Taghazout

Articles

• Illegal Structures Demolished Along Agadir’s Coastal Promenade
  1 March, by Sylvanus

  In Agadir Ida-Outanane, the local authorities are proceeding with the demolition of several illegally constructed buildings on the promenade of the tourist village of Taghazout.
  Agadir Ida-Outanane is fighting against the practices of illegal occupation of the maritime public domain. The first phase of the demolition operation will concern all the structures located on the maritime public domain, in particular the spaces located on the route of the project to connect the village of (…)

• Moroccan Authorities Bust Drug Rings, Seize 10 Tons of Cannabis Near Agadir
  27 September 2021, by Sylvanus

  The police and gendarmerie elements, in coordination with the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), carried out two separate operations last Saturday that resulted in the dismantling of two international drug trafficking networks in the vicinity of Agadir and Taghazout, the seizure of nearly 10 tons of chira and the arrest of seven suspects.
  The first operation was carried out in Agadir. In action, the judicial police of the city and the DGST. In total, three individuals (…)

• Royal Gendarmerie Halts Taghazout Bay Resort Construction Near Agadir
  16 February 2020, by Bladi.net

  The construction and development work underway as part of the Taghazout Bay resort project has been suspended on Saturday, February 15.
  According to 2M.ma, this suspension of the work was ordered by units of the Royal Gendarmerie and the auxiliary forces.
  It is due to the many dysfunctions affecting the resort project, located 18 km from Agadir.
  This project is managed by the Société d’aménagement et de promotion de la station de Taghazout (SAPST).
  It should be noted that King (…)

• King Mohammed VI Orders Demolition of Illegal Structures at Moroccan Resort
  17 February 2020, by Sylvanus

  After numerous irregularities noted in the construction of the new seaside and tourist resort "Taghazout bay" during a visit, King Mohammed VI ordered the suspension of the construction site, the demolition of villas and part of the hotels. The sovereign then gave instructions for the reconstruction of several buildings.
  Violations, encroachment of buildings on the public domain, especially the public road and green spaces, degradation of the only road serving and bordering this (…)

• Knife-Wielding Man Attacks Security Officer at Moroccan Tourist Hotspot
  24 April 2022, by Ginette

  An auxiliary forces agent was violently attacked with a knife in the coastal area of Taghazout. The perpetrator of the attack is said to suffer from mental disorders, according to local authorities.
  The attack took place during an intervention led by the local authorities supported by elements of the Auxiliary Forces. They were called to neutralize a man suffering from mental disorders, who went out on the balcony of a restaurant hosting many tourists, waving a knife, reports the MAP. (…)

• Moroccan Watchdog Group Files Lawsuit Over Taghazout Bay Tourism Project Scandal
  21 February 2020, by Bladi.net

  Following the suspicions of "embezzlement and waste" weighing on the managers of the Taghazout Bay project, the Moroccan Association for the Protection of Public Property (AMPBP) filed a complaint with the Attorney General of the Court of Appeal of Marrakech.
  The association, led by Mohamed Ghallousi, is at war against the managers of the Taghazout Bay tourist development project in the city of Agadir. According to the president of the Marrakech South section of the AMPBP, Safi Eddine (…)

• King Mohammed VI Halts Construction of Major Moroccan Resort, Jeopardizing Tourism Plan
  27 February 2020, by Sylvanus

  The decision of King Mohammed VI regarding the construction of the new seaside and tourist resort "Taghazout bay" undermines the Azur plan.
  The Azur plan is seriously in difficulty. Several of its components are being demolished for "serious irregularities". It is also the subject of investigations, according to L’Économiste. This seaside resort has little chance of succeeding.
  King Mohammed VI, during a visit, had recently ordered the halt of construction work on the new seaside and (…)

• American Surfer’s Paradise: Morocco’s Taghazout Village Spotlighted in Travel Magazine
  20 October 2019, by Ginette

  It is literally a travel journal that the American magazine "Traveller" has just dedicated to the village of Taghazout, located north of Agadir. It is a journalist passionate about surfing who invites the reader to discover a peaceful place known for its waves and the hospitality of its inhabitants.
  "In the small village of Taghazout, on the west coast of Morocco, life has an unchanging rhythm," he writes, as if the memories of his getaway have remained suspended in time. "The hippies, (…)

• World’s Top Surfers to Compete at Morocco’s Pro Taghazout Bay QS5,000 Event
  20 January 2020, by Ginette

  From January 25 to February 1, the Taghazout resort will see the world’s greatest surfing champions pass through its coasts. This is within the framework of the Pro Taghazout Bay which will be held at Pointe des Ancres.
  This first edition of the World Surf League qualification phase is strongly supported by the Royal Moroccan Surfing Federation, the Souss Massa Region, the Moroccan National Tourist Office, Afriquia Gaz, and about ten companies. Indeed, classified as QS5,000, the second (…)

• Morocco’s Demolished Luxury Villas Were Sold to Buyers, Raising Legal Questions
  24 February 2020, by Sylvanus

  The demolished villas of Sud Partners, as part of the demolition operation of unauthorized buildings within the Taghazout Bay resort, would have been sold to individuals.
  Individuals would have acquired the villas of Sud Partners, for sums between 10 and 15 MDH, confides a close relative of an owner to Écoactu.ma. The site claims to have unsuccessfully tried to contact the company’s executives to verify the information.
  According to Abdelkbir Tabih, a lawyer at the Casablanca Bar, if (…)