The elements of the prefectural service of the judicial police of Laayoune seized, on Sunday evening, nearly two tons of chira, followed by the arrest of a man who, according to the precise information provided by the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), would be involved in a criminal network active in drug and psychotropic trafficking.
At the request of Morocco , the flights expelling Moroccan migrants from Spain to Morocco will land in Laâyoune. A diplomatic way for Morocco to get Spain to recognize its sovereignty over the Sahara. In total, four trips of twenty migrants each will be made per week.
Jordan now has a diplomatic representation in the Sahara. The inauguration ceremony was held on Thursday in Laayoune, in the presence of the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita , and his Jordanian counterpart, Ayman Safadi.
The National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) announced the upcoming commissioning of two new seawater desalination plants, after that of Chtouka Aït Baha, recently mentioned by the Minister of Agriculture.
After rejecting their asylum application, the Spanish authorities proceeded to deport two Rif Moroccans. They boarded a special flight to Laâyoune, with 18 other illegal immigrants also deported.
The southern provinces have benefited from an investment of 2 billion dirhams (MMDH) to strengthen their electricity supply. The announcement was made by Abderrahim El Hafidi, the Director General of the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE), on the occasion of the launch of a major project to extend the electricity transmission Agadir-Laâyoune.
M’jid el Guerrab, MP of the Agir ensemble group (Presidential Majority), advocates the opening of a French consulate in Dakhla. This will facilitate administrative procedures for French nationals living in Dakhla and Laâyoune, whom he represents in the National Assembly, and will spare them from having to go to Agadir.
Two women aged 30 and 43 respectively are the subject of a judicial investigation conducted by the judicial police of Laâyoune. They are accused of their alleged involvement in a case of attempted international drug and psychotropic trafficking.
For "budgetary reasons and reciprocity", the Republic of Burundi announced on Saturday the closure of its Consulate General in Laâyoune.
At the end of 2020, the annual average consumer price index (CPI) increased by 0.7% compared to 2019. This is what the High Commission for Planning (HCP) indicated in an information note.
17 people, including the former president of the municipal council of Laâyoune -El Marsa, Hassan Derham, will appear next Thursday before the investigating judge in charge of financial offenses at the Marrakech Court of Appeal. They are being prosecuted for "offenses of embezzlement and misappropriation of public funds, forgery and use of forgeries, and participation each in their own right".
On a visit to Laâyoune this Saturday, January 9, the US Secretary of State for the Middle East and North Africa, David Schenker, hailed the strong relations between the United States and Morocco. They are 200 years old.