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• Morocco Shuts Down Cafes and Game Rooms for Violating COVID-19 Measures
  15 August 2020, by Bladi.net

  The authorities of the province of Youssoufia have decided to close about ten cafes and game rooms. The reason is the non-compliance with the preventive measures issued by the authorities.
  In detail, 11 decisions to close offending cafes were taken from August 6 to 13, according to a statement from the province of Youssoufia.
  The officials say they have stepped up inspection tours and encouraged cafe and game room owners to strictly comply with these measures. The aim of this approach (…)

• Iconic Marrakech Hotel La Mamounia Closes for Major Renovation
  21 November 2019, by Ginette

  The doors of the Mamounia will remain closed from May 25 to September 1, 2020. The mythical palace will be undergoing renovations during this entire period.
  It is with the Parisian firm of Patrick Jouin and Sanjit Manku that the teams of La Mamounia will collaborate for the work, which will initially concern the culinary spaces.
  It will be for the two firms to create the magic between tradition and modernity. A more contemporary, more sophisticated conceptual redefinition, which will (…)

• Historic Mellah of Marrakech: Jewish-Muslim Coexistence Remembered by Dwindling Community
  22 November 2019, by Ginette

  The coexistence between Jews and Muslims in Morocco in the 1940s is a happy bygone era that those who lived it are trying to remember, which brings back to the forefront an emblematic neighborhood of the Mellah of Marrakech.
  The Mellah of Marrakech is one of the few neighborhoods that tells the story of the coexistence between Jews and Muslims. According to 2M.ma, in the 1940s, more than 27,000 Jews lived in this neighborhood out of the 35,000 settled in the region at the time. Today, the (…)

• Casablanca Cracks Down: Thousands of Illegal Structures Face Demolition
  30 November 2019, by Sylvanus

  After the awareness-raising phase, the time has come for repression. In total, more than 10,000 establishments whose files are being processed will be targeted by the imminent demolition of equipment or terraces occupying the public domain, reports L’Economiste.
  Those who think they are above the law unfortunately find themselves in the sights of the administrative police. These include notables such as local elected officials, landlords.... "The idea is to demonstrate that this is not an (…)

• Casablanca’s Expansive Christmas Market Draws Major Brands and Festive Attractions
  8 December 2019, by Sylvanus

  Christmas celebrations are set to be lavish in Casablanca. Market, shows... Casablancans have plenty to make a successful celebration.
  "Four Seasons", "Anfa Realties", "Morrocan birds", "Milka", as well as "les 3 douceurs" are among the major brands present in Casablanca for the 2019 Christmas celebration, reports La Vie éco.
  The Casablanca Christmas market, which this year covers an area of 3,500 m², is full of products. From the "Gift Universe" area to the "Fun Zone", "Gourmet (…)

• Casablanca Airport Cafe Adds Controversial "Covid-19 Aid" Charge to Bills
  31 August 2020, by Kamal

  A restaurateur had the idea of adding a small tax worth 2.76 dirhams to a customer’s bill, without specifying whether it is fixed or variable.
  Even the justification for the amount, "Covid-19 Aid", is confusing, it is read. He wondered if the corresponding revenues would be allocated to the Covid-19 Support Fund.
  Last June, a Brussels restaurant had decided to charge a "anti-Covid-19 measures" surcharge of 5 euros to its customers, in order to cope with a drop in turnover.

• KFC Expands in Morocco with New Kénitra Restaurant, Creating 40 Jobs
  3 October 2020, by Bladi.net

  At a total cost of 14 million dirhams, this restaurant employs about forty people. All of these employees, graduates of the Kénitra tourism school, underwent a two-month KFC International training adapted with "Covid Requirements" modules to prevent the Coronavirus.
  This new franchise, which opens after those in Casablanca, Marrakech, Tangier, etc., is built on a total area of 250 m2 and has a separate location reserved for delivery drivers. It offers its services on site, for takeout or (…)

• French Tourists Fall Ill After Dining at Newly Reopened Marrakech Restaurant
  10 December 2020, by Kamal

  A restaurant in the Hivernage district that had just reopened its doors is likely to be singled out for the use of expired food, reports the site Kech24. A complaint was filed with the health services of the prefecture.
  Armed with medical certificates, the 10 customers, some of whom had already returned to France, filed a complaint with the restaurant manager. Despite the seriousness of the facts, their grievances remained unanswered, the same source points out.
  In 2019, the Daily Mirror (…)

• Casablanca Intensifies Crackdown on Illegal Structures, Clearing Public Spaces
  14 December 2019, by Sylvanus

  The liberation of the public domain is intensifying in Casablanca. In this sense, several brigades went on Tuesday, December 10, to El Oulfa and Hay Hassani (Boulevard Al Firdaous) where stores, small gardens and developed spaces... were demolished.
  The objective of this deterrent operation is to free the public domain by razing any unauthorized construction. In action, nearly 130 people (including caïds, moqaddems, police officers, district president...), reports L’Economiste.
  The (…)

• Morocco Approves Russian Beef Imports, Expanding Meat Supply Options
  21 December 2019, by Bladi.net

  A veterinary certificate endorses the export of Russian beef to the Moroccan market. According to Sputnik News, this agreement would soon allow Russian-produced beef to be found on Moroccan plates.
  As a major consumer of beef, Morocco now has a new supplier to further meet its needs. According to the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor), the two countries have agreed on a veterinary certificate allowing Russian companies to export meat (…)