Flash Floods Submerge Moroccan Town of Ksar Sghir, Causing Extensive Damage
7 March 2021
In just a few hours of torrential rain, the town of Ksar Sghir found itself under water with significant material damage.
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Royal Navy Sailors Missing After Training Exercise Off Moroccan Coast
23 January 2021
During an exercise at sea on January 20, trainee commando sailors of the Royal Navy were swept away by strong sea currents. The incident took place off Ksar Sghir, said a (…)
Royal Navy Seizes 500kg of Cannabis, Arrests Spanish and Moroccan Traffickers off Moroccan Coast
23 September 2020
A significant quantity of cannabis resin was seized and two traffickers arrested by a Royal Navy coast guard off Ksar-sghir, a military source reports.
Spanish Jet Ski Smugglers Caught with 90 Kilos of Cannabis off Moroccan Coast
20 August 2020
A unit of the royal maritime gendarmerie, on patrol on the El Mersa beach near Ksar Sghir, succeeded on Tuesday in foiling an attempt to traffic more than 90 kilos of cannabis.
US Navy Base in Morocco Sparks Tension with Algeria
9 July 2020
The announced presence of a US Navy base in northern Morocco is not to the liking of Algeria, which sees it as a way to weaken its navy.
Morocco Relocates 500+ Stranded Camper Van Travelers to Temporary Housing Site
29 March 2020
In the absence of a repatriation proposal, it was decided to transfer the over 500 camper van travelers and their occupants stranded in Bab Sebta to Ksar Sghir.
Royal Navy Rescues 259 Sub-Saharan Migrants from Mediterranean
27 May 2019
Several hundred migrants, all of sub-Saharan origin, have been rescued in recent days by the Royal Navy in the Mediterranean.
Moroccan Speeding Driver Arrested After Fatal Hit-and-Run of Gendarme Near Tangier
19 May 2019
A man crashed head-on into a gendarme this week as he was trying to stop him for speeding, to issue him a ticket. He was apprehended.
Moroccan Authorities Seize Over 2 Tons of Cannabis in Northern Port Town
15 January 2019
Just over two tons of cannabis resin (chira) were seized yesterday by the Royal Gendarmerie in Ksar Sghir, in northern Morocco.