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• TV Host Adriana Karembeu Misses Show Due to Morocco Travel Restrictions
  30 May 2020, by Ginette

  Stuck in Marrakech where she spent her confinement, Adriana Karembeu was unable to be available on May 12 to host, alongside Michel Cymes, the show "The extraordinary powers of the human body", which was making its comeback after confinement.
  Alongside Michel Cymès, it was Jamy Gourmaud who was found in place of Adriana Karembeu. Many had thought the worst, like a disagreement between the two sidekicks. It was finally the magazine Voici cited by gala.fr that revealed that "it is on the (…)

• Picasso’s Daughter Paloma Quarantines in Luxury Marrakech Villa Amid Pandemic
  3 June 2020, by Bladi.net

  Several personalities had to spend their confinement in Morocco, following the closure of borders decided to fight against the spread of the coronavirus. This is the case of Paloma Picasso who spent her quarantine in her luxurious villa in Marrakech.
  The daughter of the 20th century Spanish painter spent the entire confinement in her villa located in the Palmeraie, acquired in 2006.
  The fashion designer was spotted in the ochre city, as she accompanied her husband to the hospital (…)

• Marrakech Police Arrest Six Young Adults for Drug Possession and Emergency Violations
  3 June 2020, by Sylvanus

  The elements of the prefectural judicial police service of Marrakech proceeded, on Tuesday, to the arrest of six individuals, aged between 19 and 23 years old. They would be involved in a case of theft of a seized object, and prosecuted for violation of the state of health emergency and possession of drugs and psychotropic substances.
  One of the suspects had been arrested by a police patrol for flagrant violation of the state of health emergency, indicates the General Directorate of (…)

• Marrakech Court Delays Trial of Kuwaiti National in Child Sexual Abuse Case
  5 June 2020, by Kamal

  The Court of Appeal of Marrakech has decided to postpone the trial of the Kuwaiti pedophile, prosecuted for sexual abuse on a minor under 15 years of age, to July 21.
  The absence of new elements in the file and the non-appearance of the accused seem to justify the court’s decision, reports the website Rue20, recalling the request of the Moroccan Association of Human Rights.
  The latter had requested the opening of an investigation into the motivations of the decision to grant provisional (…)

• Moroccan Singer Dounia Batma Faces Hacking and Privacy Charges in Court Appeal
  4 June 2020, by Kamal

  While the investigating judge had decided not to prosecute Dounia Batma for complicity in fraud, the criminal chamber of the Marrakech Court of Appeal rejected on Monday the appeal filed two weeks ago by the public prosecutor.
  The defense’s request having been deemed inadmissible, the investigating judge decided to retain the charges of "participation in the hacking of the personal data processing system, and deliberate participation in obstructing the functioning of this system, by (…)

• Marrakech Officials Meet to Boost Real Estate Sector Amid Economic Challenges
  6 June 2020, by Bladi.net

  Measures to revive the real estate sector were at the center of a working meeting. This took place between the Urban Agency of Marrakech (AUM) and the Regional Council of the Order of Architects (CROAT) of the Marrakech-Safi region.
  The participants discussed the sector in these circumstances where the implementation of exceptional measures is essential. This implementation is in line with the circular of the Minister of National Territorial Development, Urban Planning, Housing and City (…)

• New COVID-19 Outbreaks Emerge in Marrakech Neighborhoods, Health Officials Report
  10 June 2020, by Sylvanus

  While the epidemiological situation seemed under control in Marrakech, two outbreaks of contamination have been detected in the neighborhoods of Sidi Youssef Ben Ali and Sidi Ayoub.
  About ten people were infected with covid-19 on Sunday, June 7, at the Ibn Zohr hospital, located on the edge of the Mamounia ramparts. They mainly come from these two neighborhoods. From the samples taken on Saturday on 24 people in the Sidi Ayoub neighborhood, it appears that 18 tested positive for the (…)

• Marrakech Plans Tourism Revival with Integrated Travel Services
  11 June 2020, by Bladi.net

  Heavily impacted by the global health crisis, Marrakech, a tourist city par excellence, is preparing to relaunch its activities. An integrated and complementary tourist product will soon be put in place at the request of the associations and representative bodies of the car rental sector.
  This meeting, devoted to examining the measures to be implemented to mitigate the socio-economic repercussions of the crisis, took place on Monday in Marrakech. It was held between the Marrakech (…)

• Moroccan Singer Dounia Batma Faces Key Court Hearing in ’Hamza Mon BB’ Case
  11 June 2020, by Kamal

  Dounia Batma must appear this Thursday before the investigating judge at the court of first instance in Marrakech. A hearing that proves to be crucial, due to her confrontation with Soltana, her accuser.
  The logical continuation in a case that has generated a lot of ink, the confrontation of the three main defendants in the Hamza mon bb case with Siham Badda could lead to new revelations.
  At the previous hearing, the defense of Dounia Batma, who is being prosecuted on provisional (…)

• Marrakech Raid Uncovers Illegal Party Amid Lockdown Restrictions
  12 June 2020, by Bladi.net

  It all started with the noise caused by the party in the early hours of Monday, June 8, which aroused suspicion. The residents called the security services, who intervened after authorization from the public prosecutor’s office, reports the daily Assabah.
  At the end of the raid by the gendarmerie elements in this house, located on a farm in Aït Faska, in the Marrakech region, the 6 defendants were caught in the act of sexual intercourse, alcohol and drug consumption.
  According to the (…)