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Morocco starts building Mediterranean naval port

RIA Novosti

25/03/2008 14:37 TANGIER, March 25 (RIA Novosti) - Morocco has started building its first Mediterranean naval base in the Strait of Gibraltar, news agency Maghreb Arabe Presse reported.

The 122-million-euro ($188-mln) project, designed to protect the country's northern border, will be located near Qsar es-Seghir, between Ceuta and Tangier.

Moroccan authorities expect the project to be commissioned in 2010. King of Morocco Mohammed VI presided over a ceremony to launch the project.



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