Chefchaouen

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• Tourist’s Viral Video Leads to Arrest in Chefchaouen Harassment Case
  17 August 2024, by Sylvanus

  The elements of the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) succeeded in arresting an individual whom a foreign tourist accused of harassment in a video widely circulated on social networks while she was taking photos during a visit to Chefchaouen.
  Technical expertise reveals that the recording and dissemination of this video date back to May 2023. At that time, the tourist was staying in Morocco, and had not filed any complaint about these acts with the police, the DGSN said. (…)

• Cannabis Growers Form Association as Morocco Considers Legalization
  26 April 2021, by Prince

  The cultivators of the cannabis plant in these provinces have just formed an association called "Coordination of the cannabis growing areas", reports the daily Al Ahdath Al Maghribia, noting that the creation of this grouping of cultivators from Bni Khaled, Ketama and Bni Seddath, comes after the presentation, by the Minister of the Interior, of the new draft law on the legal use of cannabis before Parliament.
  The members of this new association, whose main objective is to defend the (…)

• Morocco Mobilizes Rescue Efforts for 5-Year-Old Trapped in Well, Government Says
  4 February 2022, by Ginette

  The government reacted on Thursday to the #SaveRayan operation. Mustapha Baitas, the delegate minister in charge of Relations with Parliament, government spokesman, said that efforts are being made to rescue the 5-year-old child who fell into a well in the village of Ighrane, in the Chefchaouen region.
  #SaveRayan has gone viral and support is coming from everywhere to accompany little Rayan. Morocco has all the necessary rescue means and "we can ask for help if the need arises when it (…)

• Moroccan Authorities Seize Nearly 2 Tons of Cannabis in Roadside Ambush
  13 February 2019, by Amine

  On Wednesday morning, on the road connecting Tetouan and Chefchaouen, an ambush by a customs brigade and reinforcements from the gendarmerie led to the seizure of 1,925 kg of hashish, worth about 19.25 million dirhams.
  At the level of the Al-Hamza Commune, on the road connecting Tetouan to Chefchaouen, a brigade from the Inter-Provincial Directorate of Tetouan of the Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration (ADII) was able to intercept a utility vehicle transporting about 2 tons of (…)

• Morocco Orders Inspection of Deteriorating Chefchaouen-Tétouan Highway
  22 February 2019, by Said

  An inspection has just been ordered by the Ministry of Equipment and Transport following the deterioration observed on a section of the national road number 2 connecting the cities of Chefchaouen and Tétouan over a length of 55 km.
  The road section between Dar Aqoba and Chefchaouen on National Road number 2 shows signs of deterioration, the minister said in a statement, specifying that the inspection will have to determine the responsibilities and submit its conclusions.
  "The (…)

• Moroccan City’s Rainbow-Colored Cemetery Sparks Controversy
  14 March 2019, by Amine

  The authorities of Chefchaouen had the strange idea of brightening up a cemetery with colors reminiscent of the LGBT community flag.
  The colors of the rainbow flag, the flag of the gay community, in a cemetery, in Chefchaouen, no this is not a joke. We can see in photos the stairs leading to a cemetery repainted in this way.
  This strange idea comes from the prefecture, which wanted to restore the said cemetery. Thus, it was probably a question of bringing a semblance of cheerfulness to (…)

• Moroccan Climate Leaders Named Among World’s Most Influential Environmentalists
  22 March 2019, by Said

  Two Moroccans are among the most influential personalities in the world in the fight against climate change, according to the international platform Apolitical.
  They are the mayor of the city of Chefchaouen, Mohamed Sefiani, very active at the local, national and African levels on environmental and sustainable growth issues.
  The second Moroccan personality is Hakima El-Haite, former Secretary of State for the Environment, who had been at the origin, with others, of the success of the UN (…)

• Tragic Suicide of Young Bride Shocks Chefchaouen, Morocco
  10 June 2019, by Amine

  A very young newlywed has just committed suicide in Chefchaouen, a city sadly famous for the number of suicides it has.
  A girl who had just got married committed suicide a few days ago according to the electronic media Goud.ma, which cites its own sources. This would take place, according to the same source, in the village of Mansour, near Chefchaouen.
  This suicide would have been carried out by hanging, near the family home, and the media states that so far the reasons that led the (…)

• Morocco’s Rental Market Shifts: Surge in Demand for Furnished Properties
  12 November 2020, by Jérôme

  The long-term rental market has been undergoing real changes in Morocco for a few months now. The taste for furnished properties is becoming more and more pronounced, confirms Mubawab in its latest edition of the rental barometer for the 3rd quarter.
  Apartment rentals have seen a 2% increase compared to the previous quarter, with an annual price drop of -4% year-on-year, reports Aujourd’hui le Maroc, citing Mubawab. Regarding rented villas, a positive annual evolution of 3% was recorded, (…)

• Morocco Denies Foreign Schools Were Targets of Foiled Terror Plot
  27 October 2019, by Sylvanus

  According to a security source cited by MAP, this is not the case. "The information relating to this case states that the terrorist acts that the members of the cell were not planning to target the places mentioned in this publication."
  Realizing the situation, the security services are working to identify those involved in this "slanderous and false" publication. Legal action will also be taken against them before they are brought to justice.
  In total, 7 individuals were arrested as (…)