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• Rabat Zoo Celebrates Birth of 150+ Animals, Including Endangered Species
  8 August 2019, by Sylvanus

  The Rabat National Zoological Garden (JZN) recorded the birth of more than 150 animals, including endangered species, this year.
  More than 150 animals, including endangered species, were born at the Rabat National Zoological Garden (JZN) since the beginning of 2019.
  In total, there are 1 zebra, 9 addax, 8 Barbary sheep, 8 servals, 8 dorcas gazelles, 8 bald ibises, 5 scimitar-horned oryx, 1 dama gazelle and several other endangered species, according to a statement from the National (…)

• Rabat Hosts Major Exhibition: ’Treasures of Islam in Africa’ Showcases 13 Centuries of Art and Culture
  12 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  From October 17, 2019 to January 25, 2020, Rabat will host nearly 250 heritage and contemporary works of art from several public and private collections of Islamic cultures in Morocco, Africa and Europe. Three spaces in the capital are planned to host this unprecedented exhibition whose theme is "Treasures of Islam in Africa, from Timbuktu to Zanzibar".
  To highlight 13 centuries of history through a journey through time combining art, archeology, architecture and ethnography. This is the (…)

• Iconic Botero Sculpture "The Horse" Graces Rabat Museum Entrance
  21 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  Installed at the main entrance of the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, "The Horse", the mythical and very famous work of the great Colombian sculptor, Fernando Botero, seduces more than one Rabati. At the same time, several other works are exhibited, on the occasion of the events honoring the 20 years of the reign of King Mohammed VI.
  Fernando Botero is no longer to be presented. The great Colombian sculptor born in Medellin in 1932 is known for his works which are, for (…)

• Violent Clash Erupts at Moroccan Popular Movement Youth Council Election
  8 October 2019, by Sylvanus

  The election of the 24 members of the Political Bureau of the National Youth Council of the Popular Movement, on October 6th in Rabat, turned into a violent dispute, under the helpless gaze of the Secretary General of the Party, Mohand Laenser. He had to withdraw and alerted the law enforcement authorities.
  Everything degenerated when a handful of people entered the room, staging a sit-in in front of the platform where Mohand Laenser was, reports TelQuel.
  According to the same source, (…)

• Morocco Unveils National Photography Museum in Rabat, Showcasing Emerging Talent
  17 January 2020, by Ginette

  The city of Rabat has been home to a new national photography museum since Tuesday, January 14. Initiated by the National Museums Foundation, its inauguration within the walls of the Fort Rottembourg aims to enrich the mapping of museums in Morocco.
  At the forefront of the new museum’s activities is a selection of works by emerging young photographers, presented by the internationally renowned Casablanca photographer Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, alias "Yoriyas". Titled "Sourtna", this (…)

• Moroccan Court Poised to Remove Mayors Over Corruption Allegations
  1 February 2020, by Sylvanus

  The administrative court of Rabat could dismiss many mayors and elected officials from the PAM, PJD, USFP and PPS parties from their duties due to serious violations and irregularities noted in their management. Sanctions are not long in coming.
  The control missions of the Ministry of the Interior have noted numerous violations and irregularities in the management of the communes in the north. There are also many complaints about serious accusations of embezzlement of public funds, and (…)

• Moroccan Justice Minister Hospitalized After Accidental Fall at Home
  11 May 2020, by Kamal

  The Minister of Justice, Mohamed Ben Abdelkader, fractured his arm during the night of Sunday, May 3, following an accidental fall at his home in Rabat.
  The member of the Political Bureau of the Union of Socialist Popular Forces was rushed to the Cheikh Zayed Hospital where he received the necessary care, reports the Akhbarona website.
  An accidental fall would be the cause of the minister’s arm fracture, recently appointed by King Mohammed VI to replace Mohamed Aujjar.
  At the origin (…)

• Moroccan Woman Jailed for Attempted Immolation of Husband Over Alleged Affairs
  3 June 2020, by Kamal

  A woman was placed in pre-trial detention for attempting, in the middle of last week, to burn her husband alive. The victim, with first-degree burns, is still hospitalized.
  Before the court, the accused tried to defend her case, blaming her spouse for his numerous infidelities. According to her, he would have humiliated her by frequenting young women on the internet.
  Questioned about the attempted homicide by immolation, the wife and mother of 4 children confessed to having acted in a (…)

• Stranded Trucker Finally Heading Home After 4-Month Ordeal in French Parking Lot
  13 July 2020, by Sylvanus

  Confined to the parking lot of the Leclerc shopping center in Sedan, near Bouillon, since March 16 due to his truck breakdown, Denis Ray, 70, will finally be able to reach Morocco. Pending the reopening of the Moroccan borders, he will go to his sister-in-law’s in Nîmes.
  "I was really starting to get fed up... Years like this one, I hope I won’t live through again," says Denis Ray to La Capitale. He managed to repair his truck that had broken down when he had left Morocco to return to (…)

• Wealthy Moroccans Flout COVID-19 Restrictions, Host Large Gatherings Despite Ban
  4 October 2020, by Jérôme

  Gatherings, parties with friends, engagements, weddings, baptisms, funerals... are normally prohibited by law, since the state of health emergency was instituted. A provision nevertheless violated by wealthy Moroccans.
  In Bouskoura, the police surprised and put an end to a gathering, on the occasion of a ceremony organized by a well-known tea trader and a real estate developer, who decided to unite their children.
  Likewise, a wealthy couple in Bouznika, having decided to celebrate the (…)