In Meknes, cases of fraud related to Omra or Hajj pilgrimage visas are multiplying. Suspected of being involved in visa scams for pilgrimage to Mecca, a teacher from the École Normale Supérieure was arrested and then placed in custody.
The Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water is working on the implementation of the highway project connecting Beni Mellal to Fès and Meknès, the objective of which is to accelerate the socio-economic and tourism development of central-eastern Morocco.
Morocco is accelerating the development of high-speed trains. It plans to launch a tender to select a specialized firm to study the high-speed train project Fez-Rabat passing through Meknes, the other city that will host the training and residences of the teams participating in the 2030 World Cup.
Coco Park, the largest amusement park in Morocco, located in Meknes, was inaugurated on Wednesday by Fatim-Zahra Ammor, Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts and Social and Solidarity Economy.
A serious road accident occurred during the night from Monday to Tuesday on the highway connecting Khémisset to Meknès. Provisional toll: one dead and several seriously injured.
In recent months, the restaurant and cafe sector has been struggling to get back on its feet. This is evidenced by the number of establishments that have closed in the Casablanca-Settat, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra and Fès-Meknès regions.
Mounir Erramach , a drug trafficker sentenced in 2002 to more than 20 years in prison, will be free to move on May 2.
Arrested on his return from Syria, then incarcerated in a prison in Meknes in 2018, an 80-year-old Moroccan jihadist is now asking for the royal pardon and a reduced sentence. His family is pleading for his transfer to Tangier, in order to be close to him and visit him regularly.
The Airbus Helicopters group has delivered to the Royal Air Force two of the 12 H135M helicopters, previously called Eurocopter EC63, that they ordered in 2022. The delivery took place at the Meknes air base.
The Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water launched on Friday a call for tenders for the realization of the studies of the highway project connecting Beni Mellal to Fès and Meknès. The future highway aims to accelerate the socio-economic and tourist development of the central-east of the kingdom.
Meknes could have its big stadium in the perspective of the World Cup, co-organized by Morocco, Spain and Portugal. Negotiations are underway with the president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, Fouzi Lekjaa, announced deputy Jaouad Chami.
A house in the old medina of Fez partially collapsed, causing the death of five people. The heavy rains of recent days would be the cause of this collapse.