Btissam simply thought of returning to Moroccan gastronomic authenticity by removing alcohol from her menu in Gosselies. However, this business decision triggered an avalanche of xenophobic insults, turning the management of her family establishment into an unexpected fight against intolerance.
A few weeks before the end-of-year holidays, consumer associations are sounding the alarm about the marketing of counterfeit alcohol , calling on Moroccans to be vigilant and cautious.
The United Kingdom places Morocco on the list of countries where deadly cocktails are served in bars and warns British tourists visiting the country.
A vast operation by the Moroccan customs is underway to dismantle an organized criminal network. The organization is suspected of counterfeiting and smuggling alcoholic beverages of prestigious brands, intended to flood the market in the main tourist cities of the country.
The Moroccan government plans to generate tax revenue of more than 21 billion dirhams from taxes on tobacco and alcohol consumption to maintain the budget deficit at 3% of GDP in 2026. An amount that far exceeds the expected profits of the Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP).
Le Maroc étudie la consommation d’alcool par les supporters étrangers lors du Mondial 2030. Des zones spécifiques pourraient être créées pour concilier la loi et l’accueil des fans.
Actors from Moroccan civil society are advocating for the protection, promotion and enhancement of "mahia", the Moroccan fig brandy. This will help prevent cultural appropriation.
Elements of the Royal Gendarmerie arrested on Thursday in the Gzenaya area, on the outskirts of Tangier, an individual in a state of drunkenness threatening to attack the residents of a neighborhood and damage their property.
Morocco ranked 108th in the list of global beer producers, with around 818,000 hectoliters of beer produced last year, according to a recent report published by the company BarthHaas, a leader in the production and supply of hops, used in the manufacture of beer.
After a violent accident in March 2023 where he had finished his race in the sports hall of Flémalle after hitting a roundabout at high speed in Liège, the Belgian footballer of Moroccan origin Sofian Kiyine was involved in a new accident that occurred on July 12, 2025. His passenger, seriously injured, recounts what happened.
Under the influence of alcohol, the Belgian-Moroccan Sofian Kiyine, former football player of Oud-Heverlee Louvain (OHL), caused a new spectacular accident, thus breaking his commitments. However, he benefits from a mitigating circumstance: the judges will not take this new accident into account during the appeal trial.
A member of parliament affiliated with the Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires (USFP) has made rather shocking statements about alcohol and corruption, while he is accused of financial misconduct.