Elderly Moroccan Man Found Chained in Home After 20-Year Family Captivity
12 July 2024
An elderly man, identified as H.A., was discovered chained in a family home in the village of Taghzout, in the Ouarzazate region.
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Moroccan Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Marriage Scam Targeting Women and Minor
28 June 2024
Tried for fraud and blackmail against women - including a minor - wishing to get married, the criminal chamber of the first instance court of the Court of Appeal of Ouarzazate (…)
Fatal Collision in Rabat: Governor’s Son Among Two Killed in High-End Car Crash
9 June 2024
A serious road accident that occurred on Saturday in Rabat caused the death of two people, including the son of the governor of Ouarzazate. The latter was accompanied by his (…)
Morocco’s Solar Energy Push Faces Setback as Key Power Plant Halts Operations
21 May 2024
Since 2009, Morocco has been betting on the development of renewable energies. But for a few years now, the momentum seems to be running out of steam when it comes to solar (…)
Film Industry in Ouarzazate Stalls as Hotel Closures Threaten Tourism and Jobs
6 April 2024
Abderrahman Drissi, a member of the Haraki Group in the House of Advisors, questioned the Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, about the (…)
French Thriller "The Wages of Fear" Remake Surges on Netflix After Morocco Shoot
1 April 2024
The new French action film "The Wages of Fear," filmed in Morocco, has been available on Netflix since Friday, March 29.
Breakdown of the Noor 3 Ouarzazate Power Plant: An Energy Fiasco?
31 March 2024
Due to breakdowns and malfunctions, the Saudi company "Acwa Power Company" has decided to suspend the operation of the "Noor 3" solar power plant in Ouarzazate. A decision that (…)
Major breakdown at the Ouarzazate solar power plant: $47 million lost
25 March 2024
The Noor III plant, located in the Ouarzazate region, is shut down due to a "major technical failure", which has resulted in a loss of $47 million in revenue for Acwa Power, (…)
Massage parlors in Morocco: Disguised places of prostitution?
16 February 2024
The Court of Appeal of Ouarzazate confirmed the conviction of a massage parlor manager for pimping, sentencing her to 3 years in prison and a fine of 10,000 dirhams.
Moroccan Court Sentences Two Gendarmes to Prison for Falsifying Documents
23 January 2024
The Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeal of Ouarzazate handed down, on Monday, a sentence of four years’ imprisonment against two gendarmes. It also acquitted another gendarme.