Suicide Rates Surge in Morocco’s Blue City, Chefchaouen Sees Alarming Increase
6 January 2020
The suicide rate has taken on a worrying trend in Morocco in general and in Chefchaouen in particular, where 20 people took their own lives in 2019.
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Morocco’s ’Blue Pearl’ Chefchaouen Faces Overtourism Challenges as Instagram Fame Soars
6 January 2020
Chefchaouen, the most "instagrammable" city, could be ruined due to overtourism and the attitude of selfie-seekers. At least, that’s what some observers fear.
Morocco’s Blue City: Chefchaouen Named Among World’s Most Beautiful Streets
22 December 2019
The city of Chefchaouen stands out thanks to its streets, ranked among the ten most beautiful in the world.
Chinese Entrepreneurs Dominate Morocco’s Growing Tourism Market, Sidelining Local Businesses
15 December 2019
The Chinese market no longer benefits Moroccan professionals. The reason is that many Chinese people living in the kingdom animate this market more than the natives, who face (…)
Midwife Commits Suicide at Moroccan Hospital Amid Mental Health Struggles
29 November 2019
On duty at the Bab Berred hospital center in Chefchaouen, a midwife committed suicide with rat poison on Wednesday, November 27, 2019.
Moroccan Special Forces Dismantle ISIS-Linked Cell, Arrest 7 in Major Counter-Terror Operation
28 October 2019
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, (…)
Morocco Dismantles Terrorist Cell: Six Arrested in Anti-Terror Operation
25 October 2019
An anti-terrorist operation carried out simultaneously in Chefchaouen and in three neighborhoods in Dar Bouazza in Casablanca by the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (…)
Moroccan City Launches Suicide Prevention Campaign Amid Rising Concerns
26 September 2019
Suicide is causing desolation in northern Morocco. To circumscribe the evil, the civil society actors of Chefchaouen have mobilized. In addition to conferences and awareness (…)
Teacher Hospitalized After Scorpion Sting in Chefchaouen, Morocco
22 September 2019
In Chefchaouen, scorpions continue to claim victims. The latest case concerns a teacher recently sent to Béni Smih.
Waiter Fatally Stabbed in Morocco Over 50-Cent Service Charge Dispute
10 September 2019
In the province of Chefchaouen, a dispute between a waiter and a customer led to the death of the former, stabbed by the latter. This was enough to sow unrest among the (…)