Beni Mellal

Hammams have been closed in cities including Casablanca, Tangier and Beni Mellal since the interior minister, asked local officials to enact water-saving measures earlier this year.

Hassan, a 30-year-old man from Beni Mellal, in Morocco, is one of several hundred foreign seasonal workers who come to the Sicilian village of Cassibile to gather in the annual harvest.

A judge-led investigation has begun in Beni Mellal, central Morocco, and the trial is expected to start next week.

A judge-led investigation is under way in the city of Beni Mellal - those arrested are aged between 18 and 27, an official told the AFP news agency.

It took several hours to drive to the town of Beni Mellal along a stony plateau.