Civil actors and rights defenders note a deterioration of the famous Jardin de la Ménara in Marrakech, one of the oldest gardens in the Muslim West, and call on the city’s authorities to take their responsibilities.
A large number of public toilets have been installed in major Moroccan cities such as Marrakech and Casablanca, as part of integrated development and urban enhancement programs. This was revealed in the written response by Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit to a question submitted by parliamentarian Aziza Boujrida, a member of the Haraki group.
Moroccan singer Dounia Batma, who was convicted and incarcerated in Marrakech as part of the "Hamza Mon Bb" case, has just been released from prison after serving a one-year sentence.
At a cost of 27 million dirhams, the project to develop the road leading to the Agafay desert will soon enter its active phase. The work, fully financed by the Marrakech-Safi Regional Council, should start in early February.
The Wali of Public Security in Marrakech announced the upcoming installation of surveillance cameras in the streets of the ochre city in order to strengthen security, in the perspective of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations and the 2030 World Cup.
Ryanair has sold tickets departing from Dole-Jura airport, to Morocco, while the airport will be under construction between May 26 and July 11. Passengers are wondering if they will be able to travel.
In Marrakech, a joint commission has been set up to control furnished apartments.
A Moroccan city has big ambitions, is hosting many projects and can rival Marrakech, a city considered the best tourist destination in Morocco.
A call for tenders has just been launched for the acquisition of 1,317 buses for urban and interurban transport in six major Moroccan cities. The total cost of the contract is estimated at 3.2 billion dirhams.
The lack of public toilets led some participants in the Marrakech International Marathon organized on Sunday to relieve themselves in the open. Images of this act, widely shared on social media, have outraged local and regional authorities as well as associations.
Member of Parliament Aziza Boujrida, from the Haraki group, has questioned the Interior Minister, Abdelouafi Laftit, about the ban on shisha consumption in public places for tourists in the city of Marrakech.
The Moroccan Observatory for Consumer Protection has filed a complaint with the authorities in Marrakech concerning the proliferation of informal bread and pastry shops, real "mobile bakeries".