Society
Synthetic drug epidemic grips Morocco Morocco is facing a growing crisis fueled by the spread of “Pouffa,” a locally manufactured synthetic drug also known as the “cocaine of the poor.” Emerging during the COVID-19 pandemic and intensifying over recent years, the drug represents......
Salé, September 11, 2025 – A police intervention in the Laayayda district of Salé on Wednesday, September 10, ended with a police officer injured and a 40-year-old man, known for previous offenses, fatally shot after wielding a large knife in public. According to local authorities,......
Casablanca authorities have arrested a mother and her partner following allegations of violent abuse against her five-year-old daughter. The Casablanca National Police quickly responded after a video circulated on social media showing the child with visible burn marks and bruises. In the video, a voice......
The Moroccan Ministry of Equipment and Water announced that National Road No. 27, linking Sidi Kacem and Meknes, will be temporarily closed between Sidi Kacem and Bab Tissra from Tuesday, August 19 at 9:00 a.m. until Tuesday, August 26 at 9:00 a.m. The closure is required to carry out rock removal and......
Morocco has achieved notable progress in reducing poverty and improving human development over the past two decades. However, the persistence of social and regional disparities poses significant challenges to sustainable and inclusive growth. A recent report by the High Commission for Planning (HCP)......
A police officer in Meknes has been arrested in flagrante delicto for alleged extortion and corruption. The Meknes Judicial Police opened an investigation on Monday afternoon to clarify the facts related to the officer, who is suspected of attempting to extort money from an individual involved in a......
Morocco’s commitment to modernity is evident in its state-of-the-art stadiums and international sporting achievements. Yet, the chaotic reopening of the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat has sparked concerns about whether the nation’s infrastructure advancements are undermined by fragile......
The Anti-Racist Group for the Defense and Support of Foreigners and Migrants (GADEM) has voiced deep concern over the recent rise of hate campaigns on social media targeting Black non-Moroccan individuals. In a statement, GADEM strongly condemned the spread of hateful content online, which not only......
His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco has granted a royal pardon to 681 individuals as part of the Eid Al Mawlid celebrations, which the country is set to mark on Friday. The announcement was made in a statement by the Ministry of Justice. Royal pardons are a customary tradition in Morocco, especially......
Rabat, Morocco – A Rabat court on Wednesday sentenced feminist activist Ibtissam Lachgar to two and a half years in prison and fined her 50,000 dirhams in a case related to the publication of a photograph deemed offensive to religion. The verdict was delivered by the Rabat Court of Appeal. Lachgar,......
The mayor of San Salvador presented the symbolic key of the Salvadoran capital to Amina Bouayach, President of Morocco’s National Human Rights Council (CNDH) and head of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI), during the Global Human Rights Summit held from September......
Portuguese authorities have rejected 34 out of 38 asylum requests filed by Moroccan migrants who arrived on August 8 at Boca do Rio beach in Vila do Bispo, Algarve. The group, intercepted after traveling in a wooden boat, included 25 men, six women, and seven minors. Asylum claims deemed “unfounded” The......
Casablanca police, in coordination with the Souk Sebt Oulad Nemma precinct, arrested a 38-year-old night guard on Monday, September 1, suspected of abducting a girl under two years old. Initial investigations revealed that the child’s disappearance had been reported under suspicious circumstances.......
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