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Lalla Latifa, mother of King Mohamed VI and widow of the late monarch Hassan II, died this Saturday, according to a statement from the spokesman of the Moroccan Royal Palace.
A man actively wanted for drug trafficking was arrested near Oued Loukous, in the Ksar El Kebir region. Considered one of the biggest hard drug traffickers in the country, he was the subject of fifteen national arrest warrants.
The Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma region is preparing to invest heavily in its rural roads. An agreement of over one billion dirhams will soon be signed with the government to finance this large-scale project.
Dozens of residents of El Jadida , including prominent figures, were deceived by a dishonest real estate developer. The latter collected nearly 10 million dirhams by selling non-existent plots of land in a sought-after neighborhood of the city.
The Moroccan Olympic football team is strengthening for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Nayef Aguerd, defender of West Ham, will join Achraf Hakimi of Paris Saint-Germain and Yassine Bounou , goalkeeper of Al-Hilal, to form an experienced trio within the team.
The Antwerp court handed down a heavy sentence against Moroccan kickboxer Jamal Ben Saddik , sentencing him to forty months in prison and a fine of 40,000 euros. His brother Said and a close friend also received prison sentences and fines for their involvement in a vast money laundering and fraud system.
In 2023, remittances from Moroccans living abroad reached $11.8 billion, an increase of 5.2% compared to the previous year. This figure positions Morocco as the second largest recipient of remittances in the MENA region, behind Egypt.
A tour guide lost his life while accompanying a group of foreign tourists on the Ouzoud tourist circuit, in the Béni Mellal-Khénifra region.
As part of Morocco’s preparation to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup, an important step has been taken with the approval of the development program for the Rabat-Salé-Témara tramway network .
The Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts and Social and Solidarity Economy, Fatima-Zahra Ammor, acknowledged: the prices of tourist services in Morocco are indeed too high, particularly during the high season. Facing deputies during an oral question session at the House of Representatives this week, she recognized this imbalance between supply and demand that penalizes Moroccans.
Moroccan international Nayef Aguerd , who had shone with Stade Rennais before joining West Ham, now finds himself facing a crucial choice for his future. While he has established himself as an important element of the Hammers’ defense, information indicates that he has received an offer from Saudi club Al Ahli that is difficult to refuse.
Three years after the tragic disappearance of Houssin Ouhaj , thrown from a bridge in Lyon on the night of June 12 to 13, 2021, two men are appearing this Thursday and Friday before the departmental criminal court of the Rhône. They are accused of "failure to assist a person in danger" and "fatal blows".