A family says it had to call the police to get an elderly patient out of a private clinic in Casablanca. The gallbladder operation was supposed to cost around 15,000 dirhams, but the facility allegedly ended up demanding nearly 170,000 dirhams.
Hakim Ziyech’s refusal to accept a pay cut has strained his relationship with Wydad’s new management to breaking point. Left out of the friendly match against Renaissance Zemamra and the training camp in Agadir, the player has now publicly accused the club president of lying.
A Moroccan influencer with a large following on social media is standing trial in London over the spectacular theft of a Richard Mille watch belonging to Romanian fashion designer Catalin Botezatu. Abdel El Habchi denies taking part in the robbery and claims he discovered everything at the last moment.
In Casablanca, the real estate market is recovering unevenly. Office sales surged by 48.7% and land sales by 41.4%, but apartment transactions declined again by 3.1%. Overall, the market grew by just 4.4%.
The ONCF has launched a new 180-million-dirham construction project around Casablanca’s Mohammed-V Airport. Railway bridges, road widening and hydraulic structures are to be completed in just seven months.
Nora Fatehi says she lost contracts and lived in fear after being associated with con artist Sukesh Chandrasekhar. A few days after sharing her account, a letter attributed to the inmate accuses her of lying and threatens to make alleged evidence public.
The French consulate in Casablanca doubted that an applicant would return to Morocco, even though she had been employed since 2022 and had 38,000 euros. The court overturned the refusal, ordered the visa to be issued and charged the State 1,200 euros.
A study of 54 patients followed for 26 years in Morocco reveals a mortality rate of 66.7%. Diagnosis of this rare immune disorder is often delayed, while only eight patients were able to undergo a stem cell transplant.
The African Development Bank has just brought the old project for a train linking Casablanca, Algiers and Tunis back into the spotlight. It has published the completion report for the study devoted to rehabilitating and modernizing this trans-Maghreb line.
A punnet of snack tomatoes from Morocco is being sold for the equivalent of nearly 100 dirhams per kilo in some stores in the Netherlands. In Morocco, the wholesale price of tomatoes did not exceed 4.50 dirhams on August 21 in Casablanca.
Cheb Khaled took advantage of his appearance on the stage of the Rab’Africa festival in Rabat to send his wishes to King Mohammed VI on the occasion of Youth Day. His message was warmly received by the audience.
Hakim Ziyech’s salary has become one of the first pressing issues facing Wydad Casablanca’s new management. The Moroccan international, whose remuneration is estimated at between €80,000 and €100,000 per month according to several sports sources, represents a significant financial burden for a club that now wants to control its spending.