure of a massive sum in foreign currency, revealing alleged connections to drug trafficking and cryptocurrencies.
Arriving at the airport and taking a taxi can turn into a financial nightmare . A study analyzing thousands of complaints on Reddit reveals the riskiest destinations. While Turkey dominates this global ranking of scams, Morocco is well placed in the top 10.
The Marrakech police arrested a 29-year-old man on Tuesday, following the release of a video showing the theft of a foreign tourist in the medina . The investigation allowed the recovery of the stolen object and revealed that one of the suspected accomplices was already in custody for another case.
A municipal plot, initially classified as a green space, was found to be registered in the name of a private company without any official decision being made. This "suspicious" transfer of ownership, discovered in the Aïn Sebaâ area, caused a political storm during the extraordinary session of the Casablanca municipal council this Tuesday, with elected officials denouncing a "real estate scandal" and demanding accountability.
The new agricultural agreement between Morocco and the European Union , which came into force in early October 2025, almost failed to be blocked in the European Parliament. A motion of objection, submitted to the vote on November 26, was rejected by a single vote (359 votes in favor), validating the text at the last minute, which in particular frames the labeling of products from the Sahara.
The airline Volotea is consolidating its position as the leading operator at Strasbourg Airport by expanding its network to the south. The Spanish low-cost airline inaugurated, on the weekend of November 29 and 30, three new routes connecting the Alsatian capital, including one to the city of Agadir.
Rumors circulating on social media promise an easy passage to Ceuta for New Year’s Eve , but the reality on the ground will be quite different. The Moroccan authorities have triggered a lockdown plan for the prefecture of M’diq-Fnideq to prevent any collective intrusion attempt.
A Japanese tourist thought he was photographing nature near the Oum Er-Rbia river, but he found himself surrounded under the threat of knives. Robbed on Saturday evening, the traveler saw his assailants arrested the very next day by the gendarmes, who recovered all of his equipment.
The rape trial of Saad Lamjarred was supposed to open this Monday, but the hearing has been postponed sine die for medical reasons. A delay deemed difficult to understand by the defense, which denounces the slowness of justice while counter-attacking on another legal front involving an attempted extortion.
Winter is setting in from this Wednesday in Morocco. Heavy snowfall and strong winds will affect several provinces, placing part of the Kingdom under orange vigilance for the day.
The trial of Jonathan Harroch is stalling. While the defense hoped to move the case forward this Tuesday, the Court of Appeal of Casablanca has slowed down the procedure, demanding a face-to-face confrontation with the accusers of the fitness tycoon before ruling on the merits.