Society
Moroccan journalist and Al Jazeera English correspondent Hashem Ahelbarra has urged the creation of a national news channel capable of providing continuous, credible, and insightful coverage of Morocco’s most pressing challenges. His appeal comes at a pivotal moment for the country, where calls......
The Moroccan government has introduced a new legislative reform aimed at modernizing the legal framework governing land subdivisions, housing groups, and land divisions — an effort designed to remove long-standing obstacles in the urban planning sector and stimulate investment. The draft law,......
Five people were killed and five others were injured, with varying degrees of severity, in a road accident that occurred on Saturday along National Road 23, near the village of Lahwant, in the commune of Ghassate, Ouarzazate province. According to local authorities, the accident happened around 4 p.m.......
The Department of Maritime Fisheries has announced a ban on the harvesting and marketing of shellfish products from the Cap Beddouza and Oum Toyour Chouika areas, located respectively in the maritime districts of Safi and Essaouira. The ban will remain in place until the environment is fully cleared......
Casablanca has completed the public consultation phase for its new urban development plan for the Maarif district, one of the city’s most dynamic business and residential areas. The consultation, held from September 11 to October 10, 2025, allowed residents, property owners, and professionals......
His Majesty King Mohammed VI opened the new legislative year on Friday with a call for comprehensive efforts to balance Morocco's economic growth with environmental sustainability. In his address to Parliament, the monarch emphasized the urgent need to protect the country’s coastlines while......
Thousands of Moroccans took to the streets on Thursday under the banner of the Gen Z212 movement, demanding reforms just hours before His Majesty King Mohammed VI’s anticipated address to Parliament. The demonstrations, held across more than twenty cities including Rabat, Casablanca, Tangier, Fez,......
The criminal chamber of the Errachidia Court of Appeal has decided to increase the sentence of the accused in the murder of teacher Hajar, from 30 years in prison to life imprisonment. The defendant was found guilty of premeditated murder of a teacher working at the Specialized Institute of Applied......
During the French Protectorate (1912–1956), cities such as Casablanca, Fez, and Rabat were redesigned to enforce a physical and social separation between Europeans and Moroccans. European districts were constructed as symbols of prestige and authority, featuring wide boulevards and grand squares,......
Moroccan gendarmes in Bouskoura have dismantled a large criminal network involved in the falsification of expiration dates on food products. The suspects were allegedly modifying expiry labels to resell spoiled goods across the country, posing a serious threat to public health. According to local media......
New figures from France’s National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) reveal that Moroccans remain among the largest foreign populations in the country, ranking second after Algerians. The data show that nearly 48.9% of all immigrants in France were born in Africa, while 30.9%......
Moroccan security and customs officers at Tangier Med Port intercepted an international drug trafficking attempt, seizing 21,142 psychotropic pills concealed inside children’s toys. The operation took place after officers, supported by trained sniffer dogs, inspected a foreign-registered utility......
A Moroccan appeals court in Rabat has upheld the two-and-a-half-year prison sentence handed down to feminist activist Ibtissame Lachgar for “offending Islam.” The verdict confirms the ruling issued in early September, according to an AFP journalist present in the courtroom. Lachgar, 50,......
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