
Marrakech, Agadir, Fès... Morocco rolls out its strategy to attract French tourists
Morocco intends to attract more and more French tourists. It has set a target figure: 10 million French travelers per year by 2030.

Morocco intends to attract more and more French tourists. It has set a target figure: 10 million French travelers per year by 2030.

Marrakech is working on the implementation of an urban planning police force to strengthen territorial control and management.

An alert was triggered on Thursday, November 13th, in the morning in the military district of Marrakech. A man climbed a very tall electric pole located near the railway line, threatening to end his life and causing a significant mobilization of emergency services.

The Australian rugby team, in great difficulty during its European tour, has made an emergency call-up for its next match against Ireland. Coach Joe Schmidt has called on veteran James O’Connor, who had to cut short his vacation in Morocco to join the team in Dublin.

The airline Transavia has announced the strengthening of its connections between Brittany and Morocco. Two key routes from Rennes and Brest to Marrakech are now permanent and operated year-round, responding to a growing interest in the ochre destination.

Morocco is seeing its tourism offering transformed before the 2030 World Cup, thanks to an unprecedented hotel project led by the Turkish group Rixos and its Moroccan partner, the real estate group Alliances.

More than a decade after the launch of the royal program "Marrakech, City of Renewal," a sense of incompleteness dominates the ochre city. The project of the Ferblantiers (Ksadria) square, located in the Mellah neighborhood, has become the symbol of this ambitious modernization plan that remains suspended, raising questions about the use of the allocated funds.

Residents of several neighborhoods in Marrakech denounce daily waste fires that release foul odors and smoke, polluting their environment. Despite repeated alerts, no concrete solution has been provided by the competent authorities to this phenomenon.

A young Moroccan woman , who had been imprisoned after filing a complaint against a Saudi businessman for exploitation and fraud, was released this Wednesday.

The Marriott hotel group is strengthening its presence in Morocco with the arrival of five new brands and the announced opening of seven new establishments by 2027.

The singer Faudel, a prominent figure in raï music in the early 2000s, now lives in Marrakech, far from the French scene. In an interview with Paris Match, he looked back on his career, his move to Morocco, and the painful break with his first two children.

A 32-year-old woman, who has been in a relationship for four years with a national of the Gulf countries within the framework of a customary marriage celebrated on the basis of the Fatiha, has been arrested and placed in detention. She will be presented this Tuesday before the investigating judge at the court of first instance in Marrakech.