Morocco Liberalizes Foreign Currency Payments Through Digital Terminals

Morocco’s Foreign Exchange Office has introduced groundbreaking reforms allowing accredited agents to utilize electronic payment terminals for currency purchases against dirhams using international bank cards. Clients can also receive dirham-loaded prepaid cards, creating seamless circuits between international payment methods and the domestic economy. The measure responds to sustained international payment growth. According to the Foreign […]

Morocco steps up emergency response as cold wave grips 28 provinces

Morocco has launched a large-scale emergency operation to assist thousands of families affected by severe winter conditions, following the high instructions of King Mohammed VI, the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity said Tuesday. The “Grand Froid” operation aims to deliver urgent humanitarian aid to vulnerable communities hit by freezing temperatures, heavy rain and snow across […]

Morocco: One year in prison for Salafist Abou Naim

Salafist Sheikh Abou Naim, known for his extremist stands, was sentenced on Friday April 3 to one year in prison and a $200 fine. He was indicted for inciting to hatred and violence and compromising public order after he challenged, in a video, the authorities’ decision to close mosques, part of a set of measures […]