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Moroccan YouTuber Detained for Unauthorized Drone Footage of Sports Complex
Accused of filming the Prince Moulay Abdellah sports complex with a drone without authorization, the owner of a YouTube channel was arrested and then detained.
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Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake Strikes Northwestern Morocco, Felt in Major Cities
An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 shook the province of Ouezzane, in northwestern Morocco, on Monday evening.
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Moroccan hackers involved in a massive cyberattack
A large-scale cyberattack is underway. Since last month, 2.8 million IP addresses from various countries, including Morocco, have been attempting to force their way into network devices.
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Casablanca: Restaurant Owners Outraged
The owners of cafés and restaurants in Casablanca strongly criticized, at a meeting held on Saturday, the measure concerning the standardization of terrace colors along the city’s main thoroughfares. They are calling on the relevant authorities to abandon the measure.
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Casablanca Monitored by Drones
Drones are being used to detect the expansion of illegal extraction quarries around road projects currently under development in the Casablanca-Settat region, ahead of the organization of the 2030 World Cup, which Morocco will co-host alongside Spain and Portugal.
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Morocco Plans Major Highway Linking Fez to Marrakech, Boosting World Cup 2030 Preparations
The Fez-Marrakech highway project via Béni Mellal and Khénifra is about to become a reality, connecting two regions and generating considerable economic impacts.
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Algerian dates in Morocco under surveillance
Algerian dates marketed in Morocco are safe and do not pose a threat to consumers’ health, Moroccan professionals in the sector have assured, while nevertheless expressing doubts about the quality of this product imported from the eastern neighbor.
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The United Arab Emirates Expels Moroccan Elected Official
On Friday, the authorities of the United Arab Emirates handed over to the Moroccan authorities the municipal elected official and member of the Fès City Council, Sara Khaddar, who had been arrested by border police at Dubai airport after arriving from Turkey. She was the subject of an international arrest warrant and had been listed in Interpol’s database, pursuant to a warrant issued by the National Brigade of Judicial Police (BNPJ).
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Tomorrow, Drones Made in Morocco
Morocco is taking another step toward establishing a production plant for Turkish drones. Atlas Defense, a company owned by brothers Haluk and Selçuk Bayraktar, executives of Turkish drone-production leader Baykar, was recently registered with the Rabat Commercial Court.
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Morocco and Iraq Condemn Trump's Gaza Relocation Proposal as 'Dangerous Precedent'
Morocco and Iraq expressed on Saturday their firm opposition to US President Donald Trump’s proposal to expel Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and resettle them in other countries, considering this idea as a "dangerous precedent" and a violation of international law.
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Morocco Surpasses Pre-Pandemic Tourism Levels, Outpacing Global Recovery
In 2024, Moroccan tourism recorded good performance. Morocco not only exceeded its pre-Covid-19 level, but also outperformed its direct regional competitors, such as Tunisia and Egypt.
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Man Arrested for Posing as Female Beggar Outside Moroccan Mosque
The deception did not last. A man in his thirties was arrested last Friday in Agadir as he was posing as a beggar woman in front of a mosque in the city.