Said Kadry

Heavy thunderstorms have caused significant damage across several Moroccan provinces, disrupting traffic and cutting off rural communities. In Al Hoceima and Tata provinces, floodwaters inundated homes and businesses, swept away vehicles and damaged roads and other infrastructure.

The MAD 1.38bn reservoir, now over 99% complete, is expected to be finished nearly nine months ahead of schedule.

Four polling station officials face questioning over alleged election fraud, with Tangier Mayor Mounir Laymouri among four others awaiting hearings.

More than 1,240 cast and crew members are expected in the city as filming for the fourth installment gets underway before moving to several locations in southeastern Morocco.

Tangier could elect a new mayor next year if current Mayor Mounir Laymouri remains in detention, with the city’s first deputy expected to assume his powers on an interim basis under Morocco’s law governing municipalities.

Moroccan customs officers at Tangier Med port, working closely with national security forces, foiled an attempt to smuggle a large cocaine shipment on Monday, October 5.

Party ethics commission invokes Article 149 after judicial investigation opened over Sept 23 vote; says disciplinary action is separate from criminal responsibility.

The Tangier mayor was placed in pretrial detention following his appearance before an investigating judge at the city’s Court of Appeal on Thursday, October 1.

Two more suspects have been referred to prosecutors in the Tangier election-fraud case, including Mayor Mounir Laymouri, as investigators detail their alleged roles in an operation involving stolen ballots from a polling station at Al Qods School.