The era of anarchic urban planning seems to be over on the Skhirat-Témara coast. Long awaited, a vast program of demolition of villas and real estate complexes built entirely illegally is about to be launched by the authorities of the prefecture.
In the second quarter of 2025, the Moroccan real estate market has evolved in a contrasting manner depending on the major cities. Rabat recorded a rise in prices and transactions, while Casablanca and Tangier showed a decline in both prices and sales volume.
The pill is hard to swallow for users of public transportation in the Rabat metropolitan area. A new increase in fares, bringing the bus ticket to 6.5 dirhams, has triggered a wave of anger, especially since the price of the tram ticket has also risen. The reason: a service deemed deficient that does not improve, despite rising prices.
Nearly 14% of the adult Moroccan population (13.79%) is affected by obesity in 2025, placing the Kingdom in 9th place in Africa, according to a report by the publication The African Exponent. This public health phenomenon, which is part of a continental dynamic, is particularly visible in the major cities of the country where lifestyles have evolved.
Passengers on a Ryanair flight bound for Fez experienced a confusing situation this weekend, after their plane was diverted to Rabat airport due to bad weather conditions.
Six individuals, suspected of belonging to a network specializing in the fencing of stolen goods, were brought before the Casablanca public prosecutor’s office by the National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ). They are suspected of having sold in Morocco mobile phones stolen during an armed robbery committed in France last February.
Based on precise information provided by the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), the regional security services of Salé and the city have succeeded in arresting in Ouarzazate an individual who was posing as a colonel or a senior police commissioner to defraud many people in the southeast of the kingdom and in Rabat and Salé.
A 27-year-old woman and mother of three children has reported being kidnapped and tortured for eight days by members of a criminal network who then abandoned her, unconscious and in critical condition, in a forest near Témara.
The company "Rabat Région Mobilité" announces that Rabat will soon acquire dozens of smart buses as part of the strengthening of its urban transport network.
In collaboration with the Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT), EasyJet has just launched an event-based campaign in Lyon, on the Bellecour square, to promote its flights to Marrakech, Essaouira, Agadir, Rabat and Tangier, starting in October 2025.
Luminous artistic performances will soon be organized in Rabat to make heritage accessible to the public. In this regard, the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication (Culture sector) has launched an international call for tenders for the design, production and realization of these performances.
Dozens of workers have been diverted from the construction site of the Ibn Sina University Hospital to complete the Prince Moulay Abdellah stadium in Rabat, which is scheduled to host a 2026 World Cup qualifying match between Morocco and Niger in September and other football competitions later.