Rabat - A Royal Navy patrol boat intercepted, approximately 157 km northwest of the city of Dakhla, a pirogue in difficulty with on board 196 Sub-Saharan would-be migrants, including a dead body, who intended to reach the Canary Islands.The rescued people received first aid on board, before being taken safely back to the port of Dakhla and handed over to the Royal Gendarmerie for the usual administrative procedures, according to a statement by the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces.The dead body was transferred to the morgue of the Hassan II hospital in Dakhla by Civil Protection personnel, the same source added.Source: Agence Marocaine De Presse
Related Articles
Tolon District NCCE organises Police-community dialogue session
The Tolon District Directorate of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has organised a Police-community dialogue session as part of efforts to promote peaceful coexistence.
The dialogue, held at Kpalisogu in the district in the Northern…
26th Anniversary of Passing of Late HM Hassan II: A Tribute to the Memory of a Builder King
Rabat – The 26th anniversary of the passing of Late HM King Hassan II, which the Moroccan commemorates on Sunday 9 Rabii II 1446 A.H, is an opportunity to recall, in piety and contemplation, the great work accomplished by the late Sovereign in the service of the Homeland, the just causes of the Arab-Islamic Ummah […]
ECJ Ruling on Agricultural, Fishing Agreements: Spanish FM Defends Will to Maintain EU-Morocco ‘Strategic Partnership’
Madrid – Spain’s Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares on Friday stressed his country’s respect for the judgement of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) concerning the agricultural and fisheries agreements between the EU and Morocco, while defending the ‘strategic partnership’ with the Kingdom of Morocco and the will to maintain it. Albares stressed the importance […]