immigration

Morocco’s Tourist Arrivals up 9% up to May

The number of tourists visiting Morocco between January and May increased 9% to 4.1 million compared with the same period last year. International tourist arrivals rose 15% while Moroccans living abroad visiting their homeland dropped 1%, the tourism ministry said in its latest statistics. Arrivals from main tourist emitting markets showed a 16% increase in […]

Moroccans trust security services more than politicians- independent think tank

The Moroccan army and the police scored higher compared to politicians in the annual trust index released by the independent Rabat-based MIPA think tank (Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis), in collaboration with German foundation Heinrich Boll Stiftung. Out of a sample of 1500 people, 95% said they trusted the army and 92% the police while […]

Moroccans on Blacklist of Alleged Terrorism Financiers

US intelligence agencies have established a blacklist of individuals from around the world, including from Morocco, suspected of funding terrorist operations. The blacklisted are banned from accessing the US financial system. The CIA, the FBI, the US Treasury Department and the State Department coordinate their actions to hunt down a number of people from around […]