Moroccan Repatriates from Algeria Complete Quarantine After Diplomatic Tensions
10 June 2020
The first group of 300 Moroccans repatriated from Algeria and placed in isolation has left the Saïdia tourist establishments.
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Moroccan Migrants Swim from Spanish Enclave to Return Home amid Border Closure
7 June 2020
On Friday, four Moroccans returned to the kingdom after braving the sea from Ceuta. The Spanish police stopped two others in their tracks.
Morocco Begins Repatriation of 500 Citizens Stranded in Melilla Amid Pandemic
16 May 2020
Since this Friday, May 15, Morocco is proceeding with the repatriation of its citizens blocked in Melilla for two months. Nearly 500 Moroccans should ultimately be repatriated (…)
International Drug Ring Busted: 555 kg of Cannabis Seized in Eastern Morocco
22 December 2019
The judicial police elements of Saïdia and Oujda proceeded, on Saturday, December 21, 2019, to the arrest of five people for their links with an international drug and (…)
Climate Study Warns: Rising Seas Threaten to Submerge Moroccan Coastal Cities by 2050
3 November 2019
According to a recent American study, the sea could engulf a large part of Moroccan cities by 2050.
Moroccan Youths Attempt to Board Empty Spanish Buses at Melilla Border
8 October 2019
Several children and young Moroccans tried last Sunday to sneak into two buses that were returning from Saïdía as the vehicles were preparing to cross Melilla through the (…)
Moroccan Beach Resort Saïdia Grapples with Waste Crisis Amid Tourism Season
5 September 2019
Household waste management is a real headache in Saïdia, especially during the summer season. This city, which aims to be beautiful and clean, is experiencing a very delicate (…)
Morocco Launches Campaign to End Illegal Parking Fee Extortion
1 September 2019
Following the incident that caused the death of a young motorist in Saïda near Oujda, a national campaign has been launched on social networks to put an end to the dictatorship (…)
Controversy Erupts Over Segregated ’Respectable’ Beach in Morocco’s Saidia Resort
29 August 2019
"Respectable beach". These words are at the entrance of a beach near Saidia, in northeastern Morocco.
Parking Dispute Turns Deadly: Attendant Killed in Saïdia Beach Altercation
8 August 2019
The dispute that broke out in the city center of Saïdia actually caused the death of the parking attendant, contrary to the information disseminated by the media, reporting the (…)