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• Small Plane Crashes Near Fez Airport, Two Crew Members Seriously Injured
  11 April, by Said

  An investigation has been opened by the authorities following the crash of a small plane that occurred this Friday afternoon. The accident occurred near the Fez-Saïss airport around 4:30 p.m., mobilizing significant rescue and security resources, including elements of the Royal Gendarmerie, local authorities and civil protection. The accident site has been secured.
  The damaged aircraft was carrying a crew of two people, a pilot and a co-pilot, who were going to Fez, according to a source (…)

• Moroccan Textile Industry Faces Order Slump as Global Demand Weakens
  30 January 2023, by Sylvanus

  The clothing and textile sector, which is just emerging from the Covid-19 health crisis, is facing a harsh reality at the beginning of this year in the Fès and northern regions. This is a drop in orders, resulting in a drop in production in the units.
  "We must recognize that the sector is indeed recovering from the health crisis and also from the impact of the war in Ukraine, but the orders, especially foreign ones, are not at their usual level for this time of year," says Mohamed Dairi, (…)

• Harrison Ford Returns in ’Indiana Jones 5’ Trailer, Featuring Scenes from Morocco
  3 December 2022, by Sylvanus

  The "Indiana Jones" series, the fifth installment of which was filmed in part in Fez, Morocco, has been unveiled in a trailer. Its release is scheduled for June 2023.
  Cinema lovers will have to wait a few more months before they can go see Indiana Jones 5 in theaters. In the meantime, Disney has unveiled the trailer for the series. We discover "a digitally rejuvenated Harrison Ford, still in the role of the famous adventurer archaeologist" in the first images. We also discover the hero of (…)

• Morocco Seeks UNESCO Recognition for Traditional Caftan to Preserve Cultural Heritage
  11 April, by Sylvanus

  Faced with numerous attempts at Algerian appropriation, Morocco has decided to protect the "Caftan Ntaâ" of Fez, which is part of its intangible heritage. In this regard, the kingdom has submitted its candidacy for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO, with a view to recognition this year.
  Morocco’s application was filed at the end of March, two years after the inscription of Malhoun in 2023. Entitled "Art, Tradition, and Know-how of the (…)

• Morocco’s Al Quaraouiyine: World’s Oldest Operating University Recognized by Guinness
  10 August 2024, by Said

  Did you know that the oldest university in the world still in operation is located in Morocco and has even been certified by the Guinness Book of Records?
  It is the University of Al Quaraouiyine in Fez. Built in 859 under the reign of the Idrisid dynasty, the university has seen the passage of the greatest Arab philosophers such as Averroes (Ibn Rushd) or Avempace (Ibn Bajja), as well as Ibn Khaldun.
  It is considered today as the oldest university still in operation. The University of (…)

• Moroccan Soldier Gets 5-Year Sentence for Sexual Harassment and Attempted Kidnapping
  9 January 2019, by Said

  A soldier has just been sentenced to 5 years in prison by the Fès court for sexual harassment and attempted kidnapping.
  The facts date back to last November and the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) had communicated on this case, indicating that a man had filed a complaint against three individuals whom he accuses of sexual harassment against his wife following "an incident that turned into a confrontation with the suspects who then handcuffed the lady and forcibly removed (…)

• Moroccan Bank Manager Sentenced to 3 Years for $1 Million Client Theft
  18 January 2019, by Said

  He probably didn’t have time to enjoy the stolen money. The bank manager who helped himself to the accounts of his clients, stealing more than 10 million dirhams, has been sentenced by the courts.
  The thief has just been sentenced to 3 years in prison by the Court of Appeal in Fez, reports the website Barlamane, which recalls that this branch manager, originally from the city of Ahfir, was the subject of a wanted notice issued by the police.
  But it took several months for the general (…)

• Morocco’s Fez-Meknes Region Harvests Record 1 Million Tons of Olives
  18 January 2019, by Said

  Very good figures for the Fez-Meknes region, which produced more than one million tons of olives during the 2017-2018 agricultural season.
  In detail, the province of Taounate produced 370,000 tons, Taza: 198,000 tons, El Hajeb: 110,000 tons, Fez: 100,000 tons, Meknes: 97,000 tons, Sefrou: 95,000 tons, Boulemane: 54,000 tons and Ifrane 1,900 tons, according to the regional agricultural directorate cited by the MAP.
  A large part of this production comes from rainfed land (808,000 tons), (…)

• Premature Baby Dies Following Mother’s Fatal H1N1 Flu Case in Morocco
  31 January 2019, by Said

  He could not ultimately be saved by the medical team. The premature baby born by Caesarean section after the death of his mother died on Tuesday evening.
  The announcement was made by Said Adni, husband of Yousra Habachi, who died from complications of an A H1N1 flu. She had been admitted to a clinic in Fez before being transferred, in critical condition, to the Cheikh Khalifa Hospital in Casablanca.
  In a statement published the day after her death, the hospital provided more details on (…)

• Deadly School Wall Collapse in Fez, Morocco Claims Two Young Lives Amid Heavy Rains
  2 February 2019, by Said

  Sad tragedy in Fez where two students were killed in the collapse of the wall of their primary school located in the Bab Ftouh neighborhood.
  For now, the exact reasons for this accident are unknown, but according to the Regional Academy of Education and Training Fez-Meknes, cited by the MAP, the tragedy occurred around 2 p.m. when the two students were playing near the wall of the Mohamed Ben Abdelkrim Al Khattabi school.
  An investigation has been opened by the police to try to (…)