Areas of the Rif and Atlas are exposed to extreme wildfire risk until September 16, according to the European EFFIS system. Above-average temperatures are also forecast in Morocco next week.
On several beaches in M’diq-Fnideq, parasols and chairs continue to be offered for rent even though the operators concerned reportedly do not have the required permits. In the middle of the summer season, a parasol costs 30 dirhams and a chair 10 dirhams.
Tahar Ben Jelloun says he cannot understand how tens of thousands of young people were able to head toward Ceuta without being stopped earlier by Moroccan law enforcement. For the writer, the strength of the security apparatus is precisely what makes this episode difficult to explain.
In Martil, rental prices are soaring in the middle of August . Some apartments are being offered at more than 1,000 dirhams a night, while holidaymakers are denouncing accommodations whose condition does not always match the prices being charged.
In the middle of August, having the budget is not always enough to find a rental in Martil or M’diq, in northern Morocco. Young single people are being refused apartments because some landlords prefer to accommodate families.
MREs who own apartments in Fnideq claim that excavation work at a neighboring construction site has caused major cracks in their building. Despite the announcement that the work had been suspended, they say that workers are still on site.
In Larache, some urban buses are still from the 1980s. Their deterioration contrasts with the new vehicles deployed in Tangier, Tétouan and M’diq-Fnideq as part of public transport modernization.
Authorities want to end summer fares imposed by certain shared taxis between Martil, M’diq and Tétouan. Legal prices remain fixed at 6 and 8 dirhams depending on routes, not 10 dirhams.
After a slow start in early July, vacationers are flooding into Tétouan, Martil, M’diq, Fnideq and Tanger. Professionals are delighted by this rebound, while contesting criticism over prices sometimes deemed higher than in Spain.
Facing the summer influx of vacationers and Moroccans residing abroad (MREs , the Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma region is organizing itself. The major challenge of summer 2026 rests on a delicate balance: guaranteeing a quality experience without letting budgets explode.
The Lady Moura, a luxurious yacht of approximately 105 meters , attracted all eyes as it dropped anchor off the beaches of M’diq, in northern Morocco. This majestic vessel belongs to the extremely wealthy Mexican businessman Ricardo Salinas Pliego.
Former Moroccan international Tarik Tissoudali has launched into the jet ski rental business in M’diq . The striker, who participated in the Qatar World Cup, is delighted to create employment for young people during the summer season.