Northern Moroccan Cities Face Financial Crisis as Debt Mounts
5 March 2020
Several municipalities in northern Morocco, led by PJD militants, are facing a difficult economic situation that could inevitably lead them to ruin.
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Morocco’s ’Mule Women’ Face Uncertain Future as Border Crossing Closes
3 February 2020
The "mule women", now relieved of their burdens, are twiddling their thumbs, waiting to find another alternative to their precarious social situation, impacted by the closure (…)
Hundreds of Migrants Attempt Border Crossing into Spanish Enclave Ceuta, Clashes with Moroccan Forces
20 January 2020
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 (…)
Morocco Considers Free Trade Zone Near Ceuta to Combat Smuggling
9 January 2020
The parliamentary prospecting mission on the situation of neglected children and women-mules at the Bab Sebta crossing point, recommends among other things the creation of a (…)
Moroccan Coastal Town Belyounech to Receive $3.6 Million Infrastructure Upgrade
5 January 2020
The residents of the commune of Belyounech, under the prefecture of M’diq-Fnideq, can rejoice. Indeed, the locality will be enriched in the coming months, with a promenade and (…)
Morocco Closes Key Smuggling Route, Thousands Leave Border City of Fnideq
27 December 2019
Calm has returned to Fnideq following the departure of smugglers and their families. Indeed, the Moroccan authorities have decided to close the Tarajal II border, a smuggling (…)
Fatal Highway Accident Near Fnideq Claims Life of 30-Year-Old Port Worker
16 December 2019
A young man died on Saturday, hit by a car on the highway connecting Tetouan to Fnideq at the Bouzeghlak region.
Moroccan Police Bust Criminal Ring Trafficking Drugs and Luxury Cars
6 December 2019
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 (…)
High-Speed Mediterranean Chase: Moroccan Navy Pursues Drug-Laden Boat
28 October 2019
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, (…)
Long Delays at Ceuta Border Crossing Frustrate Moroccan Travelers
7 July 2019
For Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) who prefer the crossing via the Port of Ceuta, be aware that, in recent days, it has taken several hours of waiting before reaching the (…)