The Interior Ministry has launched extensive inspections in the Casablanca and Marrakech regions and Rabat. Numerous mayors are suspected of corruption, real estate speculation, and illegally issuing building permits for their own benefit.
The administrative capital is emerging as the driving force behind the national real estate market. In the third quarter of 2025, Rabat posted a spectacular performance, with prices rising by 3.2% and transactions jumping 27.4%, driven by residential and professional demand in full swing.
Serious urban planning violations are shaking several municipalities in the Casablanca-Settat, Marrakech-Safi and Rabat-Salé-Kénitra regions. Presidents of municipal councils and their deputies risk dismissal for illegally issuing building permits and bypassing supervisory authorities, thereby facilitating extensive tax and land fraud.
After an unsuccessful first attempt, Rabat relaunches its amphibious bus project . The budget has been increased to acquire two innovative tourist vehicles capable of navigating the river and driving through the city.
The Moroccan real estate market is confirming its recovery in the third quarter of 2025 with a widespread increase in indicators. The asset price index rose by 1.1%, supported by a significant 14% jump in the overall volume of transactions.
After Rabat and Casablanca, the anger of parents is spreading to Fez. Dozens of families demonstrated on Thursday against the "unjustified" increase in tuition fees at French schools in Morocco for the 2026 school year.
A crisis of confidence is shaking the French education network in Morocco, where a continuous increase in school fees and the opaque management of real estate projects are provoking the anger of families, faced with a profound transformation of the educational model.
France issued more than 300,000 visas to Moroccans in 2025 , placing the Kingdom second worldwide. Consular services announce shorter processing times and are stepping up efforts to combat intermediaries, while ruling out the use of artificial intelligence for now.
The Senegalese supporters detained in Rabat are now refusing to appear before the courts, demanding a “fair trial.” This escalation is part of a media pressure strategy that has already enabled Dakar to secure favorable decisions from sports governing bodies.
The threat of line cancellations is receding for the summer season. Following the abandonment of a local tax project by the Walloon government, the low-cost company Ryanair has confirmed the maintenance of its entire program at the Brussels-Charleroi airport , thus securing the previously threatened connections to Morocco.
The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) has rejected claims made by Le Figaro concerning an alleged lack of diligence in the case of French national Clément Besneville , who disappeared in Rabat in 2024. In a detailed statement, the institution said that investigations are continuing actively and that regular communication has been maintained with the family and French authorities.
Lyèce, a 27-year-old Frenchman, will appear in court in Rabat this Thursday after eleven days of pre-trial detention. Arrested during the Africa Cup of Nations final , he denounces a case of mistaken identity.