Guercif

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• Major Natural Gas Discovery in Morocco’s Guercif Province Could Yield Nearly 1 Trillion Cubic Feet
  27 April 2019, by Kamal

  The province of Guercif has large extractable volumes of natural gas, distributed in four wells in the region, according to the British company Predator Oil and Gas.
  Natural gas reserves estimated at 474 billion cubic feet have been discovered in four wells in the province of Guercif, a volume that could reach 943 billion cubic feet, according to the estimates of the oil and gas exploration company, Consulting Ireland Ltd Srl.
  The extractable gas volumes are very important in the (…)

• American Firm Predator Advances Gas Exploration in Morocco’s Promising Guercif Region
  26 February 2020, by Ginette

  As part of the implementation of its drilling program on the Guercif permits, the American oil company Predator has called on the Canadian company Star Valley Drilling. The targeted perimeter is considered very promising after the first positive results of SDX Energy Plc, which is also prospecting in the area.
  This is a new step that Predator Oil & Gas Holdings (PRD) is taking in its drilling program at the Guercif I, II, III and IV permits. In an update note dated Wednesday, February (…)

• Moroccan TikTok Influencer Jailed for 8 Months Over ’Indecent’ Content
  5 February, by Said

  A Moroccan influencer, known on TikTok under the pseudonym "Moulat L3ach3ouch", was sentenced to eight months in prison by the court of first instance in Guercif.
  The verdict was handed down this Monday, following her placement in pre-trial detention about ten days ago, ordered by the public prosecutor’s office. She had then been transferred to the local prison in Taza.
  The case began with an investigation by the judicial police services. "Moulat L3ach3ouch" was accused of several (…)

• Morocco Court Invalidates Two MPs’ Elections for Violating COVID-19 Rules
  22 July 2022, by Armel

  New elections will be organized at the level of the Guercif constituency. This is the decision of the Constitutional Court, which on Tuesday invalidated the seats of two deputies for violation of the state of emergency during the election campaign.
  The high court annulled the election of Mohammed El Barnichi (PAM) and Ali Lejghaoui (PI). This decision follows an appeal by their challenger from the USFP party, Said Aziz, who accused the two candidates, declared elected after the (…)

• Street Vendors in Guercif Self-Harm in Protest After Goods Confiscated
  17 March 2019, by Amine

  After the authorities confiscated the goods of street vendors in Guercif, the latter armed themselves with blades and began to injure themselves voluntarily in front of frightened passers-by and residents of the neighborhood.
  This happened in front of the Annajd mosque in Guercif. About ten street vendors inflicted serious injuries to their arms after the authorities confiscated their goods.
  This form of protest was carried out using blades, resulting in serious injuries and frightening (…)

• Morocco Transfers Hirak Protest Detainees Closer to Families, Ending Hunger Strike
  29 November 2019, by Bladi.net

  Four detainees of the Hirak have been transferred from the Ras El Ma prison in Fez to the local prison of Guercif. This decision aims to bring them closer to their families.
  This transfer is "within the framework of bringing detainees closer to their families in order to preserve their family and social ties," indicates the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) in a press release.
  According to the DGPAR, these detainees announced on November 25 the end (…)

• Real Estate Fraud Scheme Expands in Guercif, Morocco as New Victims Come Forward
  9 April 2021, by Prince

  New victims of the "mortgage scammer" have emerged after the conviction of the latter, reports the daily Al Massae, which recalls that the accused was leasing apartments that he had previously mortgaged for sums of 100,000 to 200,000 dirhams, having the beneficiaries sign debt acknowledgments. He would then pay the rents annually to the owners of the rented buildings.
  This modus operandi allowed him to defraud several victims over several years, until a landlord discovered the deception. (…)

• Moroccan Drug Trafficker with 42 Outstanding Warrants Arrested Near Guercif
  2 April 2020, by Bladi.net

  An individual with multiple criminal records has been apprehended. He was already the subject of 42 wanted notices for drug cases.
  The operation carried out by the elements of the judicial police brigade of the provincial security district of Guercif, made it possible to arrest the accused, aged 38, in the rural area of "Harcha Arass" near Guercif, according to a press release from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
  Furthermore, the search in the database of persons (…)

• COVID-19 Halts British Oil Company’s Drilling Project in Morocco
  8 April 2020, by Ginette

  Due to the risks related to the spread of covid-19 and the restrictions imposed by the state of emergency in Morocco, the British company Predator Oil & Gas has decided to interrupt the drilling operations on its Moroccan Guercif I to IV project, started a few weeks ago in the east of the country.
  The general confinement of the population decreed by Morocco limits the economic activities of the country. Exploration projects are not spared. According to agenceecofin, "the Guercif (…)

• Morocco Conducts Large-Scale Military Exercises with Advanced Weaponry
  6 December 2019, by Kamal

  The operations area in the province of Guercif hosted military maneuvers from October 12 to 30, with the participation of artillery forces, armored vehicles, motorized and infantry infantry, as well as the air force.
  According to the Forum of the Royal Armed Forces, these exercises aim to ensure the training of ground forces as part of the five-year program implemented by the FAR high command.
  For the first time, Chinese MBT2000 tanks were used in the military exercises, in parallel (…)