Morocco
Remittances to Morocco Hit Record High of 117.7 Billion Dirhams in 2024
The year 2024 was prosperous for money transfers from Moroccans residing abroad (MRE), according to the latest figures published by the Office des Changes.
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Moroccan Living Abroad
Morocco
Morocco Sets Currency Import Rules for Expatriates Returning Home
For Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) , the import of currency into Morocco requires certain essential formalities that must be known. Whether you are returning with currency in the form of banknotes or negotiable bearer instruments, you will be subject to specific regulations depending on the amount of this currency.
Spain
Racist Comments Flood Social Media After Moroccan Man's Fatal Train Accident in Spain
The dissemination of a video showing a 25-year-old Moroccan man being electrocuted on a high-speed train (AVE) wagon at the Lleida-Pyrenees station has sparked a wave of racism on social networks.
Morocco
Morocco Faces Air Travel Challenges Ahead of 2030 World Cup
In anticipation of the 2030 World Cup, Moroccan MPs have drawn the government’s attention to the lack of flights affecting certain tourist hubs in the kingdom, as well as the rise in airfares, denounced by Moroccans in the diaspora last summer.
France
Moroccan Man Thwarts Child Abduction Attempt Near Bordeaux
A 36-year-old Moroccan man helped prevent the kidnapping of a 7-year-old child in Bassens, Gironde. Salah Hydaoui was seated at the terrace of a café when he witnessed the scene. A mother waiting for the bus with her two children saw her eldest son kidnapped by a stranger.
Morocco
EU Plans Crackdown on Moroccan Expat Money Transfers
Faced with the continuous increase in fund transfers from Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) to Morocco, the European Union is preparing to issue a directive to reduce these transfers through Moroccan banks established in Europe.
Morocco
Morocco's Tourism Numbers Questioned as Opposition Claims Inflated Figures
Opposition MPs attacked the government on Monday in parliament, accusing it in particular of having taken into account 50% of Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) in the 17.4 million tourists who arrived in the kingdom in 2024.
Belgium
Family Seeks Justice for 20-Year-Old Moroccan Man Killed in Brussels Attack
Victim of a violent attack in the back of a cafe in Saint-Gilles in July 2023, Amine El Aamri, 20, succumbed to his injuries. After nearly two years of investigation, justice is considering referring the case to the criminal court. The victim’s family, of Moroccan origin, cries out for injustice.
Belgium
Moroccan Slaughterhouse Managers Face Trial for Alleged Migrant Exploitation
Prosecuted before the Bruges criminal court for having exploited migrants, two Moroccans, managers of chicken slaughterhouses in Kortrijk and Ingelmunster, deny the facts, simply recognizing undeclared work. They risk heavy prison sentences.
Spain
Storm Herminia Disrupts Ferry Services Between Spain and Morocco
Due to Storm Herminia in the Campo de Gibraltar, almost all connections to Tangier from the port of Tarifa have been canceled this Monday. The ferry scheduled to reach the Moroccan port from Algeciras this morning has also been suspended.
Belgium
Alleged Drug Kingpin 'Dikke Nordin' to Face Trial in Belgium's Major Arms and Drug Case
Nordin El Hajjioui , nicknamed "Dikke Nordin", will be tried on May 7 by the Antwerp Correctional Court in the "Bombs and Grenades" case. This file, which deals with arms and drug trafficking, also involves about fifty other defendants.
Morocco
Morocco to Launch Platform Encouraging Diaspora Investment
Karim Zidane, the delegate minister in charge of investment, convergence and evaluation of public policies, encourages Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) to invest more in Morocco, stressing the need for the kingdom to attract both domestic and foreign investments.