Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake Strikes Northwestern Morocco, Felt in Major Cities
11 February 2025
An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 shook the province of Ouezzane, in northwestern Morocco, on Monday evening.
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Electricity Theft Crackdown: Moroccan City Launches Investigation into Illegal Connections
26 July 2024
The authorities of Ouazzane have decided to open an administrative investigation to put an end to the recurrent theft of electricity in the villages of the province, which (…)
Food Poisoning Outbreak Hospitalizes 19 Students in Moroccan School
31 May 2024
Nineteen students from a school group in Zoumi, in the province of Ouazzane, were victims of food poisoning on Wednesday after consuming sandwiches bought from a snack bar near (…)
Northern Morocco Tourism Booms: 75% Hotel Occupancy Expected for Summer Season
11 July 2023
The high season looks promising in northern Morocco, which is experiencing a strong influx of tourists in recent years. An average occupancy rate of 75% is expected for the (…)
Minors’ Intimate Video Scandal Leads to Arrests in Moroccan City
23 February 2021
Three people were arrested last Saturday by the Royal Gendarmerie of Ouazzane for their involvement in the dissemination of intimate photos and videos featuring two college (…)
Moroccan Imam Arrested for Years-Long Sexual Abuse of Minor at Koranic School
29 December 2020
The imam of a mosque in the suburbs of Ouazzane was indicted on Sunday and placed in detention for sexual assault on minors. The individual is accused of sexual abuse on a (…)
COVID-19 Patient’s Gold Ring Allegedly Stolen in Moroccan Hospital, Family Demands Investigation
13 November 2020
Deceased, in the night from Friday to Saturday, at the Abou Kacem Ezzahraoui hospital in Ouazzane, a victim of Covid-19 would have been robbed on her deathbed. According to her (…)
Morocco’s Ouezzane Implements Strict COVID-19 Lockdown Measures
11 November 2020
The city of Ouezzane is strengthening preventive measures to stop the progression of the virus. The new measures have been in effect since November 8.
Morocco Tightens COVID-19 Restrictions as Outbreaks Hit Berry Production Facilities
21 June 2020
Due to the appearance of new Covid-19 outbreaks in production units in Larache, Ouazzane and Kenitra, reinforcement of restriction and precautionary measures has been carried (…)
Mother Drowns Trying to Rescue Son from Moroccan River
4 May 2020
A mother tragically died on Saturday, May 2nd last in the Ouezzane region, while trying to pull her son out of one of the steep rivers in the commune of Beni Guella.