For several years now, Mohammed VI has preferred to spend his summer vacation in the North, in the palace of Tangier, or in the villa of Lalla Fatima Zohra, his paternal grandmother, located in M’diq. Where will the monarch choose to spend his vacation this summer?
New suspects, including lawyers, have been questioned by investigators from the National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ) as part of the case of the Tetouan judge, accused of corruption by his wife.
The Jacques Bouthier case is far from over. The Moroccan justice system has seized the French justice system in order to obtain the hearing of the former CEO of the insurance brokerage group Assu 2000 (renamed Vilavi), suspected of having set up a network of sexual predation in his call center in Tangier.
A 34-year-old man, showing signs of mental disorders, was arrested on Wednesday, July 12 by the judicial police of Tangier , according to local authorities. He is suspected of causing the death of a motorist by throwing a large stone from a bridge in broad daylight.
The high season looks promising in northern Morocco, which is experiencing a strong influx of tourists in recent years. An average occupancy rate of 75% is expected for the months of July and August.
The vice-president of the Bni Makada district in Tangier has just fallen victim to the Schengen visa fraud case that hit the Spanish consulate in Tangier.
The low-cost airline Air Arabia announced in a press release the inauguration of its new air routes connecting Tangier to Palma de Mallorca in Spain and Montpellier in France.
A deputy prosecutor general of the King near the Court of Appeal of Tangier was recently arrested following a complaint for extortion. At the origin of this arrest, a call to the green number set up by the presidency of the public prosecutor’s office to report blackmail and corruption.
The Air Arabia company has just launched two new air links between Morocco and Europe. These are two flights between Fez-Nice and Tangier-Cologne.
The police and royal gendarmerie services in Tangier have recently seized several 4x4 vehicles and jet skis belonging to drug traffickers.
The Port Authority of Tarifa has announced the return to normal port operations. On Saturday, after a disruption caused by gusts of wind, the port has resumed its crossings.
Northern Morocco is preparing for the high summer season. More than three million tourists, including MREs, are expected in cities like Tangier, Al Hoceima, Tetouan and Chefchaouen.