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Accompanied by his mother, a young entrepreneur in Fez told FesNews Media he is abandoning his recreational project after spending 150,000 MAD on equipment due to Rokhas platform hurdles and threats from a local authority official.
October, 2026
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31 October
Fez: Municipal Authorities Raid and Close Famous Butcher Shop Over Spoiled Meat as Source Cites Retaliation
Municipal authorities in one of Fez's districts raided a well-known high-end butcher shop yesterday, seizing large quantities of spoiled meat and ordering its closure, while a source close to the establishment alleges retaliatory motives.
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28 October
Maghreb Fez Faces a Tough African Test: Pyramids, Al Hilal and Horoya Await the MAS in the Champions League
October 28, 2026 | Moroccan …
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28 October
2030 World Cup: FIFA Schedules Inspection Visits to Morocco, with Fez Among the Candidate Cities
October 28, 2026 | Moroccan …
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25 October
Fez Investor Tells FesNews: “Fake Resident Objections” Paralyze Rokhas Economic Licensing Platform and Warrant Central Audit
A Fez investor stated exclusively to FesNews that the Rokhas digital economic licensing platform has been undermined by administrative maneuvers rejecting projects over unfounded “resident objections,” calling for an independent central audit and Public Prosecution referral.
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25 October
Ain Chkef Restaurant Worker Tells FesNews: Missing Health Cards and Kitchen Preparation Practices Threaten Public Health
In an exclusive statement to FesNews, an employee at a restaurant on Ain Chkef Road in Fez revealed that most food handlers lack mandatory health cards and warned that backstage kitchen practices fall short of public health standards, calling for unannounced inspections.
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25 October
Exclusive to FesNews: Fez-Meknes Customs Prepares Major Crackdown on Counterfeit Global Brand Workshops and Retail Outlets
An informed source told FesNews that Customs authorities in the Fez-Meknes region are preparing a large-scale inspection campaign targeting workshops and retail outlets counterfeiting global clothing and footwear brands, following recent seizures of fake brand logos at maritime and air border crossings.
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25 October
Fez Prefecture: Launch of Fez-Meknes Industrial Development Company and Accelerated Urban Upgrading Across Six Districts and Oulad Tayeb
Fez Prefecture leads regional structural projects this Sunday with the launch of the Fez-Meknes Industrial Development Company to upgrade the Ain Bida zone, ongoing SRM-FM recruitment drives, and accelerated urban works across the city’s six districts and Oulad Tayeb.
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22 October
Breaking: Fez Court of Appeal Closes Abdelali Hamieddine Case, Overturns 3-Year Sentence and Dismisses Public Action Over Double Jeopardy
The Appellate Criminal Chamber at the Fez Court of Appeal closed the high-profile case involving Justice and Development Party (PJD) figure Abdelali Hamieddine over the 1993 death of student Benaissa Ait El Jid, overturning the prior three-year prison sentence and dismissing the public prosecution on the grounds of res judicata (double jeopardy).
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22 October
Fez Prefecture: Court of Appeal Adjourns Post-Cassation Trial of City Mayor to November 9 Amid 2027 Municipal Budget Debates
The Financial Crimes Appellate Chamber at the Fez Court of Appeal decided to adjourn the post-Cassation trial involving the President of the Fez Municipal Council and co-defendants to November 9, 2026, coinciding with October ordinary session debates over the city’s 2027 municipal budget.
