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• 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 (…)

• The oldest university in the world is located in Morocco
  4 September 2023, by Said

  The oldest university in the world still in operation is indeed located in Morocco, more precisely in the city of Fez. It is the University of Al Qarawiyyin in Fez.
  The University of Al Qarawiyyin in the city of Fez is the oldest university in the world still in operation, according to the Guinness Book of Records. This temple of knowledge was founded in 859 by Fatima Al Fahri, a young Muslim woman. She is the ancestor of several prestigious universities around the world. Al Qarawiyyin (…)

• Morocco Cracks Down on Illegal Activities in Massage Parlors Across Major Cities
  10 October 2023, by Prince

  The Moroccan authorities have launched a major crackdown operation against massage parlors that have been transformed into places of debauchery in metropolises like Rabat, Casablanca, Marrakech and Fez. Several dozen masseuses and clients have already been arrested and brought before the courts.
  The police launched this operation after receiving several complaints from residents of several neighborhoods in these major cities, denouncing the transformation of these massage parlors into (…)

• Moroccan Political Scandal: PJD Member’s Wife Caught in Extramarital Affair Near Fez
  25 February 2019, by Amine

  A prominent member of the PJD and husband of the daughter of an Al Adl wal Ihssane leader has just discovered his wife in the midst of lovemaking, in the marital home, with another man. This is happening in the vicinity of the spiritual capital of the kingdom, Fez.
  On Monday in Ras El Ma, near Moulay Yaacoub, the daughter of one of the bosses of Al Jamaâ was surprised by her husband, a member of the PJD, in the company of her lover, and this within the very marital home. The young woman (…)

• PJD Leader’s Wife Caught in Adultery Scandal, Shocking Moroccan Political Circles
  28 February 2019, by Amine

  A few days ago, a story of adultery broke out, more precisely last Monday, in Ras El Ma, around Moulay Yaacoub. The daughter and wife of prominent members of Al Adl wal Ihssane and the PJD was caught in flagrante delicto of adultery by her husband within the conjugal home itself. She has three children. The newspaper Al Akhbar recounts the details.
  As in almost all such stories, the husband returns home earlier than expected. The latter, aged 42, a merchant but also a PJD leader, was only (…)

• CIH Bank Sells Three Hotels in Ouarzazate and Fès, Seeks Investors for Tourism Projects
  20 December 2022, by Armel

  Crédit Immobilier et Hôtelier (CIH Bank) has launched the call for expressions of interest (AMI) for the sale of three hotel establishments intended for tourism projects.
  The notice published on Monday concerns more specifically two hotels in Ouarzazate. On the one hand, the Palmeraie hotel, a 3-star establishment located in the heart of the city, and on the other hand, the Farah El Janoub hotel, a 4-star establishment located in the tourist area of the city.
  The last hotel put up for (…)

• Morocco Boosts Rail Service for School Holiday Travel Rush
  2 November 2019, by Sylvanus

  The National Railway Office (ONCF) intends to offer better safety and comfort conditions to its customers during the school holidays. In this sense, it has developed a special plan covering the period from November 1 to 12.
  Ensuring the movement of passengers in the best conditions of safety and comfort, in particular, through the strengthening of the offer on the main axes of the network, namely Casablanca, Rabat, Fez, Marrakech, Tangier and Oujda, as well as through the mobilization and (…)

• Fez Court Sentences 17 in Massage Parlor Prostitution Ring
  28 December 2022, by Sylvanus

  Prosecuted for a case of prostitution in massage and spa parlors in Fez, 17 individuals were sentenced to various prison terms by the Court of Appeal of the city.
  The criminal chamber of the Court of First Instance of the Court of Appeal of Fez sentenced 17 people prosecuted in the case of the prostitution network in massage parlors and modern baths (Spa) in Fez. In detail, eight of them - women, including 7 who are the owners of massage parlors - were sentenced to 3 years in prison and a (…)

• 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), (…)