The screening of "Behind the Palms" was highly anticipated at the Marrakech Film Festival , but the debate quickly spiraled. The story was overshadowed by sex scenes deemed very explicit and close to pornography by some of the audience and critics.
While Ryanair’s attractive fares seduce travelers, the backstage would be much less flattering for Moroccan employees. Noureddine Slik, president of the Moroccan Union of Labor (UMT) group, launched a virulent attack against the low-cost company in Parliament, accusing it of exploiting its workforce and exercising "blackmail" on the State despite the subsidies received.
Commercial utility vehicles can no longer disembark at Tanger Med with goods on the roof since this Monday. This new restriction is causing outrage among carriers, but customs authorities cite safety requirements to put an end to this practice.
A wild cat entered a house in the Hassana douar, in the commune of Ksar Sghir, on the night of last Saturday. The animal was discovered by the occupants as they were about to go to sleep, which required the intervention of the neighbors to control it.
The high-profile case of the "most expensive divorce in Morocco" is taking a major turn. A few days after the influencer Soukaina Benjelloun was detained in the Oukacha prison, her ex-husband, Mehdi Kabbaj, announced the withdrawal of his complaint for defamation. However, he sets strict conditions to close this legal chapter.
A routine administrative procedure has turned into a legal headache for a resident of Rabat. When she came to pick up a birth certificate at the Hassan district office, she was met with an unexpected refusal: the administration does not know her sex and now requires a court decision to settle the matter.
Princess Lalla Salma made a visit to the old medina of Fez this Saturday. This trip took place without official protocol in the streets of the city.
The real estate prices in Marrakech continue to rise, but commercial activity is stagnating. While the value of properties increased by 1% in the third quarter of 2025, the overall volume of transactions recorded a slight decline, weighed down by a collapse in the professional segment that masks the good health of the residential sector.
The Moroccan dirham depreciated by 0.1% against the US dollar and remained virtually stable against the euro during the week of November 20 to 26, 2025, according to Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM).
The national urban land market is regaining color with a general increase in prices and transactions in the third quarter of 2025. But this statistical improvement masks a very contrasting geographical reality, where the surge of certain cities like Tangier is accompanied by the marked decline of other hubs like Oujda.
Russian consumers are showing a growing appetite for the citrus fruits of the Kingdom . While global imports of mandarins in Russia are showing a downward trend, volumes from Morocco have experienced a spectacular increase of 74% since the beginning of the year compared to the same period last year.
The Moroccan residential market is showing robust health with rising prices and transactions in the third quarter of 2025. While apartments are driving this growth, the villa segment stands out with an inverse trajectory: slightly declining prices that have triggered a rush of buyers.