Fnideq

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• Morocco Demolishes Illegal Beach Structures in Coastal Cleanup Operation
  12 February 2024, by Prince

  The local authorities of the prefecture of M’diq-Fnideq have launched a vast operation to free up the public maritime domain. Dozens of illegally installed establishments on the beaches have been demolished.
  The operation started in the town of Martil, where buildings built without authorization on the beach have been demolished, sources indicate, adding that the coastal strip of the province of Fahs-Anjra is also affected by this operation.
  The same operation is underway in the city of (…)

• Moroccan Military Officer and Policeman Arrested in Prostitution Scandal
  14 March 2019, by Amine

  A captain of the Royal Armed Forces as well as a policeman and four other people were arrested last Friday due to a noisy party in an apartment until the early hours of the morning. There were three prostitutes among them.
  According to the7tv: "The accused were found guilty of corruption and involvement in a prostitution case in a furnished apartment in the Ristinga tourist complex". However, the media does not specify why corruption is involved. Would they have tried to bribe the police? (…)

• Hundreds of Migrants Attempt Border Crossing into Spanish Enclave Ceuta, Clashes with Moroccan Forces
  20 January 2020, by Bladi.net

  Some 400 sub-Saharan illegal immigrants attempted, this Sunday, a collective assault on the city of Ceuta, via the border post of Belyounech, before being repelled by the Moroccan public forces.
  According to the local authorities of the province of Mdiq-Fnideq, the foiling of this forced crossing operation resulted in 24 injured among the public forces and some illegal immigrants, who were transferred to the hospitals of Fnideq and Mdiq, to receive the necessary care.
  The public forces (…)

• Morocco’s M’diq-Fnideq Region Imposes Night Curfew and Business Restrictions Amid COVID-19 Surge
  23 October 2020, by Bladi.net

  New restrictive measures have been taken by the local authorities of the prefecture of M’diq-Fnideq, including the imposition of a night curfew. They take effect this Friday, October 23.
  As soon as these new measures were announced, roadblocks were installed at the various entrances and exits of the two cities to limit movements.
  In addition to controlling movements, the prefecture requires the closure of businesses, cafes and restaurants, hammams, hairdressers and gyms from 9 p.m. in (…)

• Elderly Smuggler Dies of Heart Attack at Ceuta Border, Highlighting Risks
  19 June 2019, by Bladi.net

  The death of a 70-year-old man, on Tuesday morning, at the border post of the city of Ceuta, has moved more than one. The septuagenarian, a smuggler of goods, died of a heart attack while waiting in line.
  This latest death once again raises the debate on the precarious conditions faced by these elderly people. They are increasingly numerous to practice the profession of porter, at the peril of their lives.
  According to Hespress, which reports the eyewitness account of this sad scene, (…)

• Moroccan Police Bust Criminal Ring Trafficking Drugs and Luxury Cars
  6 December 2019, by Kamal

  In coordination with its counterparts in M’diq and Fnideq, the prefectural service of the judicial police of Tetouan succeeded in putting an end to the activities of a criminal network of four individuals, suspected of drug trafficking, luxury cars and high-displacement vehicles.
  According to information provided by the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance, the 4 suspects were modifying the exterior appearance of the vehicles, before reselling them or using them for criminal (…)

• Morocco Investment Rumors Debunked: Jewish Leaders Deny Outreach from Officials
  20 June 2020, by Prince

  The information that Jewish businessmen from Ceuta and Melilla would have been approached to invest in Morocco is "false", according to Jaime Azancot, president of the Israelite community of Melilla, who believes that if it were true, it would have been the subject of more official treatment.
  Jaime Azancot approached the businessmen of the cities of Ceuta and Melilla to verify the information. They all stated that they had received no calls from any Moroccan royal palace officials to (…)

• High-Speed Mediterranean Chase: Moroccan Navy Pursues Drug-Laden Boat
  28 October 2019, by Kamal

  An impressive chase was triggered off the Mediterranean coast between the Moroccan coast guards and a foreign pleasure boat. Two nationals, of English and Spanish nationality, transporting large quantities of cannabis, refused to comply with the orders of the royal navy.
  Last Friday, a pleasure boat remained for several minutes unloading large quantities of cannabis into two fishing boats, before they joined the fishing port of Fnideq.
  After viewing the images of the traffic on the (…)

• Fatal Highway Accident Near Fnideq Claims Life of 30-Year-Old Port Worker
  16 December 2019, by Sylvanus

  A young man died on Saturday, hit by a car on the highway connecting Tetouan to Fnideq at the Bouzeghlak region.
  The victim was a 30-year-old man, a worker at the port of Fnideq, reports Barlamane. As he was about to cross the highway, he was hit by a car, eyewitnesses on the spot recount. Immediate consequence: he died on the spot. This brutal death has caused dismay among the inhabitants of this city.
  Alerted, the gendarmes went to the scene. Then, the body of the deceased was placed (…)

• Morocco Launches Crackdown on Illegal Beach Rentals Ahead of Summer Season
  18 June 2019, by Kamal

  The summer season is approaching and, in order to allow vacationers to better enjoy the Moroccan beaches, the public authorities have started an operation to liberate these spaces.
  This action aims to implement strict measures against people who exploit these beaches and impose very high prices on vacationers. Generally, these are individuals who, by applying for parking lot operating licenses, turn the beaches into a private space, offered for rent to vacationers.
  Initiated at the (…)