A French national was arrested last week in Ifrane on suspicion of murder. The alleged crime took place during a brawl in Bordeaux last May. Quoting the Public Prosecutor's Office, which confirmed the arrest, French newspaper Le Parisien and news agency AFP report that the 19-year-old was on the run in Morocco, where he had taken refuge in the Middle Atlas. According to the same sources, «the extradition procedure has begun» and is expected to take «generally six months to
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is paying special attention to the situation of the Moroccan community in Lebanon, according to well-informed sources. They added that with the first manifestations of the crisis, a crisis cell was set up to track the situation of the Moroccan community in Lebanon. The same sources emphasized that the cell is working continuously to react to the developments of the situation and take the necessary measures. They confirmed that according to the available
Five people have been sentenced to prison for inciting mass migration to Ceuta in connection with events that took place last week in the Fnideq region. The Tetouan court sentenced two of them to six months in prison, while the other three will serve three months. Last week, the Minister Delegate for Relations with Parliament and Government Spokesman, Mustapha Baitas, announced that 152 people had been referred to the Public Prosecutor's Office for their alleged involvement in the spread of
On Wednesday morning, a new body was found after a bus was swept away by torrential rains in the Wadi Tata, bringing the death toll to 11 and the number of missing people to 5. «Volunteers launched an operation today to search for the missing, which led to the discovery of the body of one of the victims of the bus tragedy, under the supervision of local authorities», Mbarek Outchrift, head of the local NGO Ifouss Forum, told Yabiladi. The number of people missing from the bus is
On Tuesday, September 24, a 22-year-old Moroccan national was arrested at the Geneva train station in Switzerland for his alleged involvement in the rape and murder of a 19-year-old student in France. The victim's body was found lifeless in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris four days earlier. According to BFMTV, citing corroborating sources, the Paris public prosecutor's office is expected to make an extradition request without delay. The suspect reportedly arrived in France illegally from Spain
French left-wing political party France Insoumise (LFI) MEP Rima Hassan has commented on relations between Rabat and Tel Aviv, established on December 10, 2020. «One wonders what the King of Morocco is waiting for to break off diplomatic relations with Israel», the Palestinian-born MEP wrote on her X account. «Most of the Moroccan people are demanding support for the Palestinian people. Normalization with Israel is a betrayal», she argued. On se demande ce
The Progress and Socialist Party (PPS) and other Moroccan groups condemned Israeli aggression against Lebanon and Palestine, criticizing international inaction and Arab silence. They called for Arab unity, the end of normalization with Israel, and solidarity with Lebanon and Gaza against ongoing violence and occupation.
Spanish police have seized a total of 22 stolen vehicles in the port of Tarifa over the past three weeks. The vehicles, equipped with fake license plates and documentation, were intercepted during inspections in the port's vehicle inspection area. In collaboration with the Customs Investigation Office (UDAIFF), authorities conducted thorough checks to prevent the shipment of these stolen vehicles to Tangier. All of the recovered vehicles are luxury models, including a Porsche 911 Carrera
Teralys, a subsidiary of Moroccan royal holding Al Mada, has announced the acquisition of Nutkao, an Italian food company specializing in the production of cocoa and milk spreadable creams. According to a press release by Al Mada on Tuesday, September 24, the transaction will be finalized once the necessary administrative authorizations have been obtained. Founded in 1982, Nutkao owns production units in Italy, Belgium, and the United States, as well as a cocoa processing plant in Ghana. The
Tangier police arrested three minors, aged 15, on Tuesday, following the widespread circulation of a video showing them harassing a girl on a public street in Tangier. These arrests came after the previous detention of a 13-year-old minor involved in the same incident. According to Hespress, the arrested minors are currently being investigated by the juvenile squad responsible for underage children. It's worth noting that the arrests occurred after a video documenting the incident was shared