Morocco
Morocco's Central Bank Governor Explains Recent Dirham Depreciation
The Governor of Bank Al Maghrib (BAM), Abdellatif Jouahri, provided clarification on the depreciation of the dirham in recent months.
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Morocco
Former Iranian Empress Praises Moroccan Royalty, Recalls Close Ties with Hassan II
Farah Diba Pahlavi, former Empress of Iran, salutes the magnanimity of King Mohammed VI and his father Hassan II, of whom she has fond memories.
Morocco
Real Estate Scam in Tétouan Targets Moroccan Jewish Community, Mastermind Arrested
Moroccan Jews were victims of a real estate scam in Tétouan orchestrated by a vast network specialized in fraud and real estate dispossession. Its mastermind was arrested and then detained.
Morocco
Algeria Invites Morocco's King Mohammed VI to Arab League Summit in Algiers
It is now confirmed. Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has sent an invitation letter to King Mohammed VI to participate in the next Arab League summit to be held from November 1 to 2 in Algiers.
Morocco
Morocco's King Orders Major Military Shakeup, Retires Top Generals and Officers
King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander and Chief of Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), has carried out a major reshuffle. Generals and colonels-majors belonging to the FAR and the Royal Gendarmerie have been retired.
Morocco
Moroccan Expat Remittances Set to Surge, Reaching 100 Billion Dirhams in 2022
Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM) is convinced that remittances from Moroccans living abroad (MRE) should continue the upward trend that began at the start of the year.
France
Moroccan Author Slams Elderly Care in French Institutions, Contrasts with Family-Centered Approach
Sabrina Bakir-Rio, a Moroccan living in France, denounces the "capitalist system that prioritizes economies over quality of life" of the elderly in French nursing homes and hospitals.
Morocco
British Mining Firm Secures $6 Million for Moroccan Potash Plant Project
The British mining company Emmerson is active in the construction of its potash plant in Khemisset , in Morocco. It has just secured significant financing.
Morocco
Morocco's Competition Council Urges Fuel Market Reforms Amid Soaring Prices
Faced with the surge in the prices of inputs and raw materials worldwide, which is negatively impacting the competitive functioning of domestic markets (fuels) in Morocco, the Competition Council recommends in particular to urgently and as a priority review the framework and mode of regulation of the diesel and gasoline markets.
Morocco
Deadly Counterfeit Alcohol Claims 9 Lives in Morocco; Suspect Arrested
The police services of the city of Ksar El Kébir have arrested this Tuesday, September 27, a man with a criminal record, for his alleged involvement in the sale of counterfeit alcohol that caused the death of nine of his customers and the poisoning of several other people.
France
French Drug Kingpin Faces Trial in Nice After Decade-Long Escape to Morocco
On the run in Morocco for nearly ten years, a drug baron from Menton (Côte d’Azur) should soon be tried in Nice. He is the subject of an arrest warrant.
France
81-Year-Old Ex-Convict on Trial for Attempted Murder in Agen, France
The trial of the Moroccan octogenarian who attacked a woman with a knife on July 30, 2019 in Agen because of a debt opened on Monday before the Assizes Court of Lot-et-Garonne. He is being tried for attempted murder in recidivism.