Regional

Dakhla - Dakhla will be an essential base for economic relations between Morocco and West Africa, stressed Friday Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita.

Casablanca - The 15th International Agricultural Exhibition in Morocco (SIAM), scheduled from 02 to 07 May 2023 in Meknes, is an opportunity to forge links between Moroccan and British companies through various B2B meetings, said the Consul General of the United Kingdom in Casablanca and Country Director of the Department of Business and Trade of the UK, Tom Hill.

Rabat - An economic partnership agreement aimed at bringing together the Moroccan and Congolese business communities was signed Tuesday in Rabat between the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services (CCIS) of the Rabat-Salé-Kenitra region and that of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Rabat - Police elements of the Tangier Med port District foiled, on Saturday, in coordination with the Customs services, an attempt to traffic 5 tons and 438 kg of chira on board a freight truck.

Casablanca - Casablanca's anti-gang policemen on Thursday arrested, in collaboration with Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), a 40-year-old man for allegedly possessing and trafficking drugs and psychotropics.

Rehamna - One person died and 22 others were injured to various degrees, in a traffic accident that occurred Thursday at 00:25, after a bus overturned at the Skhour Rehamna highway interchange, said local authorities in the province of Rehamna.

Tangier - The prefectural service of the Tangier judicial police opened a judicial investigation, Thursday, under the supervision of the competent prosecutor's office, to identify a transnational criminal network involved in an attempt to traffic large shipments of cocaine through maritime containers, a security source said.

Rabat - Nineteen people died and 2,396 were injured, including 87 seriously, in 1,730 traffic accidents that occurred in urban areas during the week of April 10 to 16, said Wednesday the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN).

Agadir - Elements of the anti-gang brigade under the police prefecture of Agadir arrested, Sunday, an individual with a criminal record, for his alleged involvement in a case of possession and trafficking of drugs, a security source said.

Rabat - A secret migration attempt to the Sebta prefecture in the Lakhlout region was foiled early Friday, the local authorities of the M'Diq-Fnideq prefecture reported.