Morocco
Moroccan Taxi Driver Jailed for False Bribery Claim Against Gendarme on Social Media
A five-month prison sentence has just been handed down by the court of first instance in Settat against a man who filmed and blackmailed a gendarme.
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France
Moroccan Women's Rights Advocate Awarded France's Legion of Honor
The founder of the Insaf association (National Institute of Solidarity with Women in Distress) Meriem Othmani is part of the January 1 promotion of the Legion of Honor, the list of which was published yesterday, Tuesday.
Morocco
Chaos Erupts on New Year's Eve in Casablanca: Police Face Multiple Incidents
As every year, the police were heavily mobilized during the night of December 31 to January 1 with a reinforcement of personnel in most of the places frequented, especially by tourists.
Morocco
Fatal Bus Crash in Fez, Morocco Leaves 2 Dead, 14 Injured
Two people died on Saturday morning in a road accident in Oulad Tayeb, in the Fez region.
Morocco
EDF Consortium Poised to Win $2 Billion Moroccan Solar Project
A very large contract is in sight for the French company EDF, which is about to win a large market in solar energy in Morocco .
Spain
Swiss Extremist Arrested in Morocco for Links to Tourist Murders and Terror Plot
A Swiss national suspected of being linked to the murder of the two Swiss nationals in the Imill region has just been arrested by the police.
Morocco
3.5 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Coast of Northern Morocco
A seismic shock of a magnitude of 3.5 degrees on the Richter scale was recorded on Saturday in the province of Driouch.
Morocco
Ouarzazate Tourism Soars: French Visitors Lead 14% Surge in Morocco's Hollywood
The Ouarzazate region has seen a strong increase in the number of tourists during the first 10 months of the year with 250,846 arrivals, compared to 219,920 during the same period in 2017.
Morocco
Morocco Hands Down Landmark Prison Sentence for Marital Rape
A first in Morocco where a two-year prison sentence has just been handed down by the Tangier Court of Appeal against a man accused of raping his wife.
Morocco
Morocco Digitalizes Passport Tax Stamps, Streamlining Application Process
The Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Economy and Finance have just announced the dematerialization of the tax stamp for passports from January 1st next.
Morocco
Education Ministry in Morocco Holds Massive Teacher Recruitment Exams for 15,000 Positions
Just over 156,000 candidates took the written exams for the recruitment of teachers in the Regional Academies of Education and Training (AREF), the Ministry of National Education said.
Spain
Spanish Police Chase Down Moroccan Drug Boat in High-Speed Mediterranean Pursuit
A drug-laden go-fast coming from Morocco was chased on Monday by the Spanish police as it was about to unload its cargo on one of the beaches in the Malaga region, in southern Spain.