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About Laâyoune province

Laâyoune (in Arabic: العيون) is a province of the Moroccan region of Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra (In Arabic: العيون - الساقية الحمراء).

News in Laâyoune

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Arrest of suspected perpetrators of acts of vandalism in the city of Laayoune
10 May
News Laâyoune
Arrest of suspected perpetrators of acts of vandalism in the city of Laayoune

Six suspected perpetrators of acts of vandalism that occurred in the city of Laayoune on 4 May were...

The events in Laayoune orchestrated from abroad
08 May
News Laâyoune
The events in Laayoune orchestrated from abroad

"The latest events that occurred in the southern provinces of the Kingdom are far from being...

"Unprecedented" pro-independence demonstration on Saturday in Laâyoune
06 May
News Laâyoune
"Unprecedented" pro-independence demonstration on Saturday in Laâyoune

An "unprecedented" pro-independence demonstration in several decades took place on Saturday in...

New slip-ups in Laayoune: Separatists instrumentalise visits by foreign delegations
06 May
News Laâyoune
New slip-ups in Laayoune: Separatists instrumentalise visits by foreign delegations

On Saturday, 4 May, the city of Laayoune saw a demonstration by separatists coinciding with the...

After three days of riots: Laâyoune returns to calm
02 May
News Laâyoune
After three days of riots: Laâyoune returns to calm

Following these events, the police prefect of the Laâyoune Wilaya, Abdelbaset Mahtat, presented...

Demonstration repressed in the Sahara Paris recalls the right to demonstrate
29 Apr
News Laâyoune
Demonstration repressed in the Sahara Paris recalls the right to demonstrate

France reiterated on Monday its “attachment to the right to demonstrate peacefully”, after a...

Two dead and 9 injured in a boiler explosion at a fishmeal factory
24 Apr
News El Marsa
Two dead and 9 injured in a boiler explosion at a fishmeal factory

The incident, which took place around 9:00 am, was due to the explosion of a large defective boiler

Sahrawi chioukhs denounce the project to expand the MINURSO mission
18 Apr
News Laâyoune
Sahrawi chioukhs denounce the project to expand the MINURSO mission

Meeting on Tuesday, April 16, in Laâyoune, the chioukhs of the Laâroussiyine, Rguibat, Cheikh...

Tourist arrivals up by 30% in January-February 2013
11 Apr
News Laâyoune
Tourist arrivals up by 30% in January-February 2013

Tourist arrivals in hotels in the Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra region increased from 2,333 in...