Morocco
Contaminated Spring Water Health Risk Morocco
A video promising alleged healing attracted many visitors to a spring in Taounate province. Health analyses, however, revealed fecal contamination making its water unfit for any human use .
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Taounate
Morocco
Rabat-Casablanca Highway: Work Begins
The Minister of Equipment, Nizar Baraka, announced the imminent launch of work on the continental highway connecting Rabat to Casablanca. This 59-kilometer project aims to streamline traffic and relieve the current axis, which is now saturated by intense traffic.
Morocco
Roads: Morocco launches a massive plan
The Ministry of Equipment is stepping up its ambition. With an envelope of 21.8 billion dirhams dedicated to roads, the Kingdom is launching in 2026 a vast modernization project to boost its territories and support a rapidly expanding economy.
Morocco
Morocco: in the Rif, the end of fear for former cannabis convicts
Thousands of Rif farmers are leaving the underground thanks to the regulated cultivation of marijuana . While this shift to the formal economy offers unprecedented security, the nascent sector must still coexist with a powerful black market and overcome logistical challenges.
Morocco
Construction of Fez-Taounate Expressway in Morocco Progresses Despite Challenges
The construction of a new expressway between Fez and Taounate is progressing rapidly. This large-scale project, divided into four phases, aims to improve road links in the region and stimulate local economic development.
Morocco
Illegal Well Tragedy in Morocco: Farmer Jailed After 3 Die in Rescue Attempt
The Court of First Instance of Taounate sentenced a farmer to four months in prison for involuntary manslaughter and illegal drilling of a well . This tragic incident cost the lives of three men, including the imam of the mosque in a commune in the Meknassa region.
Morocco
Morocco Cracks Down on Illegal Water Wells Amid Resource Concerns
Sanctions for those who illegally appropriate water resources in Morocco by digging wells and boreholes in an anarchic manner without authorization. The competent authorities have just issued strict instructions.
Morocco
Moroccan Doctor Faces Trial for Alleged Anti-Islamic Facebook Posts, Family Cites Mental Health Concerns
A general practitioner has been placed in pre-trial detention at the Aïn Aïcha prison following accusations of offense against Islam. The incriminated publications on his Facebook page were judged as an attack on Islam, Muslims, the Quran and the prophet Muhammad.
Morocco
Food Poisoning Outbreak in Morocco: 13 Family Members Hospitalized After Eating Watermelon
Thirteen members of the same family, residing in the village of Oulad Hadou, commune of Ain Aicha (province of Taounate), were hospitalized following a food poisoning incident. The consumption of a watermelon, during a picnic near Argoua, would be the cause of these discomforts.
Morocco
In Morocco, Electricity Poles Kill
The fall of electricity poles is the cause of several deaths in certain Moroccan provinces such as Taounate, Taza, Chefchaouen and Al Hoceima. Faced with this situation, activists are calling on the authorities to protect the lives of citizens.
Morocco
Morocco Approves First Cannabis Seed Imports for Legal Cultivation
On Monday, Morocco issued the first import authorization for cannabis seeds intended for about twenty farmers who wanted to start the legal cultivation of this plant for pharmaceutical and industrial purposes.
Morocco
Tragedy in Morocco: Two Young Brothers Drown in Wastewater Current in Taounate
Aged 6 and 13, two brothers were swept away by a current of wastewater, plunging the town of Taounate into mourning.