Society
Early Friday, National Security forces in Sidi Ifni intercepted a major international operation involving drug trafficking and illegal maritime migration. Authorities seized approximately 1,922 tons of hashish and detained seven individuals near a beach five kilometers from the city. Key details of......
Morocco’s peak holiday season has been shadowed by a sharp rise in water emergencies, with thousands of swimmers pulled from the surf and dozens of lives lost in just over two months. The Directorate General of Civil Protection (DGPC) recorded 14,040 drowning or near-drowning incidents nationwide......
Morocco’s young generation faces a widening gap between promise and reality, with high unemployment, fragile social protections, and growing exposure to addiction, crime, and perilous migration, according to a new assessment by the Moroccan League for Human Rights (LMDDH). Drawing on recent official......
The Moroccan government has suspended the national motorcycle inspection campaign following widespread public criticism and heated debate on social media. According to official sources, Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch ordered the suspension on Thursday morning and granted a 12-month grace period for......
Morocco faces a national reckoning after the brutal gang rape of a 13-year-old boy during the annual Moulay Abdellah Amghar festival in El Jadida province. The boy, an orphan whose mother suffers from severe mental illness, was drugged and raped repeatedly by 14 men over several days. He returned to......
Nasser Zefzafi, a prominent figure in Morocco's Hirak Rif movement, has achieved remarkable academic success while serving a 20-year prison sentence. Zefzafi passed his second-semester university exams for the 2024-2025 academic year, earning an impressive average of 15.64. His brother, Tarek Zefzafi,......
The King’s Prosecutor General at the Casablanca Court of Appeal has released details about the case of Moroccan activist Sion Assidon, who was found unconscious in his home on August 11. Assidon, a prominent human rights advocate and anti-Zionist, remains in a coma after suffering severe head and......
A horrific case of gang rape involving a 13-year-old boy has sparked outrage across Morocco, raising serious questions about the safety and oversight of public events. The incident occurred during the annual Moulay Abdellah Amghar festival in El Jadida province, a major cultural gathering attended by......
A recent Afrobarometer study has found that nearly 24% of Moroccans believe it is “sometimes” or “always” justifiable for a man to beat his wife. This places Morocco at a moderate level of acceptance compared to other African nations, where support for intimate partner violence......
The Boutchichiyya Sufi Order, one of Morocco’s most prominent Sufi orders with a vast following both nationally and internationally, has announced the appointment of Mouad as its new sheikh. The historic succession was formally declared by Mounir al-Qadiri Boutchich at the Qadiriyya zawiya (religious......
A tragic accident struck the city of Béni Mellal on Saturday night when a police officer in his thirties lost his life after being hit by a speeding motorcycle. The officer, who was on duty at the time, suffered fatal injuries from the impact. According to local sources, the motorcyclist was......
Operation Marhaba 2025 has welcomed over 3.16 million passengers at Morocco’s ports and airports during its first phase, marking a 10% increase compared to last year. The annual initiative, now in its 25th edition, began on June 10 and spans 26 reception sites across Morocco and key European countries. Tangier......
The Court of First Instance in Marrakech sentenced a man to five years in prison and a fine of 500,000 dirhams for secretly recording foreign tourists in a villa rented through Airbnb. The case began on June 28, when tourists from the United States and Switzerland filed a complaint after discovering......
-
14:15
-
14:00
-
13:45
-
13:34
-
11:30
-
09:44
-
09:23
-
09:09
-
08:47
-
08:30
-
07:25
-
07:09
-
19:36
-
19:00
-
18:32
-
18:30
-
18:28
-
18:13
-
17:20
-
15:36
-
15:19
-
15:13
-
15:05
-
14:34
