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 (…)
Skhirat
Morocco pilot dies aircraft crash Gendarmerie forest fire
3 July 2026
A tragedy occurred Thursday evening in the Skhirat-Témara prefecture. A Royal Gendarmerie pilot lost his life in the crash of his aircraft during a forest fire in the Maâmora (…)
The DNA of "skh001" reveals the mixed origins of the first Moroccans
10 April 2026
Specialists have reconstructed the face of a woman who lived 6,400 years ago in Morocco. Discovered in Skhirat-Rouazi, this Neolithic ancestor reveals the secrets of her (…)
Moroccan Coast Crackdown: Massive Demolition of Illegal Villas Signals End of Urban Anarchy
12 September 2025
The era of anarchic urban planning seems to be over on the Skhirat-Témara coast. Long awaited, a vast program of demolition of villas and real estate complexes built entirely (…)
Coastal Crackdown: Moroccan Authorities Demolish Illegal Villas and Restaurants in Skhirat-Témara
17 June 2025
The local authorities of the prefecture of Skhirat-Témara launched a large-scale demolition campaign of villas and restaurants located along the Sehb Eddahab coastal road this (…)
Heavy Tourist Influx Causes Traffic Chaos in Northern Morocco’s Coastal Cities
24 July 2024
In Morocco, the cities and regions of the North as well as the tourist areas of Bouznika, Skhirat, Mohammedia and their surroundings are experiencing heavy influxes, causing (…)
Moroccan Police Arrest Three Gendarmes in Major Cocaine Bust in Skhirat
14 January 2024
The elements of the judicial police of the Skhirat-Témara region arrested in Skhirat three gendarmes from the mobile gendarmerie of Fès, caught in the act of possessing a large (…)
Wealthy Driver Arrested for Injuring Officer, Fleeing Checkpoint in Morocco
10 November 2022
A "Oueld lefchouch" (rich kid) was arrested by the royal gendarmerie brigade of Skhirat for having forced a roadblock and injured a gendarme. He was remanded in custody on the (…)
Alleged Exorcist and Accomplices Arrested for Torture and Fraud in Morocco
24 September 2021
The gendarmerie of Skhirat arrested a "raqi" and his two accomplices following a complaint for torture and fraud filed against them by a woman and her daughter.
Moroccan Authorities Probe Counterfeit Currency Ring in Skhirat
1 March 2021
The gendarmerie services, in coordination with other security services, are working to dismantle an active counterfeit banknote trafficking network in Skhirat. The (…)