More than four years later, the cause of death of one of the 100 crew members who worked on the "Indiana Jones" film in Morocco is now known. He was found dead in his hotel room in Fez on October 31, 2021.
An incident involving a Hawker XP800 aircraft occurred on Friday at 4:10 PM, near Fez-Saïss airport, according to the Ministry of Transport and Logistics. The aircraft, registered CN-TKC and operated by Air Ocean airline, was on a flight from Marrakech.
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.
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.
The Fès Al Jiha development company, an entity under the Wilaya of the Fès-Meknès region, has initiated a project to expand and develop the existing video surveillance system in the city of Fez. The total estimated cost of this operation is 98 million dirhams.
In Morocco, significant and regular purchases of gold in several cities have raised the concern of jewelry and jewelry professionals, who have alerted the National Financial Intelligence Authority (ANRF), a key player in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing.
An incident that occurred in Fez has reignited the debate on the behavior of certain taxi drivers in the city. A widely circulated video shows a young Moroccan expressing his frustration following a dispute with a taxi driver.
Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka, announced the launch next month of studies for the future highway connecting Fez to Marrakech passing through Khenifra and Beni Mellal.
The Catalan authorities arrested in early March at the Barcelona airport a 44-year-old woman from Morocco carrying two kilos of hashish in her stomach, as she was trying to pass customs.
The Fez-Marrakech highway project via Béni Mellal and Khénifra is about to become a reality, connecting two regions and generating considerable economic impacts.
On Friday, the authorities of the United Arab Emirates handed over to the Moroccan authorities the municipal elected official and member of the Fès City Council, Sara Khaddar, who had been arrested by border police at Dubai airport after arriving from Turkey. She was the subject of an international arrest warrant and had been listed in Interpol’s database, pursuant to a warrant issued by the National Brigade of Judicial Police (BNPJ).
The administrative court of Fez has ordered the city council to pay, as compensation, a fine of 25,000 dirhams to a child bitten by a stray dog in 2023.