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About Essaouira

Essaouira, formerly Mogador, is a historic Atlantic port city in the Marrakesh-Safi region. Renowned for its UNESCO-listed medina...

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Closing of the Forum of Moroccan Competences in Germany: Renewable energies scrutinised
20 Nov
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Closing of the Forum of Moroccan Competences in Germany: Renewable energies scrutinised

Essaouira has just hosted a forum entitled "Together for the development of the...

An exhibition with the colours of the sky
18 Nov
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An exhibition with the colours of the sky

- Entitled "Contemporary Morocco and religion: practices of Islam, Christianity, and Judaism", this...

The inhabitants of the Mellah neighbourhood at the mercy of houses threatening to collapse
14 Nov
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The inhabitants of the Mellah neighbourhood at the mercy of houses threatening to collapse

The inhabitants of the Mellah neighbourhood who have not yet benefited from the relocation...

Sit-in in front of the administration of Makhzen property and the court of first instance
02 Nov
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Sit-in in front of the administration of Makhzen property and the court of first instance

The Amicale for the support of the families of Dar El Cadi Ben Rahmoune, supported by the local...

Justice and education paralysed
25 Oct
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Justice and education paralysed

The justice and education sectors in Essaouira have been experiencing a series of walkouts for two...

Assault on a French tourist
23 Oct
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Assault on a French tourist

Security is starting to pose a problem in the old Medina of Essaouira, which contains the essence...

Ramadan and coolness boost the tourism season
15 Aug
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Ramadan and coolness boost the tourism season

Under normal conditions, Moroccan and foreign tourists would have been bothered by the summer wind...

Traders at the mercy of street vendors
31 Jul
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Traders at the mercy of street vendors

Traders in the old Medina of Essaouira are not at the end of their troubles with street vendors....

Conflict between the Sidi Megdoul Association and the delegate of the Ministry of Health: The double penalty for kidney failure patients in Essaouira
25 Jul
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Conflict between the Sidi Megdoul Association and the delegate of the Ministry of Health: The double penalty for kidney failure patients in Essaouira

On 20 March 2012, a bailiff went on the order of the president of the court of first instance in...