Beni Mellal

Articles

• Morocco Arrests Two in Social Security Fraud Investigation
  23 February 2020, by Ginette

  Two individuals, aged 30 and 53, were arrested by the judicial police elements of Beni Mellal. They would be involved in a case of falsification and use of medical coverage files.
  It all started when the national security services received a complaint in which the National Social Security Fund (CNSS) noted many irregularities in medical files provided by private clinics in the cities of Beni Mellal and Marrakech.
  The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) therefore initiated (…)

• Three Arrested in CNOPS Health Insurance Fraud Scheme in Morocco
  23 February 2020, by Sylvanus

  The police arrested three individuals involved in the falsification of illness files of the National Social Security Fund (CNOPS) in the Beni Mellal region.
  This arrest follows that of two civil servants in communes in the Beni Mellal region, reports Al Ahdath Al Maghribia. The arrested persons - a retiree, an employee in a private company and a woman employed in a factory in the region - are involved in the falsification of medical and hospitalization files in hospitals in the region and (…)

• Moroccan Tour Guide Dies Suddenly During Ouzoud Falls Excursion
  28 June 2024, by Said

  A tour guide lost his life while accompanying a group of foreign tourists on the Ouzoud tourist circuit, in the Béni Mellal-Khénifra region.
  Around thirty years old, the guide succumbed to health complications that occurred during the visit, according to local sources. Suffering from a sudden malaise, he was quickly transported to the Azilal hospital center, where he unfortunately passed away.
  The exact circumstances of his death are the subject of an investigation, but it seems that (…)

• Fatal Minibus Crash in Morocco: Young Athlete Killed, Multiple Children Injured Near Beni Mellal
  25 February 2020, by Kamal

  A terrible accident occurred on the night of Sunday, February 23, at the level of the Tizi Nsli bends in Beni Mellal. A minibus, transporting a group of young runners returning from a sports event in Rabat, overturned, leaving one dead and several seriously injured.
  As it was heading towards Kelaa Mgouna, the minibus left the road for a reason that remains to be determined. One young man died on the spot, while about ten children, including 5 girls, were seriously injured.
  The area was (…)

• Morocco Delivers Food Aid to Remote Mountain Communities Amid COVID-19 Lockdown
  29 March 2020, by Ginette

  Several low-income families in the Béni Mellal-Khénifra region have received food aid. This, in order to help them alleviate the difficulties related to the state of emergency declared a few days ago in Morocco.
  The food aid distribution operation initially targeted "the inhabitants of neighborhoods and douars located in mountainous areas under the communes of Tizi Nisli, Boutferda, Zaouiat Cheikh and El Ksiba, and will extend in the coming days to other communes in the region". (…)

• Spanish Neighborhood Unites to Celebrate Moroccan Girl’s Birthday During Lockdown
  31 March 2020, by Kamal

  It is a very nice surprise that a young girl of Moroccan origin received on the occasion of her birthday. The entire neighborhood participated in this somewhat original celebration.
  The coronavirus epidemic and the confinement it imposes did not prevent the residents of a Spanish neighborhood from sharing Salma’s joy, by celebrating her 12th birthday from the balconies and windows of their apartments.
  The little girl, whose family is from Beni Mellal, was given a gift of size. Police (…)

• Suspect Dies in Police Custody at Beni Mellal Hospital After Drug-Related Arrest
  4 May 2020, by Ginette

  An individual placed under medical supervision at the provincial hospital of Beni Mellal died on Sunday, May 3, according to the Beni Mellal police prefecture.
  The defendant, who had numerous criminal records, was arrested on Saturday evening by the police patrols "in flagrante delicto of possession of bladed weapons and under the influence of drugs," says a press release from the General Directorate of National Security relayed by the MAP. The public prosecutor thus ordered that he be (…)

• Suspect in Moroccan Theft Case Dies in Police Custody After Hospital Visit
  26 May 2020, by Ginette

  The Béni Mellal police prefecture announced the death of an individual placed in custody. He was there as part of a preliminary investigation into his alleged involvement in a case of qualified theft.
  In a statement, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) indicated that according to the judicial and medical records of the place of custody, "the suspect was transferred to the regional hospital of the city, Sunday morning, due to abdominal pathological symptoms accompanied by (…)

• Tragic Drowning of Teen Brothers Shocks Béni-Mellal Region Amid Heatwave
  11 June 2020, by Bladi.net

  Two brothers drowned, on Tuesday, in a wadi in the Béni-Mellal region. An investigation has been opened by the Gendarmerie services.
  This tragedy shook the entire Béni-Mellal region on Tuesday evening. Having gone to graze the family herd, these two teenagers perished in the waters of the Wadi in the region, reports Barlamane.
  According to witnesses to the tragic scene, the two victims, overwhelmed by the heat wave that has been hitting the region for a few days, threw themselves into (…)

• Moroccan ’Tattooed Girl’ Jailed for Alleged Theft and Gang Involvement
  12 August 2020, by Ginette

  Khadija, "the poor tattooed girl" is back before the courts. She has been detained in the local prison of Beni Mellal for her "involvement in a case of theft and the constitution of a criminal gang".
  The information was confirmed by Khadija’s father. He stated that his daughter was arrested during the month of Ramadan. Prosecuted on provisional release with two other people, she was summoned by the court of Beni Mellal, whose investigating judge decided to order her incarceration for (…)