Morocco Lifts Restrictions on Hammams During Ramadan
12 March 2024
Moroccans will be able to frequent the hammams, which have remained partially closed for several weeks following a note from the Ministry of the Interior, during Ramadan. On (…)
Water
Morocco: "water thieves" arrested
6 March 2024
Faced with the hemorrhage of irrigation water theft from the canal, the local authorities of the commune of Bouhmam, in the province of Sidi Bennour, have intensified their (…)
Tangier Officials Rule Out Water Cuts Despite Ongoing Drought Crisis
3 March 2024
Despite the severe water deficit caused by six years of drought, the local authorities of Tangier do not currently envisage water cuts.
Morocco’s Hammam Closures Spark Controversy: 200,000 Jobs at Risk
27 February 2024
The decision of the Ministry of the Interior to close the hammams three days a week will have negative consequences for the employees in the sector, warned Fatima Zahra Bata, (…)
Drought Measures in Morocco Drive Up Prices for Hammams and Car Washes
25 February 2024
Faced with the drought, the Moroccan authorities have decided to strike hard. Since last month, car washes and traditional and modern baths have been forced to close three days (…)
Marrakech’s Ancient Palm Oasis Threatened by Urban Growth and Tourism
23 February 2024
A thousand-year-old oasis and green lung of Marrakech, the palm grove covers more than 16,000 hectares and is home to thousands of date palms. Unfortunately, it is now under (…)
Avocado: the green gold that is draining Morocco
20 February 2024
The cultivation of avocado requires a significant amount of water. In Morocco, voices are rising to call for the banning of this crop, in this period of severe drought and (…)
A water highway: Morocco’s solution to water stress
20 February 2024
Faced with severe drought, water stress and lack of rainfall it has been experiencing for more than four years, Morocco plans to connect the Oued El Makhazine dam to the port (…)
Casablanca Faces Water Shortages as Morocco’s Drought Crisis Deepens
14 February 2024
The low water flow in large cities like Casablanca worries the residents who denounce the intempestive water cuts. For the Lydec authorities, the available water resources are (…)
Tangier Residents Outraged as City Cleans Streets with Water During Drought and Rainstorms
13 February 2024
In Tangier, the street cleaning by tanker trucks of the company Mecomar, in charge of the city’s cleanliness, in this context of water stress and especially heavy rains, has (…)