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Morocco foils smuggling of over 4 tons of cannabis off Tangier’s coast

Marine Units of the Moroccan Royal Gendarmerie (County Police) seized on Monday more than four tons of drugs off tangier’s coasts after chasing down two fishing boats used by the smugglers. Seven involved people were arrested. According to local press reports, the dealers stole two small fishing boats from Tangier’s City port before sailing to […]

Saudi Arabia hails Morocco’s measures to combat extremism, terrorism

Saudi Arabia lauded the measures taken by Morocco to ensure security and stability in the country and to combat extremism and terrorism under all their forms.   In a statement shared on social networks Monday, the Saudi Foreign Ministry stressed its respect for Morocco’s measures to ensure security and stability and to prevent terrorism and […]

Sofitel Agadir to close business end of June

Sofitel Royal Bay in the Moroccan southern Atlantic coastal city of Agadir will cease operating on June 30 as the lease contract comes to an end, Aujourd’hui.ma reports. Sofitel Agadir Royal Bay’s owner, ABS Holding, and the facility operator RISMA agreed not to extend the contract, which took effect in 2004, over the obsolescence of […]