Tangier

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• Transgender Woman Assaulted in Tangier Speaks Out About Attack
  16 November 2022, by Sylvanus

  The transgender woman violently attacked by a group of young people in a street in Tanger on the night of November 11 to 12 recounts her assault.
  That night, "Haïfa" was getting out of a taxi with two friends when she was attacked. "A young man snatched the cap of one of my friends and threw it to his friends. They started throwing the cap at each other, mocking my friend. I then intervened to ask them to return his cap. And that’s when they started beating me and insulting me. The two (…)

• French Town Sues Tangier Over Alleged Illegal Cemetery on Shared Land
  11 April, by Sylvanus

  The municipality of Tangier is once again agitated by a land issue. This time, a French municipality is accusing it of having transformed a plot of land belonging to it into a cemetery and has taken it to court.
  The municipality of Tangier is once again facing justice. A French municipality has, through its lawyers, filed a complaint against it before the administrative court of the city, reports Al Akhbar. It accuses the municipality of having illegally exploited a property of more than (…)

• Japanese Auto Parts Maker Mitsui Kinzoku Act Invests $12.5M in New Tangier Factory
  4 April 2019, by Said

  A new investment in the automotive sector in Morocco with the announcement of the installation in the Tangier Automotive City (TAC) of the Japanese group Mitsui Kinzoku Act.
  This specialist in door mechanisms has just put 12.5 million euros, or about 130 million dirhams, on the table for the construction of a factory on a site of more than 20,000 m2. In detail, the first phase of the work will concern a 5,600 m2 production site that will house assembly lines equipped with the latest (…)

• Ferry Service Resumes Between Spain and Morocco After Weather Delay
  25 June 2023, by Said

  The Port Authority of Tarifa has announced the return to normal port operations. On Saturday, after a disruption caused by gusts of wind, the port has resumed its crossings.
  The port of Tarifa announced on its Twitter account its first departure at 11 am on Saturday, marking the end of the disruptions caused by strong gusts of wind.
  In addition, in preparation for the Marhaba operation, the shipping company FRS Iberia has just announced the strengthening of its teams at the ports of (…)

• Deadly Explosion at Tangier Marina Diving Center Kills One, Injures Three
  24 February 2024, by Said

  Drama in Tangier this Saturday, February 24th. An explosion shook a diving center located in the city’s marina, killing one person and seriously injuring three.
  The blast, apparently caused by a defective oxygen bottle, was heard throughout the marina, causing a state of security alert.
  A man in his thirties did not survive his injuries. Three other people, seriously injured, were rushed to the Mohammed V Regional Hospital, where they were placed in intensive care.
  An investigation (…)

• FIFA Club World Cup: Tangier Stadium Completes Final Preparations
  21 January 2023, by Armel

  The large stadium in Tangier is ready for the Club World Cup, which starts on February 1 in Morocco. The work is finally finished and the time has come for the last adjustments required by FIFA.
  Thanks to an accelerated pace and the mobilization of all stakeholders, including the local authorities of Tangier, the jewel will be delivered on time, reports Medias 24, specifying that the teams are currently working to place the few missing chairs.
  "A FIFA mission carried out an inspection (…)

• Massive Drug Bust in Tangier: Moroccan Police Seize Over 15 Tons in Truck
  10 January 2019, by Said

  A new anti-drug operation in Tangier where the police seized more than 15 tons of drugs yesterday, Wednesday.
  In a statement, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) indicates that it discovered this significant quantity of drugs in "a specially arranged hollow on board a Moroccan-registered international transport truck that was spotted in the Boukhalef neighborhood in Tangier".
  On Saturday, the police had already seized 13.75 tons of drugs at the Tanger Med port, bringing (…)

• Norwegian Tourist Dies in Apparent Suicide at Tangier Hotel
  2 January 2024, by Prince

  A Norwegian died on Monday in Tangier after jumping from the sixth floor of the hotel where he was staying. An investigation has been opened to determine the circumstances of his death.
  According to the initial elements of the investigation opened under the supervision of the competent public prosecutor’s office, the Norwegian would have jumped out of the window of the 6th floor of the hotel located near the Tangier train station, dying on the spot.
  At the current stage of the (…)

• Morocco Boosts Rail Service for School Holiday Travel Rush
  2 November 2019, by Sylvanus

  The National Railway Office (ONCF) intends to offer better safety and comfort conditions to its customers during the school holidays. In this sense, it has developed a special plan covering the period from November 1 to 12.
  Ensuring the movement of passengers in the best conditions of safety and comfort, in particular, through the strengthening of the offer on the main axes of the network, namely Casablanca, Rabat, Fez, Marrakech, Tangier and Oujda, as well as through the mobilization and (…)

• Saudi Crown Prince Expected in Morocco as King Mohammed VI Marks Throne Anniversary
  23 July 2023, by Sylvanus

  The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, is expected to make a visit to Morocco, more precisely to Tangier, in the very near future, where King Mohammed VI should, in turn, celebrate the 24th anniversary of his accession to the throne.
  The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, "should soon travel to Tangier," report many media sources. He could stay in the palace that his father, King Salman, owns on the heights of the city of the strait, in the residential (…)