Ifrane

Articles

• Morocco: Four Arrested in Connection with Brutal Beheading of Woman in Ifrane
  4 January 2019, by Said

  After the arrest of the alleged killer of a young woman in the Ifrane region, the police announced the arrest of three other people for complicity.
  According to the newspaper Al Akhbar, the taxi driver who transported the victim on the day of the tragedy was arrested by the gendarmes. This is also the case for the employers of the alleged killer (a father and his son), who are in conflict with the victim over a plot of land.
  As for the alleged killer, he is said to have killed his (…)

• French Marathon Star Flees Surprise Doping Test in Morocco
  6 April 2019, by Amine

  Clémence Calvin is the European vice-champion in the marathon. While training in the Ifrane region of Morocco, she was subjected to a surprise anti-doping test by the French Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD). And she is said to have slipped away to avoid it.
  While refusing an anti-doping test carries exactly the same penalty as a positive test, namely a 4-year suspension from competition, Clémence Calvin, the European vice-champion in the Marathon, simply avoided the one that was imposed on her (…)

• King Mohammed VI Greeted by Crowds During Brief Visit to Ifrane
  24 February 2020, by Kamal

  In a festive atmosphere, the small Moroccan Switzerland welcomed King Mohammed VI on Saturday evening, February 22, for a short visit from his private residence in Douiyet, in Moulay Yaacoub.
  A significant security device, composed of elements of the police and the Royal Gendarmerie, was put in place along the route leading to the city of Ifrane.
  Hundreds of residents came to welcome and cheer the Sovereign, while security measures were taken throughout the passage of the royal cortege, (…)

• Iconic Ifrane Lion Statue Dons Mask, Urging Public to Follow COVID-19 Precautions
  13 August 2020, by Ginette

  The official mascot of the city of Ifrane is participating in the fight against coronavirus. The famous Lion, sculpted in granite, wears a blue mask edged in white, to invite the inhabitants to follow in his footsteps in order to drive the virus out of the city.
  Far from being a joke, this decision to mask it is a way to show that the epidemiological situation is to be taken seriously. The virus is circulating and spares no one.
  Through this gesture, the local authorities want to raise (…)

• French Murder Suspect Arrested in Morocco Following Interpol Alert
  20 September 2024, by Said

  A French national was apprehended this Friday in Ifrane based on information provided by the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST).
  The man was actively wanted under an international arrest warrant issued by the French authorities.
  According to a statement from the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN), the fugitive was the subject of an Interpol "red notice" for his alleged involvement in a premeditated murder committed in Bordeaux.
  After his arrest, the (…)

• King Hassan II’s Secret Life: Morocco’s Monarch Mastered the Art of Disguise
  23 July 2019, by Said

  The late King Hassan II often disguised himself to go out, so that no one would recognize him. The late monarch would even have become a master of disguise.
  Hassan II did not hesitate to blend into the crowd, in the souks, on the squares and in the public gardens, where he often went, disguised, in such a way that no one could recognize him.
  Once, reported the newspaper Al Massae a few years ago, the monarch had passed himself off as a sick old man, with a thick beard and a large (…)

• UAE Launches Winter Aid Operation for Vulnerable Residents in Morocco’s Ifrane Region
  24 January 2019, by Said

  To help them cope with the cold wave, a distribution of aid operation was launched yesterday by the United Arab Emirates for the residents of social protection establishments.
  According to the MAP, the launch of this operation was given by the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Morocco, Ali Salem Al Kaâbi, the Governor of the province, Abdelhamid El Mazid, and the President of the Provincial Council of Ifrane, Hammou Ouheli.
  The aid consists of the distribution of blankets and (…)

• Al Akhawayn University Addresses Sexual Harassment Policies After MEPI Funding Pause
  10 June 2021, by Armel

  "The American organization Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI) has only paused a planned payment, pending the implementation by the University of additional mutually agreed provisions, strengthening the mechanisms for protection against sexual harassment, in full compliance with Moroccan laws," Al Akhawayn said in a statement, adding that it "continues its efforts to ensure a living environment for its entire community, while embarking on a determined and proactive approach of (…)

• Former Yale Dean Appointed Vice President at Morocco’s Al Akhawayn University
  9 August 2021, by Armel

  Dr. Christopher S. Taylor, former dean of Yale University, has just been appointed Vice President for Academic Affairs at the Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane (AUI), succeeding Dr. Nizar Messari in the position for ten years.
  Holder of a Bachelor’s degree from Johns Hopkins University, a Master’s and a Doctorate from Princeton University, Dr. Taylor has a rich academic background and long experience in American universities with models similar to that of Al Akhawayn, the University (…)

• Moroccan University Faces Backlash Over Students’ Israel Trip Amid Gaza Conflict
  18 July 2024, by Prince

  Students from Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane have launched a petition to demand the banning of the return of students who recently traveled to Tel Aviv with a delegation of pro-Israelis to participate in an activity.
  The authors of the petition on the change.org platform condemned this trip of the students to Israel, in the midst of the conflict in Gaza, considering it as the expression of a "position in flagrant contradiction with the ethics and values advocated by Al Akhawayn (…)