El Hajeb

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• Spanish Man Arrested in Morocco for Alleged Child Exploitation in Internet Cafe
  11 September 2019, by Kamal

  A Spanish national was arrested on Sunday, September 8, by the judicial police services in the city of El Hajeb, for his alleged involvement in a case of pedophilia.
  According to the Spanish news agency, EFE, the 51-year-old individual was arrested in flagrante delicto in an internet cafe in El Hajeb while showing obscene scenes to an 11-year-old child.
  Alerted by the manager of the internet cafe, who had witnessed the scene, the police services went to the scene and arrested the (…)

• Morocco’s Civil Society Raises Alarm Over Surge in Shisha Cafes
  9 February 2021, by Sylvanus

  In El Hajeb, the proliferation of shisha cafes is worrying civil society actors. A new site has recently opened its doors in Jairi to serve the hookah to young and old in the region. Water pipes allowing to smoke a cocktail based on tobacco, sometimes mixed with other drugs.
  Based on these findings, civil society actors and parents of students in the province have taken the floor to denounce this scourge which presents serious dangers to the health of young people, reports Al Massae. (…)

• Moroccan Imam Arrested for Alleged Rape of Disabled Woman During ’Healing’ Ritual
  8 January 2019, by Said

  A new case of charlatanism in Morocco with the arrest last week of an imam accused of sexually assaulting a young disabled woman.
  Imam at the Sidi Balgit mosque, in the El Hajeb region, the religious leader is accused of having raped a 21-year-old woman suffering from a physical disability, reports the newspaper Al Massae. The man is said to have, according to the daily, promised her parents to heal their daughter through "Roqya Char3iya".
  The charlatan was caught in the act by a (…)

• Moroccan Police Bust Gang Targeting Homes of Expatriates in El Hajeb Region
  26 April 2019, by Said

  Police sources cited by the newspaper Aujourd’hui le Maroc indicate that all 4 were arrested by the royal gendarmerie of Sabaâ Aïyoun, near the town of El Hajeb. They are accused of having targeted houses belonging to Moroccans living abroad and then burglarizing them. In total, at least 8 houses were vandalized.
  According to the same source, it is a group of 4 people, three of whom have already had problems with the law in the past. Questioned by the investigators, they all admitted to (…)

• Moroccan Man Arrested for Shooting Aggressive Monkey Terrorizing Town
  14 May 2019, by Amine

  An aggressive monkey caused trouble last Thursday in El Hajeb. While the authorities were unable to catch it, a citizen simply shot it with his hunting rifle. But the authorities did not stop there...
  Believing he was doing the right thing by incapacitating an aggressive monkey that the authorities had been unable to neutralize, and that this monkey was even likely to have rabies, a man has just been arrested by the police to be questioned about his actions.
  Five shots were fired by the (…)

• Morocco: Teacher Arrested for Alleged Sexual Abuse of Students Near El Hajeb
  18 April 2021, by Sylvanus

  The arrest of this French teacher serving in a school located in the commune of Bourzouine near El Hajeb took place on April 10, reports Al Massae. It followed the complaints that the victims’ families had filed against this married man with two children with the El Hajeb gendarmerie. Some students had confided to their parents that they had been victims of sexual abuse by their teacher.
  After his arrest, the accused was questioned and then brought before the investigating judge near the (…)

• Deadly Truck Crash in El Hajeb, Morocco Kills Six, Injures Two
  19 June 2020, by Bladi.net

  A traffic accident occurred on Mohammed V Avenue in El Hajeb. According to the authorities, six people were killed and two others were injured to varying degrees.
  The driver of the truck at the origin of this tragedy lost control of his vehicle due to a brake failure, thus colliding with several vehicles, reports La Map.
  After the observation of the local and security authorities, first aid was provided to the injured and they were evacuated to the hospital, by the civil protection (…)

• Strong Winds and Dust Storms Prompt Weather Alert in Multiple Moroccan Provinces
  30 November 2023, by Said

  Strong gusts of wind with local dust storms are expected on Friday in certain Moroccan provinces, the General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM) has just announced.
  These gusts (70/95 km/h) will affect Friday from 00h to 16h, Tétouan, Al Hoceima, Chefchaouen, Chichaoua, Figuig, Guercif and Taza, the DGM specifies in a special bulletin (orange alert level).
  The provinces of Nador, El Hajeb, Ifrane and Boulemane will also be affected by the same phenomenon on Friday from 12h to 21h, (…)

• Morocco Begins Construction on 420-km El Hajeb-Rissani Highway, Boosting Regional Connectivity
  20 August 2024, by Prince

  The Moroccan government will soon launch the work on the highway project connecting the cities of El Hajeb and Rissani.
  At a cost of 6.2 billion dirhams, this ambitious project aims to strengthen connectivity between the two cities and boost the economic development of the region. The El Hajeb-Rissani highway will be 420 kilometers long.
  A total of 58 engineering structures will be built along the highway to ensure traffic flow and user safety. The future El Hajeb-Rissani highway will (…)

• Forest Fire Exposes Illegal Charcoal Industry in Morocco’s El Hajeb Region
  18 May 2019, by Kamal

  A fire broke out this week in a forest in the Tazmourt region on the outskirts of El Hajeb, causing significant damage. The fire required the intervention of three civil protection units for more than four hours.
  The fire lifted the veil on the existence of a clandestine charcoal industry, whose existence the authorities were unaware of. Coal mines that, with or without the approval of the Water and Forests services, were operating in an area supposed to be under forest jurisdiction. (…)