In Marrakech, the most prestigious properties command up to approximately 76,000 dirhams per square metre. Foreign demand remains strong, the supply of quality properties remains limited, and a further price increase is expected in 2026.
Years after the searches were launched, three men closely linked to Morocco still rank among the Netherlands’ most wanted criminals. Two are suspected of having run a large-scale cocaine trafficking operation, while the third is wanted in several murder cases.
Nasserdine “Nadori” Tarrahi, a Moroccan-born figure in Antwerp’s drug trade, has been arrested in Dubai. Sentenced to twelve years in prison for importing 840 kilos of cocaine, he had been wanted by Belgium for several years.
Morocco has just handed over a convicted and wanted trafficker to Belgium, while two figures from Antwerp’s drug underworld arrested in Dubai could wait several months before a possible extradition.
A Mauritanian traveler was intercepted at Casablanca’s Mohammed V airport with more than two million euros undeclared , hidden in three cartons of biscuits. He was about to board a flight to Dubai.
The investigation into DZ Mafia’s finances opens a lead that also passes through Morocco. Marseille investigators are interested in considerable flows in cryptocurrencies, notably via the account of a Marseille student who returned to live in Morocco.
Extradited last summer from Dubai, Othman El Ballouti, 38, has just had his convictions confirmed. Belgian justice has imposed twenty-seven years imprisonment on him for his major role in a vast international cocaine trafficking operation.
Considered one of the biggest cocaine importers in France, Ouicem Kattoursi was arrested in Dubai. This arrest ends a long fugitive period for this drug trafficker from Sevran, already arrested in Casablanca in 2008.
For many Moroccans, choosing a holiday destination still largely depends on one simple criterion: is a visa required or not? Faced with Schengen constraints, several countries are gaining ground.
Morocco’s national carrier Royal Air Maroc officially announces the imminent resumption of its direct connections to Gulf countries . Starting July 2026, travelers will once again be able to fly from Casablanca to Qatar and the Emirates.
Extradited from Dubai in 2024, Nordin El Hajjioui contests his twelve-year prison sentence. Before the Antwerp court, he vigorously denied his involvement in a vast drug and explosives trafficking network .
Nine people have been remanded in custody following the collapse of a criminal network. Operating from Essonne, this organization imported large quantities of Moroccan narcotics and laundered its profits to Dubai, concealing its activities behind the import-export of seafood products.