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• Moroccan Special Forces Dismantle ISIS-Linked Cell, Arrest 7 in Major Counter-Terror Operation
  28 October 2019, by Sylvanus

  The special forces of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) dismantled, on Friday, October 24, a terrorist cell linked to the Islamic State group, in Tamaris II, in the suburbs of Casablanca, in Ouezzane and in Chefchaouen.
  The second Moroccan channel, 2M, had the privilege of filming the entire dismantling operation, which led to the arrest of 7 terrorists.
  With a formidable arsenal of war, they were about to attack sensitive sites in the Kingdom, with the complicity of (…)

• Midwife Commits Suicide at Moroccan Hospital Amid Mental Health Struggles
  29 November 2019, by Rédacteur

  On duty at the Bab Berred hospital center in Chefchaouen, a midwife committed suicide with rat poison on Wednesday, November 27, 2019.
  Despite all attempts to save her life, she succumbed before the arrival of the emergency services, reports the newspaper Al Akhbar.
  She suffered from psychological disorders. This is evidenced by the health certificates from several psychiatric centers that she held.
  The midwife, originally from Rabat, also complained about the deductions observed on (…)

• Moroccan Woman Donates Land for Women’s Social Center in Chefchaouen
  25 May 2019, by Kamal

  Mother Teresa Beni Mansour, this is how most of the inhabitants of the city of Chefchaouen are starting to call an old lady who has donated land for the benefit of the National Initiative for Human Development (INDH). The land was used to build a social center for women and children.
  The old villager was approached by a local association, asking her permission to build a development project on her land for the benefit of the women of the region. The request was welcomed favorably, (…)

• Local Official Attacked During Public Space Enforcement in Chefchaouen, Morocco
  26 August 2019, by Sylvanus

  While the Caïd of the 2nd district of the city of Chefchaouen, at the head of a commission, was proceeding to the liberation of public places, he was injured in the face by two individuals, reports Barlamane.
  Alerted, the local authorities and the police immediately went to the scene.
  After the usual report, he was urgently taken to the hospital.
  The two suspects were taken into custody. An investigation is underway to apprehend a third individual involved in this assault.

• German Tourist Dies After 200-Meter Fall Near Chefchaouen, Morocco
  22 June 2019, by Amine

  This Thursday, June 20, 2019, a tourist died after a fall of more than 200 meters in the vicinity of Chefchaouen, more precisely in Akchour. She died at the hospital, hours after her accident.
  A 27-year-old German tourist died after arriving at the Chefchaouen hospital, according to the media Alyaoum24. She slipped in Akchour during a hike with friends and fell more than 200 meters (170 m according to other sources). But she could still have been saved.
  Indeed, the people accompanying (…)

• Morocco Approves First Cannabis Seed Imports for Legal Cultivation
  7 March 2023, by Prince

  On Monday, Morocco issued the first import authorization for cannabis seeds intended for about twenty farmers who wanted to start the legal cultivation of this plant for pharmaceutical and industrial purposes.
  In accordance with the law on the legal use of cannabis passed in 2021, the National Office of Sanitary Safety of Food Products (ONSSA) issued on Monday the authorization to import cannabis seeds to the beneficiaries who were previously content with the permit from the National (…)

• Violent Saber Attack on Camping Family Near Chefchaouen, Morocco Leaves Son Maimed
  27 July 2019, by Kamal

  A father and his 4 children were attacked by an individual armed with a saber while they were camping on a beach in the province of Chefchaouen. One of the family members lost his hand in the attack.
  On Friday, July 26, 2019, in the morning, as they had come to spend a good time on the beach of Targa, in northern Morocco, the members of a family were surprised by the violent intrusion of an armed individual. He attacked the father and his 4 children, before cutting off the hand of one of (…)

• Suicide Crisis Deepens in Northern Morocco as 30th Case Reported in 2019
  2 August 2019, by Sylvanus

  In Chefchaouen, a 21-year-old young man was found hanged at his home, in a douar in Bni Salah, under the Caïdat of Bab Taza, on Wednesday, July 31, 2019. This brings the number of suicides recorded in the north of the Kingdom since the beginning of 2019 to 30.
  Suicide is taking on alarming proportions in the north of the Kingdom of Morocco. According to local sources, cited by the site presstetouan.com, a 21-year-old young man would have hanged himself early on Wednesday, July 31, in the (…)

• Moroccan Teen’s Tragic Suicide Highlights Trauma of Sexual Assault
  6 August 2019, by Sylvanus

  In Douar Atari, a young girl preferred suicide to the dishonor linked to rape. Deeply troubled by this tragedy of which she was a victim, she felt only disgust for life. She could no longer even bear the outside gaze. The solution for her was all found. She grabbed a rope that she attached to the ceiling in her room and hanged herself.
  It was only upon waking that her parents discovered her death by hanging. According to some indiscretions, the deceased committed this suicide because she (…)

• Louis Vuitton Taps Moroccan Director for Vibrant Chefchaouen Fashion Shoot
  18 February 2020, by Sylvanus

  Louis Vuitton shared on its Instagram account video sequences and images of the shoot, directed by Hicham Lasri in Chefchaouen. We see the models and the French brand’s team.
  Virgil Abloh, artistic director "men" of the LVMH fashion house, is the one who called on the expertise of the Moroccan director. The one nicknamed Daddy Desdenova has made an impeccable spot, full of colors and glamour. The video sequences were accompanied by the melodious voice of the Moroccan singer, Oum.
  As for (…)