After opening judicial investigation againt French-Algerian actors Hedi Bouchenafa and Brahim Bouhlel as well as French-Moroccan snapchatter Zbarbooking, the king’s prosecutor in Marrakech decided, Monday, to place the last two in police custody. The two actors are accused of «defamation and the publication of photos of minors without the consent of their parents». «They will be brought before the general prosecutor's office after the expiry of the legal period in
The Rabat court of first instance sentenced on Monday a man who appeared in a video hitting contractual teachers in Rabat during a demonstration they held last month to one year in prison. He was found guilty of «assault and battery», «identity theft» and «interference in actions ordered by public authorities». The king's prosecutor at the court of first instance decided, in March, to prosecute this individual under arrest, after said video went
Two weeks before the Security Council meeting devoted to the examination of the Sahara issue, Nasser Bourita responded, using irony, remarks recently made by the Algerian Foreign Minister.
The Polisario wants a seat at the UN. This is the wish expressed by the movement’s «Minister of Foreign Affairs». «The Saharawi state claims its seat at the United Nations since Morocco continues to put obstacles to the holding of a self-determination referendum», demanded Mohamed Ould Salek during a press conference held Monday, April 5 in Algiers. The official reiterated the rejection of his movement to «repeat the bitter and painful experience of
132 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 498,329. 4,352,033 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 3,951,023 people have received the second. 241 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 485,162. 7 deaths were recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19-related
The Directorate of the Moroccan Merchant Navy called on the companies operating between the two shores of the Strait of Gibraltar to present a «fleet plan as part of the preparations for the next operation Marhaba». For the time being, the Paso del Estrecho operation in Spain and Marhaba operation in Morocco have not been officially announced, EFE reported. However, the traditional government meetings between the two countries have not yet taken place. This year the question
After postponing his visit to Morocco, the Mauritanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Mauritanians Living Abroad, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed was received Sunday by Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. «The Mauritanian minister gave President Tebboune a letter from his counterpart Mohamed Ould Cheikh Al-Ghazouani», the Algerian press agency reported. The same source added that this meeting took place in the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sabri
Two French-Algerian actors and a French-Moroccan snapchatter posted a video in which they «humorously» insult Moroccan children and women. The clip deemed offensive led authorities in Marrakech to open an investigation.
The Senegalese Republic opened on Monday a consulate general in Dakhla, the 10th diplomatic representation inaugurated in this city for a little over a year. The inauguration ceremony was chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans living abroad, Nasser Bourita and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Senegalese abroad, Aïssata Tall Sall. Since the beginning of last year, the city of Dakhla has seen the inauguration of the consulates of Gambia, Guinea,
In recent days, Algerian media reported that the former leader of the Algerian National Liberation Front (FLN), Amar Saadani, has taken refuge in Morocco. «The fear of being extradited seems to have thrown a real wind of panic among the former personalities targeted by the Algerian justice», wrote Le Soir d'Algérie wrote on Saturday. The newspaper reports that the «former secretary general of Algeria’s FLN and president of the National People's Assembly (...) is