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  • New French Ambassador Christophe Lecourtier Arrives in Morocco
    28 December 2022, by Ginette

    A week after the announcement of his appointment, Christophe Lecourtier has arrived in Morocco to take up his post as the new French ambassador to Morocco.
    The French diplomat arrived in Morocco on Monday evening. "Welcome, Mr. Ambassador," tweeted French diplomat and ministerial advisor Arnaud Pescheux. Christophe Lecourtier is replacing Hélène Le Gal whose mission in Morocco was cut short by a call to other responsibilities.
    Former CEO of Business France, the appointment of the new (…)

  • Former Moroccan Soccer Star’s Wife Arrested in Fatal Rabat Collision
    22 October 2024, by Prince

    The wife of Youssef Chippo, a former Moroccan international, was arrested and placed in custody on Monday after causing a fatal accident on Mohammed VI Avenue in Rabat.
    The defendant, who was driving a luxury vehicle registered in her husband’s name, collided with a motorcycle carrying two soldiers at the entrance of a service station. She is said to have not respected the right-of-way, according to sources at Barlamane.com.
    The two soldiers were taken to the Rabat military hospital. (…)

  • Wife of Former Moroccan Soccer Star Released on Bail After Fatal Rabat Accident
    24 October 2024, by Prince

    Placed in custody after a fatal accident that occurred on Monday in Rabat, the wife of Youssef Chippo, former Moroccan international and sports analyst for beIN Sport, was released on Wednesday after paying bail. Her trial is scheduled for November 19.
    The public prosecutor’s office of the court of first instance of Rabat decided to prosecute the wife of former Moroccan international Youssef Chippo while at liberty.
    In custody since Monday, when she caused an accident on Mohammed VI (…)

  • 13-Year-Old Moroccan Girl Gives Birth After Alleged Rape by Uncle, Sparking Investigation
    27 October 2019, by Sylvanus

    A 13-year-old child, raped by her paternal uncle, gave birth to a daughter, reports the daily Assabah. According to the same source, the baby was found near Douar El Hancha by a local resident. He immediately alerted the elements of the Royal Gendarmerie of Bouknadel.
    In turn, they took the newborn to the Souissi maternity ward of the Ibn Sina University Hospital in [Rabat]. An investigation was then opened, which brought to light this sexual scandal.
    The gendarmes quickly found the (…)

  • King Hassan II’s Secret Life: Morocco’s Monarch Mastered the Art of Disguise
    23 July 2019, by Said

    The late King Hassan II often disguised himself to go out, so that no one would recognize him. The late monarch would even have become a master of disguise.
    Hassan II did not hesitate to blend into the crowd, in the souks, on the squares and in the public gardens, where he often went, disguised, in such a way that no one could recognize him.
    Once, reported the newspaper Al Massae a few years ago, the monarch had passed himself off as a sick old man, with a thick beard and a large (…)

  • Rabat Tramway Line 2 Extension to Open in February, Serving 270,000 Residents
    15 January 2019, by Said

    The extension of line 2 of the Rabat tramway will be put into service at the end of February, announces the Rabat-Salé Tramway Company (STRS).
    7 kilometers long, this extension required an investment of 1.7 billion dirhams, STRS says, specifying that the current progress rate of the work is 90% in Rabat and 40% in Salé.
    This new extension will serve the Yaacoub Al Mansour district and its 135,000 inhabitants through 4 new stations, while in Salé the extension will cross Zarbia Avenue to (…)

  • Rabat’s Medina: 300 Unsafe Buildings Slated for Demolition or Repair
    17 April 2019, by Bladi.net

    At least 300 buildings are labeled by the urban commune of the city of Rabat and the Rabat Region Development Company as real dangers to the population.
    In the perspective of the work aimed at demolishing or strengthening these threatened buildings, the urban commune of the city of Rabat and the Rabat Region Development Company, respectively the project owner and the delegated project owner, have launched a tender for the studies, monitoring, control and piloting of the demolition and/or (…)

  • King Mohammed VI Urges Action on Water Supply for Morocco’s North and Northeast
    21 April 2019, by Bladi.net

    A press release from the Royal Cabinet reports on a working session on the water issue, chaired by Mohammed VI at the Royal Palace in Rabat last Thursday.
    According to the press release, "The sovereign has emphasized the issue of water supply in the areas covering the North and Northeast of the Kingdom, extending from Oujda to Tangier."
    This operation will double the water needs of these regions in summer and throughout the year, "due to the development of tourism and the remarkable (…)

  • Morocco Launches Ramadan Food Aid Program for 2.5 Million People
    9 May 2019, by Said

    Once again this year, on the occasion of the month of Ramadan, the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity will organize the distribution of food to the most disadvantaged families.
    In total, 500,000 families will be affected this year, including just over 400,000 in the countryside, reports the MAP, which specifies that a total of 2.5 million people will be targeted by this solidarity campaign.
    With a total cost of more than 70 million dirhams, this national food support operation (…)

  • Maghreb Leaders Urge Calm as Morocco-Algeria Tensions Escalate
    4 September 2021, by Sylvanus

    Moroccan and Algerian personalities have, in a petition, expressed their great concern about the current escalation in relations between Rabat and Algiers. They call "on all people and organizations of goodwill in the two countries, and beyond the Maghreb, to act for a return to reason".
    The Moroccan, Khadija Ryadi, former president of the AMDH, winner of the UN Human Rights Prize, the Algerian Lotfi Maherzi, academic, former rector