Tiznit

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• Belgian Paraglider Dies in Accident in Southern Morocco
  6 March, by Said

  A 57-year-old Belgian national, originally from Affligem (Flemish Brabant), died on Monday in Morocco in a paragliding accident. The information was confirmed by the FPS Foreign Affairs.
  The man was in the province of Tiznit, an area known to paragliding enthusiasts, with a group of friends. His flight ended in a fall, the causes of which have not yet been established.
  The public prosecutor’s office went to the scene and opened an investigation. The victim’s body was transferred to a (…)

• Pro-Polisario Graffiti Sparks Security Alert in Tiznit, Morocco
  10 March 2019, by Amine

  On the wall of a college in Arbaa Sahel, in the province of Tiznit, one could (and can no longer) read pro-Polisario graffiti, including a slogan of the separatist Front. The wall has been repainted! And the investigation is ongoing...
  Tiznit is not in the southern provinces and yet the word "Polisario" as well as the sentence (in Arabic, of course) "The martyr Moustafa Sayed" have been tagged on the walls of a college in the region, according to some media sources. The security services (…)

• Nomadic Shepherd Attacks Disrupt Schools in Southern Morocco, Raising Security Concerns
  13 March 2019, by Amine

  Recently, pro-Polisario graffiti had been tagged in a college in Arbâa Sahel in the province of Tiznit, and nomadic shepherds were then suspected. Now, in the same rural commune, there are talks of attacks by bands linked to... Sahrawi nomadic shepherds. The prevailing insecurity prevents children from going to primary schools, colleges and high schools.
  The schools are still open but... For a week now, primary, middle and high school students in Arbaâ Sahel have not been able to go to (…)

• Moroccan MP Faces Backlash Over Past Anti-Amazigh Comments
  19 March 2019, by Amine

  A few years ago, the PJD deputy Abouzaid El Mokrie El Idrissi had the very bad idea of making a joke about the alleged stinginess of the Amazighs, especially those from the Souss, without even naming them. It’s to say that there was no need, the prejudice is so common. Thus, he had said (and there is a video) that in Morocco "we have merchants who are known for their great stinginess and who belong to a very specific race, which I will not mention so as not to be accused of racism". The fact (…)

• Bus Collision in Morocco’s Tiznit Region Injures 20, Some Critically
  4 May 2019, by Said

  A new tragedy on Moroccan roads with the collision yesterday of two vehicles leaving about twenty injured, some of them in serious condition.
  Few details have been given so far, but according to local authorities it was a collision between a passenger transport bus and a pickup truck that occurred in Oulad Jerrar, in the Tiznit region.
  All the injured were admitted to the Hassan 1st Hospital in Tiznit, the authorities say, with two people suffering from fractures to the arms and (…)

• Moroccan Gendarmerie Seizes Tons of Smuggled Fabric on Coastal Highway
  13 August 2019, by Sylvanus

  Elements of the Royal Gendarmerie seized a large quantity of smuggled fabrics on the Agadir-Tiznit road axis.
  A seizure operation proved fruitful for the elements of the Royal Gendarmerie from Aït Amira, near the Chtouka Aït Baha region.
  According to sources cited by the Barlamane website, it was the seizure of a large quantity of smuggled fabrics, estimated at several tons.
  The seized goods were transferred to the seizure depot of the Royal Gendarmerie of Biougra. The truck driver (…)

• Fatal Pedestrian Collision on Agadir-Tiznit Highway Claims Young Man’s Life
  27 August 2019, by Bladi.net

  A car hit a young man head-on on the Agadir-Tiznit axis. The victim, in his twenties, did not survive the violence of the impact.
  According to sources cited by the website Hespress.com, the deceased was violently hit by a vehicle as he was crossing National Road No. 1.
  Evacuated to the Regional Hospital of Biougra, the victim unfortunately succumbed to the severity of his injuries.
  The same source reports that the local authorities and the elements of the Royal Gendarmerie, dispatched (…)

• Moroccan Teacher Wins Global Award for Low-Cost Interactive Slate Innovation
  17 September 2019, by Kamal

  At the "Global Teacher Conclave & Awards 2019" competition, organized in India, a Moroccan teacher received the "Global Teacher" Award for creating an interactive slate.
  Teacher Abdellah Wahbi, who holds the position of teacher in a primary school in Tiznit, was honored in India last weekend, he shared on his Facebook account.
  Working in a school in the middle of an isolated mountainous area, the teacher created an interactive slate costing no more than 600 dirhams, despite the lack (…)

• Souss-Massa Region Unveils Industrial Land Guide to Boost Investment and Exports
  8 November 2020, by Bladi.net

  An industrial land guide has just been produced by the Regional Investment Center (CRI of Souss-Massa, with among other objectives, to support the regional Industrial Acceleration Plan (PAI).
  These tools will also contribute to creating an attractive and conducive environment for the emergence of an exporting and competitive industry in the region, notes Aujourd’hui Le Maroc.
  According to Marouane Abdelati, "this industrial land guide is produced in collaboration with several partners (…)

• Moroccan Child Prodigy, 12, Awarded Full Scholarship to Prestigious Casablanca Academy
  10 September 2019, by Bladi.net

  The London academy in Casablanca is welcoming the gifted child from Tiznit, Idder Moutia. This young genius will now be able to study there, exempted from tuition fees until he obtains his Baccalaureate.
  Iddir Moutia, 12 years old, has just benefited from a major opportunity. His genius, discovered following his brilliant participation in 2018 in the Google Developers Group "DevFest" Developers Festival, opens the doors of the London academy in Casablanca, founded by Samir Benmakhlouf. (…)