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Morocco has commissioned its 14th national wind Farm in the southern city of Boujdour that is expected to produce 300MW as part of efforts to accelerate the country’s transition into green energy. The National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE), Morocco’s utility company, unveiled the project at the same time as it activated the […]
Head of Russia’s fisheries agency Saturday carried on his tour of the major cities of the Sahara with a visit to Boujdour. After a trip to Laayoune, Thursday, Mikhail Tarassov went to Boujdour on Saturday where he visited the city’s port and its industrial zone, mainly dedicated to fishing-related activities. The Russian official met with […]
Moroccan soldiers foiled on Tuesday a major drug trafficking operation which was unfolding in a region situated 250 km southeast of the city of Laayoune on Morocco’s defense wall in Sahara. The Royal Armed Forces (FAR) fired warning shots on two suspect vehicles forcing the smugglers to stop and turn-off engine in Gueltat Zemmour. Search […]
The Organized Crime Squad of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) announced the arrest, on Saturday (Dec.15) in Boujdour, Southern Morocco, of a Colombian national, in possession of equipment he was planning to use in cocaine trafficking by means of aircraft. This arrest allowed to abort a diabolical plan aiming at the installation in […]
Italy’s Enel Green Power (EGP) said it launched a green bond totalling $1.2 billion to fund its green projects, notably the 850MW wind energy projects in Morocco, local media said. The Italian energy giant said in a statement that the green bond would help fund renewable energy projects covering the development, construction and repowering of […]
The Moroccan army has aborted a drug trafficking attempt near the security wall in the southern provinces and arrested four traffickers with links to the Tindouf-based polisario officials, including the son of the development minister of the self-proclaimed SADR republic. The busting of the criminal network took place 280km away from the southern city of […]
Moroccan security authorities Tuesday succeeded in disrupting plans of seven extremists to join IS in Libya. The seven alleged militants, from Marrakech, Laayoune and Boujdour, were arrested as they were attempting to go to Libya through the Moroccan-Mauritanian border. According to a statement released by the Interior Ministry, the alleged terrorists were trying to cross […]