Tragedy at Sea: Eight Migrant Bodies Wash Ashore in Southern Morocco
26 July 2022
The lifeless bodies of eight migrants have been found by local authorities on the coast of Tarfaya, in southern Morocco.
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Canary Islands President to Visit Morocco, Aims to Revive Fuerteventura-Tarfaya Ferry Route
26 May 2022
The President of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, announced on Wednesday that he will make a visit to Morocco after the summer season, accompanied by Canarian (…)
Spanish Experts Dispute Morocco’s Claimed Oil Discovery Near Canary Islands
25 April 2022
The Spanish Association of Oil Geologists and Geophysicists (AGGEP) assures that Morocco has not discovered oil deposits off Tarfaya, near the Canary Islands. According to it, (…)
Morocco Discovers Major Oil Reserves Off Coast, Potential $100 Billion Windfall
21 April 2022
Morocco could earn more than 100 billion euros, the equivalent of its current Gross Domestic Product (GDP), from oil exploration in Tarfaya, near the Canary Islands.
Morocco’s Oil Exploration Plans Near Canary Islands Spark Concern
19 April 2022
Morocco announced on Monday its plan to prospect for oil, gas and tellurium in the Tarfaya area, off the coast of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands. The news is (…)
Fatal Bus-Truck Collision in Southern Morocco Kills 2, Injures 14
6 March 2022
Two people were killed and 14 people were injured, several of them seriously, in an accident between a bus and a truck near Tarfaya, in southern Morocco.
Morocco Thwarts 3 Illegal Migration Attempts to Canary Islands, 93 Intercepted
19 August 2021
The local authorities and security services of Tarfaya have succeeded in foiling three attempts at illegal migration to the Canary Islands in the last 24 hours.
New Maritime Route to Connect Morocco’s Tarfaya with Spain’s Canary Islands
25 April 2021
After a slight delay, the process of selecting a shipping company for the operation of a mixed maritime line (passengers and goods) between the port of Tarfaya and one of the (…)
Morocco Expands Water Supply with New Seawater Desalination Plants
3 March 2021
The National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) announced the upcoming commissioning of two new seawater desalination plants, after that of Chtouka Aït Baha, (…)
Deadly Fishing Boat Tragedy: 4 Dead, 7 Missing Off Moroccan Coast
1 January 2021
4 dead and 7 missing off the coast of Tarfaya. This is the sad toll of this Thursday, December 31, mourned by the sinking of a traditional fishing boat with 14 fishermen on board.