Khenifra

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• Moroccan Police Bust International Drug Ring, Seize 8 Tons Near Marrakech
  28 February 2022, by Ginette

  Five individuals aged 27 to 66, already known to the justice system, were arrested by the National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ). They would be part of a network active in international drug trafficking and the import and marketing of cocaine.
  The BNPJ elements carried out two simultaneous operations in Tassoultante on the outskirts of Marrakech, and in the rural commune of Ait khssa Ait Lahcen Oussaid on the outskirts of Khénifra, resulting in the arrest of two of the five (…)

• Moroccan Authorities Seize 558 kg of Cannabis Resin in Major Drug Bust
  23 March 2022, by Ginette

  Elements of the Royal Gendarmerie of Khénifra seized 558 kilograms of cannabis resin hidden in wooden crates. A man who would be involved in this type of trafficking was also arrested.
  This is a major seizure carried out by the elements of the Royal Gendarmerie of Khénifra. This seizure of cannabis resin was made during a search conducted at the home of one A.B located in Douar Bou Sader in the commune of Aguelmam Azegza, reports La MAP, which points out that this operation also allowed (…)

• Morocco’s Béni Mellal-Khénifra Region Invests 820 Million Dirhams in Major Road Rehabilitation Project
  26 August 2022, by Armel

  As part of road maintenance programs, some 341 km of road are currently being rehabilitated in the Beni-Mellal-Khénifra region, for a budget of 820 million dirhams.
  This renovation is also part of the agreement to upgrade strategic road axes at the level of the Béni Mellal-Khénifra region, which consists of the realization of 13 road projects in the provinces of Béni Mellal, Azilal and Fkih Ben Salah, with a completion rate of 80%, according to a press release from the regional (…)

• Morocco’s King Orders Emergency Aid for Atlas Mountain Communities Hit by Severe Winter Weather
  26 January 2023, by Ginette

  To help the populations of the rural areas of the High and Middle Atlas affected by the heavy snowfall, King Mohammed VI has ordered the Mohammed V Foundation to immediately launch the "Grand Froid" solidarity action.
  In a statement, the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity stressed that this solidarity action is starting this Wednesday according to royal instructions. It consists of setting up a human and logistical system that will be deployed in favor of people affected by the cold and (…)

• Extinct Atlas Lion Allegedly Spotted in Moroccan Village, Sparking Investigation
  4 January 2024, by Sylvanus

  For a few days, a rumor has circulated about the reappearance near Khénifra of an Atlas lion, a species considered extinct for more than 70 years.
  Has an Atlas lion appeared in the village of Tnine Ait Boukhayou, in the rural commune of Sebt Ait Rahhou (Province of Khénifra)? Hamid, a resident of the douar, tells Aabbir that he found himself face to face with the feline, on Monday, December 18, as he was traveling at dawn by mule to the Tnine Ait Boukhayou market. He claims to have (…)

• Moroccan Officials Debunk Rumors of Extinct Atlas Lion Sightings
  10 January 2024, by Sylvanus

  We know a little more about the rumors about the reappearance near Khénifra of an Atlas lion, a species considered extinct in the 1930s.
  The National Agency of Waters and Forests (ANEF) is trying to put an end to the rumors about the reappearance near Khénifra of an Atlas lion. On Tuesday, in a press release, it ruled out the hypothesis of lion attacks in the regions of Khénifra (commune of Sebt Ait Rahou, Ait Boukhayou tribe) and Oulmès (Tifoughaline and Bouquachmir forests), reports La (…)

• Moroccan ENT Specialist Jailed After Patient’s Death Sparks Investigation
  18 January 2024, by Prince

  The Court of First Instance of Khénifra has decided to prosecute in detention a specialist doctor in otorhinolaryngology, accused of the death of a patient.
  The patient died in October 2023 at the regional hospital of Khénifra, after being operated on by the doctor in a private clinic in the city of Azrou. The defendant is being prosecuted in detention for illegal practice of medicine in the public sector while he is registered on the list of doctors working in the private sector. Three (…)

• Mysterious ’Lion-Like’ Animal Attacks Shepherd in Morocco’s Atlas Mountains
  22 January 2024, by Sylvanus

  A sexagenarian breeder claims to have been attacked by a wild animal similar to a lion near Douar Amrous in the province of Khenifra.
  The persistent rumor of a reappearance of the Atlas lion, a species considered extinct in the 1930s, is taking hold. A breeder in his sixties was suddenly attacked by an animal resembling a lion on his livestock while grazing his sheep near Douar Amrous in the province of Khenifra, reports the website Al Omk. "I was grazing my sheep as usual on the banks of (…)

• Morocco Plans New Railway Line from Casablanca to Béni Mellal
  9 August 2024, by Said

  The National Railway Office (ONCF) has just launched a call for tenders for the preliminary studies of the future railway line connecting Casablanca to Béni Mellal, passing through Oued Zem and Khouribga.
  According to the call for tenders, these studies will cover several projects: doubling and straightening the track between Khouribga and Oued Zem, as well as the construction of engineering structures to replace level crossings between Sidi el Aidi and Oued Zem, reports Challenge. The (…)

• Mass Food Poisoning Hospitalizes 26 Students at Moroccan Boarding School
  29 September 2024, by Prince

  26 students were admitted overnight from Friday to the emergency department of the provincial hospital in Khénifra after suffering from food poisoning.
  The victims showed signs of poisoning after dinner at the Abdallah Ben Yassine boarding school in the Sebt Aït Rahou center, informs the provincial delegation of health and social protection of Khénifra. Transferred to the provincial hospital, the 26 students were quickly taken care of.
  The health services took samples and conducted (…)