Morocco Expropriates Royal Family Land for Irrigation Project

Prime Minister Saâdeddine El Othmani and Minister of Agriculture Aziz Akhannouch have signed a decree expropriating several members of the extended royal family for the expansion of the irrigated perimeter in the commune of Sidi Abdellah Ghiat, El Haouz region, reports Maghreb Intelligence. However, the expropriation concerns small areas.

The members of the royal family affected by this expropriation are: Princess Zoubida Alaoui, daughter of Moulay Driss and son of Moulay Youssef, former sultan; Lalla Zoubida Alaoui, daughter of a former caliph of the sultan; Moulay Abdeslam Alaoui Hafidi and Moulay Abdelmalik Alaoui, sons of Moulay Abdeslam Alaoui...