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The regions of Casablanca, Rabat and Tangier have created 60% of Morocco’s GDP in 2020, with five other regions contributing by 33%, the high commission for planning said. Morocco’s GDP dropped to $115 billion in 2020 under the double impact of the pandemic and drought. The three leading economic regions are also demographically dense compared […]
Morocco’s security services seized on Tuesday in the city of Casablanca 26,600 psychotropic tablets smuggled in from the North of the country. The police have identified the main suspect responsible for this major smuggling operation and launched a nationwide manhunt for his arrest and accomplices. This drug-busting operation is part of ongoing efforts made by […]
The Moroccan Government has extended the night curfew from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. instead of 11 p.m. to 4.30 a.m. and banned travel to and from the cities of Casablanca, Marrakech, and Agadir, part of a series of tightened measures to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in view of the considerable increase […]
Moroccan authorities have foiled a smuggling attempt of 7.6 tons of cannabis in two separate drug busting operations carried out in the regions of Nador and Casablanca. On Wednesday, the security agents raided a home in “Inaala” village near Nador (Northeast Morocco) where they seized 150 bales containing a total of 5.3 tons of cannabis. […]
Bombardier announced this week it has reached amended definitive agreement to sell its aerostructures business in Casablanca, Belfast, and Dallas to Spirit AeroSystems Holding Inc. of Wichita, Kansas. The initial purchase agreement between the two companies was announced in October 2019 for a cash consideration of $500 million, plus the assumption of liabilities with a […]
The government tightened anti-coronavirus restrictive measures in Casablanca and its surroundings after a surge in cases. These measures include a curfew from 21:00 to 6:00, closing football pitches, shutting down cafes, restaurants, supermarkets and shops at 20:00 and stopping public transport at 21:00. These restrictions will be implemented in Casablanca, Mohammedia, Berrechid and Ben Slimane […]
Morocco reported on Thursday 4151 new coronavirus cases, breaking a new daily record and raising fears about new restrictive measures Casablanca region alone recorded 2011 new cases, followed by the eastern region with 565 and Rabat-Kenitra with 496, the health ministry said. The country’s covid-19 tally rose to 186,731 cases, including 3132 deaths and 154481 […]
Authorities have extended the restrictive measures to contain the coronavirus for the second time for two more weeks as the city remains the hardest hit by the virus in the country. Recently, over 40% of total cases registered in Morocco were found in Casablanca, Morocco’s most populous city and its economic powerhouse. On September 7, […]
Moroccan security services have foiled on Wednesday a smuggling attempt of 513 kg of cannabis at the southern crossing border point of Guarguarate. The haul was discovered inside the trailer of a truck bearing Spanish registration plates. A service canine alerted the border and security agents to the presence of narcotics. They searched the truck […]
Moroccan security services have seized 5.8 tons of cannabis in a major drug bust operation carried out over the weekend near the Southern Moroccan city of Laayoune. Fourteen people, including a Mauritanian and a Senegalese national, were captured during this anti-drug operation. Search of their premises led to the seizure of an AK-47, a hunting […]