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Moroccan customs authorities have uncovered a vast network of shell companies accused of orchestrating large-scale customs fraud through suspicious import operations. Regional customs control teams in Casablanca, Tangier and Agadir, acting on instructions from the central administration, launched an in-depth audit targeting companies believed......

A 25-year-old Moroccan man has been sentenced to one year in prison, including eight months without parole, for directing anti-Semitic insults at a Jewish family and a rabbi in Béziers, southern France, prosecutors announced Sunday. The incident occurred in July when a 66-year-old man, along with his family and the attending rabbi,......

The subsidized flour scandal in Morocco has taken a significant turn, particularly in the Fès-Meknès region, as judicial authorities have ordered a technical analysis of phones seized from several suspects. The step aims to uncover communications and links between individuals involved in the alleged diversion of subsidized flour. The......

Khalid Alami Houir has been elected as the new Secretary General of Morocco’s Confédération Démocratique du Travail (CDT), the union announced on Sunday in Bouznika. The election took place during the 7th national congress of the CDT, held from November 28 to 30 under the theme “Loyalty to Founding Principles......

The Royal Gendarmerie unit of El Khemis El Metouh, in the province of El Jadida, successfully foiled a major drug and tobacco trafficking operation on Saturday in the Al-Ababda village. The operation, conducted at dawn, forms part of ongoing security campaigns targeting networks involved in the distribution of illicit products. According......

The city of Tangier concluded, on Saturday, November 29, the 17th edition of the Medays Forum, once again confirming its status as a major international event. Held from November 26 to 29 under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, the forum highlighted Morocco’s growing role in global diplomatic dynamics. This year’s......

In a recent interview on Walaw TV’s program Meeting with Walaw, Ramadan Abu Jazar, director of the Brussels International Center for Research and Human Rights (BIC), provided an in-depth analysis of Morocco’s evolving diplomacy and the rising influence of the Medays Forum, now in its 17th edition in Tangier. According to......

In a rapidly evolving global economic context, Morocco has become a model for financial reforms in emerging economies. Yasser Sobhi, Egypt’s Deputy Minister of Finance, told Walaw that recent structural changes in Southern economies, particularly in Morocco and Egypt, are paving the way for stronger integration into international economic......

The Regional Multiservice Company (SRM) Casablanca-Settat has strengthened its presence in rural Morocco with the opening of a new customer service agency in Oulad Ali Toualaa, located in the province of Benslimane. The inauguration, attended by senior company officials and local representatives, marks another step in SRM’s strategy......

A deadly road accident occurred on Friday, November 28, on the national road linking Sidi Slimane and Sidi Yahya El Gharb, causing the death of a woman and injuring several others. The tragedy involved two buses used to transport workers, one of which was carrying agricultural laborers from a rural area in the region. Local sources reported......

Moroccan authorities have handed down heavy sentences against members of a criminal network that used drones to transport cannabis across the border into Algeria. The ruling, issued by the Criminal Chamber of the Oujda Court of Appeal, reflects the country’s increasing vigilance against technologically advanced trafficking operations. Of......

Morocco has narrowly avoided a severe water crisis, according to Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch, who revealed that critical infrastructure projects have stabilized the country's water supply, sparing 12 million citizens from drastic shortages. Critical water shortage averted Akhannouch described the recent state of Morocco's water......

The 22nd edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM) commenced today at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakech, bringing together filmmakers, actors, and artists to celebrate global cinema. The festival’s jury, chaired by Oscar-winning director Bong Joon Ho, joined a press event to discuss their perspectives on contemporary......