A senior police officer was arrested in Meknes on Monday, September 8, suspected of having solicited money in the exercise of his duties. According to the judicial police, he was apprehended in the act while attempting to receive a bribe.
Marc Moerman, originally from Bruges, was sentenced in 2021 in Morocco for indecent assault on his son and two stepchildren, after his ex-wife, of Moroccan origin, filed a complaint against him. His family is calling for his release, assuring that the 61-year-old man is not guilty of these acts.
A training Alpha Jet of the Royal Moroccan Air Force crashed this Monday near the Fès-Saïss airport, resulting in the death of its two pilots. The accident occurred during the landing phase of a training mission.
The Moroccan customs service is intensifying field investigations to dismantle a network specialized in the marketing of counterfeit gold, active between Casablanca, Meknes and Tangier.
The presidents of the Regional Tourism Councils (CRT) of Marrakech, Agadir and Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima hope for occupancy rates of 80% this summer. Due to an obvious seasonality, the Oriental, Dakhla and Fès-Meknès will welcome fewer tourists during this summer season.
Seven Moroccan cities are included in the ranking of the 1000 major cities around the world. However, this represents a mixed success due to the average to relatively low positions they occupy.
A Moroccan residing in Saudi Arabia was sentenced by the court of first instance in Meknes to eight months of actual imprisonment and a fine of 4,000 dirhams. She was accused of having defrauded four hairdressers in the city.
A macabre discovery has put the authorities of Meknes on alert. Two donkey skulls were found in a garbage bin in the Riyad Zitoun neighborhood, raising the concern of local residents and authorities.
The French Council of State ruled in favor of a weekly teaching of five hours in Arabic language per week for students in grades CE1 and CM2 at the French school André Chénier in Rabat, going against the will of Moroccan parents.
The government of Aziz Akhannouch intends to transform the Fès-Meknès region into a leading economic and tourist hub at the national level. In this sense, major structuring projects will soon be launched.
A woman around 40 years old has been arrested as a suspect in the murder of her mother, who disappeared nearly a year ago, and whose body was found this week in the family home in the medina of Meknes.
Prosecuted in custody for attempted rape on a Moroccan residing abroad (MRE), a raqi (spiritual healer) from Imouzzer Kandar, in the Fès-Meknès region, was sentenced to a prison term.