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• Belgian-Moroccan Suspect in Child Kidnapping Case Vanishes Before Trial
  11 April, by Sylvanus

  While he is due to appear before the Tongeren Assize Court on April 22, a 32-year-old Belgian-Moroccan has disappeared from the radar. This man accused of kidnapping a child is untraceable in Tongeren.
  Will Abderrahman Laktit be present at his trial for kidnapping on April 22 before the Tongeren Assize Court? Nothing is certain. "We think he is on the run," it is said. The units went to Abderrahman’s home and noticed that there was no one there. The thirtysomething is accused of a double (…)

• Morocco Lowers Compulsory School Age to 2 Years Old
  7 April, by Prince

  The Moroccan government approved on Thursday draft law No. 59.21 on school education, presented by Mohamed Saïd Barada, the Minister of National Education, Preschool and Sports. It makes schooling compulsory for children from the age of 2.
  Article 8 of the text obliges any person responsible for the care of a child (father, mother, legal guardian, directors and managers of social protection institutions) to enroll the child in an educational institution from the required age and to ensure (…)

• Child Abduction in Morocco: Student Kidnapped, Drugged, and Released After Blood Taken
  15 June 2024, by Sylvanus

  Child abductions persist in southeastern Morocco. The latest is that of a student enrolled in a college in the town of Boudnib, located 90 km from the province of Errachidia. He was kidnapped just after leaving the school.
  The kidnapping took place this week. After leaving the college, a student was kidnapped before being drugged and taken unconscious by the kidnapper. According to local sources, the kidnapper, whose identity remains unknown, took quantities of the child’s blood in an (…)

• Moroccan Court Sentences Teenage Protester to 5 Years in Prison for Rioting
  13 December 2019, by Kamal

  The criminal chamber of the Court of Appeal of Al Hoceima sentenced, on Tuesday, December 10, a minor to 5 years in prison, for having participated in the demonstrations in the region.
  Currently on the run, the young man was prosecuted for obstructing traffic, insulting and assaulting law enforcement officers in the performance of their duties.
  The minor is also accused of premeditated assault causing serious injury, vandalism of public utility elements and armed gathering in a public (…)

• Moroccan Singer Faces Charges for Controversial Performance at Eid Celebration
  4 April, by Sylvanus

  In Tangier, a popular singer was arrested by the police after the release of a video showing him performing a song inciting "drunkenness and debauchery" in front of minors, during an Eid al-Fitr celebration in the Bir Chifa neighborhood.
  The Tangier prosecutor’s office has decided to prosecute the singer on provisional release. He will soon be informed of his court appearance date before the king’s prosecutor at the court of first instance. Moroccan law punishes any person inciting such (…)

• Mother Arrested in Meknes for Brutal Murder of 5-Year-Old Daughter
  12 February 2020, by Kamal

  A 5-year-old girl died in the early hours of Wednesday, February 12, under atrocious circumstances, in the Mellah district of Meknes. The mother is suspected of having tortured her to death before strangling her.
  The facts occurred around midnight on Wednesday, when a young woman, whose age has not been revealed, committed a horrible crime on her 5-year-old daughter, inflicting violent blows to several parts of her body.
  The little girl, victim of torment and torture, eventually died (…)

• World Bank: Two-Thirds of Moroccan Women Overweight or Obese, Global Rates Soar
  14 February 2020, by Ginette

  In its report entitled "Health and Economic Consequences of an Imminent Global Challenge", the World Bank reveals that 66% of Moroccan women are obese or overweight. The same report indicates that worldwide, about 44% of adults and 20% of children over five are facing the same weight issues.
  This is a major health problem posed by this World Bank report. Overweight and obesity are measured using the BMI (body mass index), the financial institution specifies. It adds that the number of (…)

• Father Sentenced to 10 Months for Brutal Assault on 13-Year-Old Daughter in Morocco
  12 August 2020, by Kamal

  A family man was tried last week by the court of first instance of Taroudant for torture and violence against his 13-year-old daughter. He was sentenced to 10 months in prison with a fine of 20,000 dirhams.
  The facts date back to last July, when the girl, whose parents were separated, was the victim of extreme violence from her father.
  According to the site Agadir24, the father had struck her with a butcher’s block on different parts of her body, causing a double fracture of her arms. (…)

• Tragic Fall: 12-Year-Old Moroccan Child Dies in Spanish Apartment Accident
  12 May 2022, by Prince

  A 12-year-old Moroccan child died on Thursday after falling from the fourth floor of a farm located in the Valencian town of Algemesí, Spain.
  The Moroccan was rushed to the La Fe hospital by the SAMU team, where he succumbed to the serious injuries sustained after his fall from the fourth floor, the Center for Emergency Information and Coordination (CICU) told ABC.
  To read: Toddler Dies After Balcony Fall in Malaga: Tragic Accident Shocks Community
  The National Police has opened an (…)

• Moroccan Teen Culinary Star ’Chef Omar’ Dies at 16 from Muscular Dystrophy
  15 July 2022, by Sylvanus

  An inspiration has gone. The death of Chef Omar was announced on his official Facebook page. He died on Thursday, July 14, at the age of 16, from muscular dystrophy, a genetic disease that gradually weakens muscle fibers. He had long suffered from this disease that forced him to move around in a wheelchair.
  Despite his disability, the teenager always kept hope. With the help of his mother, he created his YouTube channel and a Facebook page and shared simple and effective recipes with his (…)