Community Headlines Morocco

Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra Declared Slum-Free Region as Es-Semara Completes MAD 687 Million Rehousing Program

The Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra region was officially declared a “slum-free region” on Tuesday in Es-Semara. The declaration was made by Samir Belfkih, minister of national territorial planning, urban planning, housing and urban policy, and Fatima Saadi, the minister delegate for housing and urban policy. The declaration of Es-Semara as a slum-free city is the result […]

Algeria Headlines Morocco

Top Representatives from Moroccan Sahara Expose Algeria-Polisario Lies

Two representatives from the Moroccan Sahara have rejected the false allegations made by Algeria and the Polisario on the human right situation in the southern provinces, saying that the Algerian regime and the polisario resort to lies to divert the attention from the embezzlement of foreign aid and the sufferings of Sahrawis in Tindouf camps. […]

Business Headlines Maghreb Morocco

Morocco: Investment Projects worth over $579 Million Approved in Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra

Forty-one investment projects have been approved during 1st semester of 2019 by the Regional Investment Centre of Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra, Southern Morocco.   These projects, valued at over $579 Million, are dedicated to trade (17), construction & public works (12), tourism (5), industry (4), services (2) and energy & mining (1).   Three of these […]

Finance Headlines Morocco

Southern Provinces Take Lion’s Share of Public Investments

The region of Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra in Morocco’s Sahara will receive 17.8 billion dirhams in public investments in 2018, out of a total 57.65 billion dirhams allocated at the national level. The Sahara region ranks first among the other 11 Moroccan regions with 30% of overall investment budget in 2018.   After Laayoune, comes the […]