Morocco’s Cleanest Beaches 2026 - Blue Flag Rankings
6 July 2026
Morocco has a record number of Blue Flag certified sites for summer 2026. Thirty-three beaches have received this international distinction, which rewards the quality of (…)
Sidi Bennour
Morocco wedding accident kills 3 in tragic crash
1 June 2026
A violent crash claimed the lives of three people, including a security officer, in the municipality of Lmechrek. Their vehicle plunged into an agricultural canal as they were (…)
Morocco drug baron arrested Ould Zmane fugitive caught
30 May 2026
The gendarmerie has put an end to the activities of a dangerous fugitive. Wanted across the country for drug trafficking, the man nicknamed "Ould Zmane" was finally apprehended (…)
In Morocco, wild boars are proliferating in the city
23 January 2026
The proliferation of wild boars is increasingly worrying the residents around the city of Oualidia. Several farmers are denouncing significant damage to their fields and fear (…)
Corruption Scandal Rocks Moroccan Courts: Judges, Officials, and ’Samsaras’ Implicated in Massive Influence-Peddling Network
15 July 2025
The criminal chamber of the Casablanca Court of Appeal is preparing to examine the case of a group of individuals linked to the "court intermediaries" affair involving (…)
Woman Abducted in Broad Daylight in Moroccan Town, Sparking Outrage
8 February 2025
A woman was kidnapped by strangers in a car as she was going to the hammam in the town of Sidi Bennour, not far from El Jadida in the Casablanca-Settat region. The video of the (…)
Morocco: ’Sorcerer’ Arrested for Selling Donkey Tongues as Love Charms
19 October 2024
The police arrested in Sidi Bennour an individual who was posing as a sorcerer. The defendant offered his clients donkey tongues supposed to make their men obedient.
Jealous Husband Critically Injures Wife’s Lover in Morocco Adultery Case
11 August 2024
A man surprised his wife in flagrante delicto with her lover in Sidi Bennour, in the vicinity of El Jadida. Beaten, the lover was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
Morocco: snow, showers and gusts of wind at the beginning of the week
25 March 2024
The General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM) has placed several provinces of Morocco such as Sidi Bennour, El Jadida, Berrechid, Safi and Essaouira on orange alert at the (…)
Morocco: "water thieves" arrested
6 March 2024
Faced with the hemorrhage of irrigation water theft from the canal, the local authorities of the commune of Bouhmam, in the province of Sidi Bennour, have intensified their (…)