Oujda

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• Sexual Harassment Scandal Leads to Sanctions at Moroccan Business School
  1 January 2022, by Sylvanus

  The investigation commission commissioned by the Minister of Higher Education, Abdellatif Miraoui, at the National School of Commerce and Management of Oujda (ENCGO) has produced its report. Sanctions are falling.
  According to the conclusions of the inspection commission tasked with investigating the anonymous accusations of sexual harassment at ENCGO Oujda, the facts are proven. The incriminated professor and the leaders whose responsibility is engaged by virtue of their functions have (…)

• Moroccan Diabetes Researchers Honored at Sanofi Awards Ceremony
  17 December 2019, by Bladi.net

  On the occasion of the second edition of the Sanofi Diabetes Research Awards - Sanofi Prize for Diabetes Research - held on Saturday in Skhirat, the pharmaceutical group Sanofi honored two Moroccan researchers in diabetes.
  Organized by the pharmaceutical group SANOFI in partnership with the Moroccan Society of Endocrinology Diabetology Nutrition (SMEDIAN), this scientific event was placed under the authority of the Ministry of Health. The latter has listed diabetes as a priority in its (…)

• Oujda Airport Sees 18% Drop in Passengers, but June Traffic Surges
  27 July 2021, by Armel

  The number of passengers who used Oujda-Angad airport during the first six months of this year reached 89,750 compared to 109,486 during the same period a year earlier (-18.03%).
  According to data from the National Airports Office (ONDA), Oujda-Angad airport accounted for less than 5% of the traffic volume recorded at the various airports of the Kingdom during this period, placing it in 7th place nationally and 2nd place regionally behind Nador-Al Aroui airport (6th).
  For the month of (…)

• Severe Drought to Leave 54 Moroccan Cities Without Water This Summer
  3 March 2022, by Armel

  54 Moroccan cities and villages will be affected by a terrible drought next summer, which will result in a lack of drinking water, according to forecasts from the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE).
  Speaking before the House of Representatives, the CEO of ONEE indicated that more than fifty cities will have difficulties in water supply. For example, the official cited the cities of Marrakech and Oujda, where water supply is under delegated management.
  The city of (…)

• Migrants Found in Critical Condition Near Morocco-Algeria Border
  9 February 2019, by Amine

  The emergency department of the regional hospital in the city of Oujda had to urgently treat a group of sub-Saharan migrants whose health has seriously deteriorated due to hunger and cold. Residents of Tiouli, near Jerada, are said to have found three in extreme difficulty just steps from the Moroccan-Algerian border.
  Residents of Tiouli are said to have discovered, on Wednesday, three irregular migrants who were in critical condition, caused by hunger and cold, and immediately alerted (…)

• Ryanair Expands Morocco Routes from Toulouse, Offers Sub-€20 Flights
  21 February 2019, by Said

  The Ryanair airline has just announced the launch of new air links to Morocco from Toulouse airport, where it also plans to set up a new base that should create around sixty jobs.
  During the presentation of these new flights on Wednesday, the low-cost company announced the routes to Oujda and Tanger, whose airports will be connected twice a week to Toulouse. With the implementation of eleven new destinations added to the nine already existing, Ryanair hopes to reach 1.1 million passengers (…)

• Algerian Fugitive Arrested in Morocco: Suspected Drug Trafficker Linked to Document Forgery Ring
  18 April 2019, by Said

  The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) has just announced the arrest of an Algerian who is the subject of an arrest warrant issued by the police in his country.
  The 47-year-old man was arrested in Oujda, the DGSN said, suspecting him of belonging to a criminal network that is active in the sale of drugs and psychotropic substances.
  Placed in custody for the purposes of the investigation, the police discovered that this Algerian was involved in a criminal network dismantled (…)

• Morocco Jails Man for Street Harassment in Landmark Case
  8 May 2019, by Amine

  The court in Oujda, in eastern Morocco, has just sentenced a man to two months in prison for harassing a young high school student he was courting. He will also have to pay a fine of 500 dirhams.
  This is a first in Morocco. Applying law 103-13, a 28-year-old man has just been convicted by the court of first instance in Oujda for harassing a minor girl. The complaint came from the father of the young high school student. And any contact with her is now forbidden to him.
  Based on an (…)

• Moroccan Customs Seize 1,680 Endangered Goldfinches in Smuggling Bust
  16 November 2019, by Bladi.net

  An attempt to export 1680 goldfinch birds was thwarted in the early hours of Thursday in Oujda.
  During a control operation on national road number 6 leading to the entrance of the city of Oujda, the customs officers managed to intercept a passenger car with 28 wooden crates, each containing 60 "elegant goldfinch" birds, with an estimated market value of 840,000.00 dirhams.
  Caught in the act, the driver managed to flee. He could not be arrested.
  As for the birds, they were handed over (…)

• Tragic House Fire in Oujda Claims Toddler’s Life, Severely Injures Sister
  26 February 2020, by Kamal

  A 2-year-old child died, last Monday afternoon, in a house fire in the Smara neighborhood of Oujda. His sister, a miracle survivor, was seriously injured.
  The causes of this fire, which ravaged a large part of the house, are still unknown. According to relatives, it would be due to a lighter malfunction.
  Alone in the middle of this disaster, the two children could not escape the grip of the flames, resulting in the death of the 2-year-old baby, while his 4-year-old sister suffers from (…)