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  • Moroccan Court Clarifies: No Marital Rape Conviction in Tangier Domestic Violence Case
    15 February 2019, by Amine

    While many associations and generally Moroccans had applauded the decision of the Tangier court to sentence the perpetrator of a rape on his wife to two years in prison last December, the said court now denies this information.
    The conviction that the Tangier court has pronounced concerns only the violence of which the wife was a victim. As for the sexual relations that allegedly caused her abnormal vaginal bleeding (for which, among other things, she was hospitalized), they fall, (…)

  • Air Arabia Launches Airport Shuttle Service in Tangier, Morocco
    17 February 2019, by Said

    A new service that should certainly please people wishing to go to Tangier. The airline Air Arabia has just launched a shuttle service between Ibn Battouta airport and the city center.
    In a press release, the low-cost company announces offering this new service for 50 dirhams. "The implementation of this new service marks an additional step in Air Arabia Morocco’s commitment to better connect regional airports and the main cities of the country," it is explained.
    To better serve certain (…)

  • Jessica Chastain Begins Filming New Project in Morocco
    24 August 2019, by Bladi.net
  • Newborn’s Body Found in Tangier Landfill, Police Investigate
    25 October 2019, by Bladi.net

    The lifeless body of a newborn baby still attached to the umbilical cord was discovered on Tuesday, October 23, 2019 in a public landfill in Tangier.
    The people of the city of Tangier were surprised to discover the horror in this landfill. The lifeless body of a baby wrapped in a cotton quilt was discovered, reports Hespress.
    The same source regrets that this baby could be the result of an extramarital sexual relationship, citing local sources.
    For now, an investigation has been (…)

  • Viral Video of Gunfire Falsely Attributed to Tangier, Actually From Lebanon
    19 November 2019, by Bladi.net

    The video widely shared on social networks showing clashes between police and drug traffickers turned out to be false in terms of the location of the events.
    An authorized source from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) states that these shots were not fired in [Morocco].
    In reality, the same source points out, it is a video posted on YouTube on November 14. It relates to a clash between different factions, which occurred in the Lebanese city of Tripoli.
    These (…)

  • 22-Year-Old Arrested in Tangier After Violent Confrontation with Police and Father
    30 November 2019, by Bladi.net

    Following a complaint filed against him by his father for violence, a police patrol had intervened to arrest the young man, aged 22, according to a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN). The defendant violently resisted, threatening the elements of the patrol with two knives.
    Faced with this threat, the inspector brandished his service weapon to neutralize the danger without using it, the same statement specifies.
    Arrested, the suspect was placed in police (…)

  • Ryanair Expands Morocco Routes from Toulouse, Offers Sub-€20 Flights
    21 February 2019, by Said

    The Ryanair airline has just announced the launch of new air links to Morocco from Toulouse airport, where it also plans to set up a new base that should create around sixty jobs.
    During the presentation of these new flights on Wednesday, the low-cost company announced the routes to Oujda and Tanger, whose airports will be connected twice a week to Toulouse. With the implementation of eleven new destinations added to the nine already existing, Ryanair hopes to reach 1.1 million passengers (…)

  • Indian Auto Parts Maker Varroc Opens Morocco Factory, Creating 650 Jobs
    27 February 2019, by Said

    The north of Morocco continues to attract companies in the automotive sector with the inauguration on Tuesday of the new factory of the Indian group Varroc in Tanger Automotive City.
    Established on an area of 17,000 m2, the new unit will be entirely dedicated to the production of headlights and taillights for the brand’s customers in Morocco, Spain and France. It should supply, among others, Renault Tangier, PSA Kenitra, Volkswagen and discussions are currently underway for the Ford (…)

  • Messi Likely to Start on Bench for Argentina’s Friendly Against Morocco
    3 March 2019, by Amine

    Lionel Messi will not be a starter in the friendly match Morocco-Argentina, according to certain media. He will be a substitute. And he could therefore even not play at all, or very little.
    While the final list of the Albiceleste Argentine formation is not expected until this Sunday, March 3, according to the American media ESPN, Messi is indeed on the list of called-up players but he will not be in the starting lineup.
    A tactical choice of the coach? Or a purely theatrical presence? (…)

  • ISIS-Linked Cell in Morocco Sentenced for Targeting Drug Lords and Terror Plot
    3 March 2019, by Amine

    These are sentences ranging from 2 to 14 years that have just been handed down to the 20 members of a terrorist cell based in Tangier. The latter were financing themselves by attacking... drug barons.
    The 20 members of a terrorist cell in the city of the strait have just been sentenced by the criminal chamber in charge of terrorism cases near the Court of Appeal of Rabat to prison terms ranging from 2 to 14 years.
    The latter, who had pledged allegiance to Daesh, were accused of setting (…)