Faced with a shortage of family record books in certain civil registry offices, the Minister of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit, announced the gradual adoption of electronic family record books.
In Morocco, the car rental sector remains impacted by an increase in supply, significant vehicle purchases, and the informal sector.
Women’s associations are up in arms against the reform of Abdelatif Ouahbi, Minister of Justice, imposing on women with higher incomes than their spouses to pay alimony to their ex-husbands after divorce.
The Moroccan police are waging a relentless fight against urban rodeos on motocross or cars, and are arousing the admiration of Le Point. While in France the fight is not yet taking off, in Morocco, the actions taken are fruitful.
In Morocco, some commune presidents, candidates for re-election on the occasion of the October session, are accused of having started to buy the votes of some elected officials to guarantee their re-election.
Morocco claims that Algeria’s attempt to have the Polisario participate in the 9th edition of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) held on August 24 and 25 in Japan had a negative impact on the summit, as it resulted in a complete failure, particularly for African countries.
After a quarter of a century on the run, the oldest drug baron wanted in northern Morocco has been placed in pre-trial detention in prison. He will be retried for a criminal case in which he was convicted in absentia to 10 years in prison.
The Chinese group Sunrise, one of the world leaders in textiles, has announced an investment of $422.2 million (4.1 billion dirhams) in Morocco.
The torrential rains that hit the Oriental region have caused flooding in the cities of Oujda and the communes of Bni Drar, Ahfir and Berkane. The Oujda Angads airport was not spared.
The Tangier police arrested a 65-year-old woman, presumed to be a witch, in a cemetery as she was about to sacrifice a cat.
In Morocco, the resurgence of food poisoning cases in several cities is worrying consumer rights associations, which are calling for strengthened controls in restaurants and fast food establishments to ensure compliance with hygiene and health safety rules.
The regularization of taxpayers, as well as the declaration of liquid assets held abroad, are coming to an end. These two operations had been launched by the Office of Exchange and the Directorate General of Taxes (DGI).