Traffic on National Road No. 9, connecting Marrakech to Ouarzazate, has again been severely disrupted this week. Rock falls and landslides, following torrential rains, have caused near-paralysis of traffic on the section between Telouet and Aguelmous, highlighting the vulnerability of this major road axis.
The persistent drought, combined with the scarcity of water resources and the worsening deficit of groundwater tables, have prompted the Ministry of Equipment and Water to prohibit the Drâa-Oued Noun Hydraulic Basin Agency from issuing drilling permits for wells to agricultural investors on collective lands in the province of Ouarzazate.
Véronique Gallais and Abdellah, of Moroccan origin, were married in 2008 at the Eaux-Vives town hall. After seventeen years of living in Carouge in the Geneva region, the couple decided this year to settle in Morocco where they run a guesthouse.
In Morocco, the cancellation by the Irish low-cost airline Ryanair of the direct air route between Tangier and Ouarzazate is not going down well.
A foreign tourist, who got lost during an expedition in the mountains of the Iznaguen region in the province of Ouarzazate, was rescued by the Royal Gendarmerie of Tazenakht, in collaboration with local authorities and civil protection elements.
The Court of First Instance of Chefchaouen ruled in favor of a lawyer registered with the Tetouan Bar who had been arrested by gendarmes for speeding.
After ten months of activity, the airline Ryanair has decided to cancel the line between Ouarzazate and Tangier, launched only last May.
A Ryanair flight between Ouarzazate and London experienced a setback before takeoff. A passenger alerted the crew after observing what he perceived as an anomaly on the aircraft. The scene took place just before the scheduled takeoff.
The Court of First Instance in Ouarzazate acquitted a driver accused of speeding, considering the report of the offense, established via WhatsApp, to be irregular.
The Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka, presented the progress of Morocco’s major road projects before the Council of Advisors. He notably addressed the situation of the Ourika tunnel.
In Ouarzazate, the public hospital is at the center of a controversy due to the refusal of a health technician to perform an x-ray on two French tourists for religious reasons.
A serious road accident occurred this Friday morning. Five young people from Safed lost their lives near Ouarzazate, Morocco, while they were on a pilgrimage to Zagora.