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Morocco Revamps Hotel Industry Ahead of Major Soccer Tournaments
In the perspective of hosting the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2025) and the 2030 World Cup, the government of Aziz Akhannouch is working to revitalize the hotel industry.
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Moroccan Taxi Drivers Threaten Strike Over Permit Fees and Regulations
In Morocco, taxi professionals are angry with the holders of permits who demand an increase in the "premium" in exchange for the authorization to operate the taxis. They threaten to organize protest actions and call a national strike.
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Moroccan Soccer Club President Implicates Singer in Drug Trafficking Case
Arrested for his alleged involvement in the "Escobar of the desert" case, Saïd Naciri, president of Wydad Athletic and deputy of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), named a famous Moroccan artist during his hearing.
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Morocco Begins Construction on 60km Casablanca-Rabat Highway to Ease Traffic Congestion
Launched in 2017, the continental highway project to connect Casablanca to Rabat over 60 km and alleviate the foreseeable congestion of the main one, is progressing.
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Franco-Algerian Singer Faudel Defends Controversial Song Praising Morocco's King
After the controversy sparked by his song "Chokran" dedicated to King Mohammed VI in Algeria, Faudel , a Franco-Algerian raï singer naturalized Moroccan in 2011, had to explain his motivations.
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Algeria Bans Trade Through Moroccan Ports, Escalating Economic Tensions
Algeria has recently banned its economic operators from carrying out any transshipment or transit operations via Moroccan ports, in reaction to Morocco’s "hostile actions". Are we heading towards a breakdown in trade relations between the two countries, after the diplomatic ones?
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Moroccan Vegetable Prices Plummet as Exports to Mauritania Halt
The prices of the most consumed vegetables such as tomatoes, potatoes and onions have dropped significantly this week in the souks and weekly markets. Here is the reason.
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Morocco Announces Hajj Pilgrimage Costs for 2024, Prices Rise from Previous Year
The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs has just unveiled the pilgrimage fees for the 1445 H season, for Moroccan pilgrims.
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Moroccan Rights Group Urges Action on Widespread Birth Registration Errors
The Moroccan Organization for Human Rights (OMDH) has alerted the Minister of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit, about the non-registration of newborns at their place of birth, urging him to find a permanent solution to this problem.
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Moroccan Fuel Prices Drop Again: Diesel and Gasoline See Further Decline
In Morocco, fuel prices are still slightly decreasing. This will further relieve Moroccan motorists.
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Moroccan Authorities Capture Major Drug Lord in Ben Slimane Forest
Targeted by several warrants for possession, trafficking and distribution of drugs, issued against him by the services of the Royal Gendarmerie and the security services of Ben Slimane, a drug baron has just been arrested.
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Taxi Driver Arrested in Rabat After Theft and Accident Injures Six
A man, at the wheel of a taxi, was arrested on Sunday by the judicial police of the Yaacoub Al Mansour district under the Rabat police prefecture, after causing a traffic accident, injuring several people. An investigation has been opened to determine the circumstances of the accident.