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• ISIS Explosives Expert Arrested in Morocco, Bomb-Making Materials Seized
  8 March 2019, by Amine

  A Daesh terrorist was arrested in Fez on March 1st. He would be an expert in the manufacture of explosives, in bomb attacks, in techniques for accelerating the explosion process and increasing its magnitude. And he harbored dark designs. One could speak of murderous madness...
  According to Assabah, during the arrest of this individual named Abou Kacem by the BCIJ (Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations), with the collaboration of the DGST (General Directorate of Territorial (…)

• Moroccan Teen Arrested for Praising Christchurch Mosque Shooter on Facebook
  17 March 2019, by Amine

  A 19-year-old Moroccan was arrested on Saturday by the judicial police department of Fez. It is a question of advocating terrorist acts, in this case the shootings in Christchurch that targeted two mosques in New Zealand.
  This individual, one Ayoub F., 19, an apprentice at the ITA (Institute of Applied Technology), would have asked on Facebook for the release of one of the authors of the shooting, Brenton Tarrant. Following his comment, many Internet users called for his arrest. We can (…)

• Moroccan Police Seize Over 2 Tons of Cannabis in Fez Drug Bust
  20 February 2020, by Bladi.net

  An attempt to traffic two tons and 60 kg of cannabis resin was thwarted in Fez on Wednesday.
  The operation, carried out by the prefectural judicial police service of the city, in collaboration with the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), made it possible to intercept this drug shipment, loaded into a truck with Moroccan registration, at a gas station located in Ain Taoujdate, according to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (…)

• Morocco Reports Sixth Coronavirus Case as French Tourist Tests Positive
  11 March 2020, by Kamal

  A press release from the Ministry of Health reports a new Coronavirus infection in Morocco, bringing the number of people who tested positive to 6.
  The 64-year-old French woman of Senegalese origin arrived last Thursday, March 5, at Fès-Saiss airport, coming from France.
  Suffering from respiratory problems, a typical sign of a Coronavirus infection, the woman went to a hospital in the city on Saturday, March 7, where she was asked to undergo a screening test.
  Tested positive for (…)

• Fez Faces Health Crisis as Butchers Turn to Illegal Slaughterhouses Over Tax Hike
  5 April 2019, by Amine

  A new tax imposed by the mayor of Fez would not have pleased the butchers of the city who, for a large part, have turned to clandestine slaughterhouses, thus greatly increasing the health risk.
  According to the newspaper Al Akhbar, the PJD mayor of Fez, Driss El Azami El Idrissi, would have unwittingly triggered a chaotic situation in Fez. By increasing the slaughter tax, the butchers of the city have turned to clandestine slaughterhouses. And a large part of the meat sold in Fez now (…)

• Moroccan Grandmother Stranded in Syria After Failed Rescue of ISIS Grandchildren
  5 April 2019, by Kamal

  Originally from Fez, a 63-year-old grandmother found herself stuck in Syria, after going to rescue her five grandchildren.
  Latifa’s grandchildren remained stuck in Syria, after their father, a 42-year-old ISIS jihadist, was killed in 2015, writes the Huffpost citing the Spanish news agency EFE.
  "My son and his wife came to Syria without my permission. After seven or eight months, his wife called to tell me that he had died and asked me to come and get her and her children," Latifa told (…)

• Fez Prepares for Imminent Royal Visit by King Mohammed VI
  6 April 2019, by Amine

  A very upcoming visit by King Mohammed VI to Fez is planned. And of course, preparations are underway to make the city beautiful and secure.
  The Ministry of the Interior would have taken steps to welcome the sovereign Mohammed VI to Fez in the near future. Thus, according to Akhbar Al Yaoum, several senior officials have been sent to the spiritual capital of the Kingdom for this purpose.
  According to the same source, there would be meetings with representatives of local authorities, as (…)

• Morocco to Open Jewish Culture Museum, Highlighting Shared Heritage
  17 April 2019, by Bladi.net

  Serge Berdugo, Secretary General of the Council of Israelite Communities of Morocco (CCIM), said on Monday that the initiative of His Majesty King Mohammed VI to create a museum of Jewish culture is of "absolutely extraordinary" symbolic significance.
  According to the statements made to the press by Serge Berdugo, "creating this place of memory in a city that is the cradle of Moroccan civilization, where the imprint of Moroccan Judaism has been most marked, shows the Sovereign’s intention (…)

• Casablanca-Settat Leads Morocco’s Coronavirus Cases as Regional Outbreak Spreads
  25 March 2020, by Sylvanus

  Casablanca-Settat is at the top of the list of regions that have recorded the most cases of coronavirus contamination with 42 cases. This is followed by Rabat-Salé-Kénitra and Fès-Meknès with 40 and 36 cases respectively.
  As for the other regions, 22 cases were recorded in Marrakech Safi, 11 in Tanger Tétouan Al Hoceima, 7 in the Oriental, 6 in Souss Massa, 4 in Beni Mellal Khouribga, 1 in Draa Tafilalet and 1 in Guelmim Oued Noun.
  On Tuesday, 27 people tested positive for the new (…)

• Renowned Moroccan-Jewish Singer Marcel Botbol Dies of COVID-19 at 75
  2 April 2020, by Bladi.net

  The artist singer, Marcel Botbol, died in Paris from the effects of COVID-19, at the age of 75.
  Marcel Botbol had contracted the virus and was admitted to intensive care in a Paris hospital. He passed away yesterday Wednesday, around 11 a.m., informs Le360.
  Marcel Botbol was a talented performer of the popular standards of the rich Judeo-Moroccan musical heritage.
  Born in Fez, his works are drawn from the repertoire of Gharnati music, passed down from generation to generation by the (…)