Spain
Moroccan Migrants Swim from Spanish Enclave to Return Home amid Border Closure
On Friday, four Moroccans returned to the kingdom after braving the sea from Ceuta. The Spanish police stopped two others in their tracks.
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Saidia
Spain
Morocco Begins Repatriation of 500 Citizens Stranded in Melilla Amid Pandemic
Since this Friday, May 15, Morocco is proceeding with the repatriation of its citizens blocked in Melilla for two months. Nearly 500 Moroccans should ultimately be repatriated before being placed in quarantine in hotels.
Morocco
International Drug Ring Busted: 555 kg of Cannabis Seized in Eastern Morocco
The judicial police elements of Saïdia and Oujda proceeded, on Saturday, December 21, 2019, to the arrest of five people for their links with an international drug and psychotropic trafficking network. This, thanks to the precise information provided by the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST).
Morocco
Climate Study Warns: Rising Seas Threaten to Submerge Moroccan Coastal Cities by 2050
According to a recent American study, the sea could engulf a large part of Moroccan cities by 2050.
Spain
Moroccan Youths Attempt to Board Empty Spanish Buses at Melilla Border
Several children and young Moroccans tried last Sunday to sneak into two buses that were returning from Saïdía as the vehicles were preparing to cross Melilla through the Beni-Enzar border post.
Morocco
Moroccan Beach Resort Saïdia Grapples with Waste Crisis Amid Tourism Season
Household waste management is a real headache in Saïdia, especially during the summer season. This city, which aims to be beautiful and clean, is experiencing a very delicate environmental situation.
Morocco
Morocco Launches Campaign to End Illegal Parking Fee Extortion
Following the incident that caused the death of a young motorist in Saïda near Oujda, a national campaign has been launched on social networks to put an end to the dictatorship of car guards.
Morocco
Controversy Erupts Over Segregated 'Respectable' Beach in Morocco's Saidia Resort
"Respectable beach". These words are at the entrance of a beach near Saidia, in northeastern Morocco.
Morocco
Parking Dispute Turns Deadly: Attendant Killed in Saïdia Beach Altercation
The dispute that broke out in the city center of Saïdia actually caused the death of the parking attendant, contrary to the information disseminated by the media, reporting the death of a young motorist. It was rather a fight, with the use of a bladed weapon, which degenerated, over a trivial matter of parking fee.
Morocco
Moroccan-Algerian Border March Planned as Citizens Push for Reopening
Calling for the opening of the Moroccan-Algerian borders, Internet users have launched a call on Facebook to organize a march along the Saïdia border post on Monday, July 22, 2019.
Spain
Flights to Morocco's Saidia Resort Canceled as Spanish Travelers Opt for Canary Islands
Undoubtedly, a first. Due to lack of passengers at Zaragoza airport, in northern Spain, it has been decided to cancel all flights to Morocco and, more precisely, the one to Oujda.
Morocco
Tragic Accident in Morocco: 16 Sub-Saharan Migrants Dead as Vehicle Plunges into Canal
Drama of illegal immigration in Morocco where 16 people died and 17 were injured in the fall of a vehicle into a canal located on the secondary road between Saidia and Nador.