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The 19th International Transsaharan Film Festival opened Sunday evening in Zagora, bringing together personalities from diverse backgrounds for a celebration of desert-themed cinema running through October 9. Organized by the Zagora Transsaharan Film Association, this cultural event promotes regional cultural, social, economic, and tourism dynamics. Festival President Khalid Chahid explained the event originated through tourism […]
A group of researchers from Cambridge University and the University of Western Australia has unearthed a fossil starship in Morocco that dates back 480 million years. The fossil specimen is the world’s oldest-known starfish ever discovered, providing an insight into the evolution of starfish and other echinoderms. Headed by Aaron W. Hunter from the department […]
The police of Zagora, Southeastern Morocco, seized on Thursday over 1.6 ton of cannabis and arrested three people involved in this drug smuggling operation. The main suspect was captured at the entrance of the city of Zagora on board a truck transporting 62 packs of cannabis weighing 1,69 ton, says a press release issued by […]
Moroccan authorities arrested two individuals linked to a recently busted all-female terrorist cell pledging allegiance to Daesh, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. The two suspects were arrested in the southern cities of Tan Tan and Guelmim. Investigations by the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations show that they were seeking to make explosives through […]
Moroccan authorities have busted an all-female terrorist cell pledging allegiance to the so-called Daesh, the interior ministry said on Monday. The operation led by Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) resulted in the arrest of 10 young women, suspected of plotting suicide bombings across the country, the interior ministry said in a statement. The […]
The OiLibya Rally of Morocco to kick off on October 14 is becoming the biggest cross-country rally after Dakar with a number of participants that shatter all records, say the organizers. “With more than 250 competitors registered, the 2012 edition of the OiLibya Rally of Morocco overtake all previous participation’s records and becomes the biggest […]