A Moroccan man was kidnapped by two Frenchmen for eleven days in April 2023 on a farm in Torrox, a village on the Costa del Sol in the province of Malaga. The victim was subjected to food and water deprivation, raped, and had his ear cut off in an attempt to extort a ransom of 1.4 million euros from his family. Spanish police announced on Thursday that the two suspects, aged 39 and 43, were arrested in Spain and France following a coordinated investigation. They have been charged with
In preparation for Morocco's bid to host the 2030 World Cup, Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit chaired a meeting on Wednesday, July 3rd, at the headquarters of the Casablanca-Settat region's Wilaya. This follows similar meetings held in Rabat and Fez to review the progress of infrastructure projects necessary for the tournament. The meeting, attended by Royal Moroccan Football Federation President Fouzi Lekjaa, regional Wali Mohamed Mhidia, and various stakeholders, focused on development
The draw for the qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2025), held today in Johannesburg, South Africa, has placed the Moroccan national team in Group B alongside Gabon, the Central African Republic and Lesotho. The 48 teams competing in the qualifiers have been divided into 12 groups of four teams each. The first and second places in each group will qualify for the final phase, with the exception of Morocco's group, which automatically qualifies as hosts. Qualifying begins in
Held for 11 days at Bilbao Airport, a young Moroccan man will be deported back to his country after the Spanish High Court refused to grant temporary asylum while his formal asylum claim is processed. He will be sent back on a flight to Tangier on Friday, July 5th. Reports indicate he presented himself as a Sahrawi activist in Spain, Spanish media say. After his asylum application was rejected, his lawyers appealed to the High Court for provisional permission to enter Spain. However, the court
The spokesperson for the Kabylie independence movement is up in arms about reports in the Algerian media of the arrest in Morocco of nine its activists. Aksel Bellabbaci also spoke to Yabiladi about the state of relations between Morocco and said movement.
The Moroccan government recently launched a two-pronged approach to modernize the country's hotel stock. As part of this initiative, an innovative program entitled «Cap Hospitality» has been set up to improve the quality of the kingdom's classified tourist accommodation establishments (EHTC), according to a press release. The program aims to support Morocco's bid to host major international sporting events, namely the African Cup of Nations 2025 and the World Cup 2030. An agreement
A citizen of Andorra, Spain, was arrested on Wednesday, July 3 at Tangier Ibn Battuta airport for his alleged involvement in international trafficking of hashish, cocaine, ecstasy, and methamphetamines. Having already been convicted in absentia by his home country, he is the subject of an arrest warrant to serve his sentence. #التعاون_الأمني_الدولي مطار ابن بطوطة بطنجة.. توقيف مواطن إسباني يشكل موضوع أمر دولي بإلقاء
Six Moroccans, abducted in Thailand and forced to work in a Myanmar scam call center, were released on June 2 after paying a ransoms of around US$10,000. Thai authorities is helping them return home.
A Moroccan national residing in Belgium is accused of disrupting a flight by falsely reporting the presence of a bomb, the public prosecution in Fez announced on Monday, setting the first session of his trial for next Monday. The Moroccan national was scheduled to fly last Saturday from Fez Sais Airport to Belgium. Fearing he might miss his flight, he is suspected of calling and reporting the presence of a bomb on the plane. The prosecutor decided to prosecute the 50-year-old man, who is
The Fez Appeal Court reduced the initial sentences handed to two rappers known for their song «Kobi Atay». They were sentenced to four months' imprisonment each, after the Fez Court of First Instance had initially sentenced them to two years in prison each, in addition to a fine. The defendants were charged with «inciting minors to prostitution and to commit a felony or misdemeanor by electronic means» and participation in such acts. In its verdict, the court also
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