Tag: Tangier

Morocco, UK to be linked by new shipping route to bypass Brexit border hitches

February 27, 2021

A new shipping line between Morocco and the United Kingdom will be launched shortly, connecting Tangier directly to Poole in southern England, and avoiding thus ... Read More

Libya: House of Representatives, High Council of State hold coordination meeting in Tangier

November 30, 2020

Libyan delegations representing the High Council of State and the House of Representatives (Lower House) started Monday in Tangier a new round of inter-Libyan dialogue. ... Read More

Morocco: Some districts of Tangier re-locked down to contain Covid-19 infections

July 13, 2020

Moroccan authorities have decided lately to seal off some districts of the Northern city of Tangier following a surge of local positive cases of the ... Read More

Morocco: Clampdown on drug trafficking leads to arrest of several people

June 19, 2020

Policemen on Thursday Arrested in the city of Tangier three people, including two international transport truck drivers, for their alleged links to an international drug-trafficking ... Read More

Automotive Industry: Japanese JTEKT Inaugurates Steering Systems Factory in Tangier

October 9, 2019

Leading Japanese car parts maker, JTEKT, has inaugurated this Wednesday Oct.9 in the Tangier Automative City Zone its new steering systems production factory, worth $22.7 ... Read More

Morocco: Spanish low budget airline Volotea adds Marrakech to destinations

July 12, 2019

Barcelona-based airline Volotea will launch from December and from the French city of Strasburg to the ochre city of Marrakech, which will become the second ... Read More

Morocco’s BCIJ dismantles terror cell, arrests nine suspects

May 3, 2019

The Central Bureau for Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) has dismantled this Friday (May 3) a pro-ISIS terror cell of eight people, who were operating in the ... Read More

Renault’s Market Share in Morocco Rises to 42% in 2018

January 21, 2019

French carmaker Renault topped the podium of car sales in Morocco with a market share of 42% in 2018, that is 75.418 cars. A report ... Read More

Morocco Foils Smuggling Over 13 Tons of Cannabis

January 7, 2019

Moroccan security services have announced this weekend the seizure of over 13.7 tons of cannabis at the Tangier-Med port. The drugs were concealed in a ... Read More

Counterterrorism: 12 Alleged Terrorists, Criminals Arrested in Tangier, Casablanca

September 18, 2018

Part of Morocco’s relentless fight against terrorism and criminal rings, the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), in coordination with the General Directorate of National ... Read More