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• Moroccan Engineering Student Crowned ’Miss Cherries’ at 99th Sefrou Fruit Festival
  16 June 2019, by Kamal

  Meryem Bettacha, a 23-year-old mechanical engineering student, was elected Miss "Cherries" at the 99th edition of the Fruit Festival in the city of Sefrou.
  Originally from Sidi Kacem, the winner managed to convince the jury thanks to a project on the fight against pollution in a valley in Sefrou. She has committed to investing in the water and tourist resources of the valley and launching associative initiatives to preserve the cleanliness of the site.
  Her runners-up, Zahra Boumalek, (…)

• Sefrou Residents Protest Unregulated Hunting Permits on Private Land
  6 October 2019, by Sylvanus

  The inhabitants of the Séfrou region are unhappy with the Regional Director of Water and Forests. They blame him for having anarchically granted hunting permits to hunters who carry out their activity on private land.
  The inhabitants of the localities of Aghzlan, Aderj and Dar Al Hamra first organized, on Wednesday, October 2, a protest march to express their exasperation, reports the newspaper Al Massae.
  According to the same source, this march quickly turned into a sit-in in front of (…)

• Morocco’s King Mohammed VI Donates to Religious Leaders and Needy in Sefrou
  7 October 2019, by Sylvanus

  Mohamed Saad Eddine Smij, Mission Officer at the Royal Chamberlain’s Office, at the head of a delegation, went to Sefrou to deliver royal donations to the Chorfas of the Zaouia Kandar Sidi Khiar and the mausoleum of Sidi Lahcen Lyoussi.
  This donation comes on the occasion of the religious Moussem of Moulay Idriss Al Azhar, founder of the spiritual capital of the Kingdom.
  In total, more than 170 people received financial assistance from the hands of Mohamed Saad Eddine Smij, Mission (…)

• Moroccan Health Minister Suspends Doctor After Woman Gives Birth Outside Hospital
  9 November 2019, by Sylvanus

  The dissemination of a video on social media showing a woman from Sefrou giving birth in front of the doors of the CHU Hassan II in Fez provoked the ire of Khalid Aït Taleb, the Minister of Health. He did not hesitate to temporarily suspend the gynecologist-obstetrician, Abdesslam El Bekkali, from the Provincial Hospital of Sefrou.
  After watching this video, the Minister of Health, Khalid Aït Taleb, ordered an investigation, reports Le360. This investigation revealed that the pregnant (…)

• Morocco Launches $95 Million Dam Project to Boost Water Supply in Sefrou
  18 October 2022, by Armel

  The process for the construction of the new Ribat El Kheir dam in the province of Sefrou has been initiated. A call for tenders has been launched in this regard by the general directorate of hydraulics.
  This new dam, which will cost 949.5 million dirhams, will have as its main objective the supply of drinking water to the city, the irrigation of the downstream perimeters and the production of hydroelectric power, it is indicated in a press release.
  With a capacity of 124.3 million cubic (…)

• Morocco Tourist Resort Manager Arrested for Running Alleged Brothel in Sefrou
  18 June 2020, by Kamal

  The manager of a tourist complex in Sefrou was referred to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, to answer the charge of setting up a place of debauchery. 4 individuals were also arrested in flagrante delicto of drunkenness and prostitution.
  The defendant, currently in pre-trial detention in the Sefrou prison, risks seeing his sentence aggravated for the offenses of public drunkenness, participation in adultery, and violation of the state of health emergency. The 4 other individuals are being (…)

• Driver Arrested in Sefrou for Fatal Hit-and-Run After Harassment Dispute
  19 January 2020, by Bladi.net

  A driver, accused of deliberately killing a 25-year-old man, was arrested in the Senhaja region, near Sefrou.
  The tragedy occurred after the 25-year-old suspect had an altercation with the victim who had prevented him, during an outing, from harassing a young girl, according to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN). According to the same source, the accused ran over the victim with his vehicle before fleeing.
  The elements of the prefectural service of the (…)

• Moroccan Woman Arrested for Job Scam Promising Agricultural Work in France
  11 March 2020, by Kamal

  A woman in her forties was arrested last week by the judicial police elements of Sefrou, for her alleged involvement in a case of fraud and breach of trust.
  In exchange for large sums of money, the 42-year-old suspect promised her victims jobs in the agricultural fields in France.
  A dozen victims of fraud have filed complaints with the police for the theft of amounts ranging from 12,000 to 30,000 dirhams.
  The suspect was placed in custody, at the disposal of the investigation, (…)

• Moroccan Student in France Achieves Perfect Score on Baccalaureate Exam
  16 July 2020, by Sylvanus

  Native of Sefrou, a young Moroccan residing in Aisne, France, has obtained her Baccalaureate in the general economic and social (ES) stream, with an average of 20/20.
  The name of Ilham El Kahllouki will be etched in the annals of the education sector in France. She obtained her baccalaureate with a 20.20 overall average, reports L’Union. The graduate attended the European High School of Villers-Cotterêts.
  "When she showed me her result, I was delighted and very moved," said Wafaa (…)

• Man Kills Mother, Dies in Suicide Attempt in Moroccan City of Sefrou
  14 October 2024, by Prince

  Drama in Sefrou. A 30-year-old man slit his mother’s throat in the family home, before throwing himself off the roof of the house.
  The events took place on Friday. The mother died on the spot. The young man, for his part, died during his transfer to the Hassan II University Hospital in Fez, after attempting to take his own life by jumping off the roof, reports Hespress.
  The man reportedly suffered from severe mental disorders. He was withdrawn and had no relationships with his (…)