Hajar Kharroubi

“You’re cutting me off from the world!” These parents stood firm despite their teenagers’ tears and protests. Today, their children read, play sports and make music, and even thank them for it. Their stories.

Morocco’s total dam storage capacity rose from 9.5 billion cubic meters in 1979 to 20.8 billion cubic meters in 2025, while the number of dams increased from 26 to 156.

Sardines are becoming harder to find on German supermarket shelves. An investigation by the DPA news agency shows that supplies have declined sharply across supermarkets and discount stores, as years of falling stocks and catches off Morocco’s coast increasingly weigh on the European market.

Nearly 50 jobs have already been lost at one Casablanca center, but the Moroccan Federation of Outsourcing (FMES) says only about 10,000 of the sector’s 150,000 jobs are exposed and expects overall employment to keep growing.

After wearing the “Al Kharib” caftan at Hanoi’s Imperial Citadel, Chirihan Chergui has unveiled another traditional Moroccan outfit, this time designed for the Miss World 2026 stage. Royal blue, geometric embroidery, a long embroidered train and zellige-inspired motifs come together in this national costume created with Fez-based designer Hind Iraqui.

The national filling rate has retreated from 76% in mid-May to 67.5%, with Moulouya among the hardest-hit basins — but reservoirs still hold twice as much water as they did a year ago.

A new scientific inventory has highlighted the global geological and paleontological significance of Morocco’s Boulemane province, identifying 42 sites ranging from dinosaur fossil beds and the world’s only known ghassoul deposit to thermal springs and distinctive rock formations, while warning that the area’s heritage remains vulnerable to looting and degradation.

Patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes describe monthly bills running from hundreds to thousands of dirhams, while glucose monitors, pumps and some newer treatments remain outside reimbursement.

Forensic tests on the handcuffs used during Abderrahim Fakir’s arrest found no usable fingerprints but did reveal biological and hair traces, while a separate examination of a white T-shirt recovered during the investigation identified several biological profiles, including some possibly linked to blood. Further forensic and autopsy examinations are now underway to clarify the circumstances of his death on July 19.