A Moroccan national was kept home and beaten almost daily by her husband for eight years, reveals the Italian newspaper La Repubblica. The 35-year-old victim, living in her home in Rimini (north), was banned from going out and increasingly watched by her husband. Three cameras had actually been installed by her husband, a 51-year-old Italian citizen, to keep an eye on her reported the Carabinieri. The husband was not arrested but instead obliged to see a doctor and stay away from his
A «dangerous liar», is how the British media call Umar Ahmed Haque, a 25-year-old Muslim teacher who has attempted to create an «army of children». He has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years, reports the BBC on Tuesday. The accused used guns and car bombs with the objective of targeting about thirty sites in the UK, including the Big Ben. He was also planning to attack the Royal Guard, public transportation means, Shia Muslims, Westfield shopping
Le ministère de la Santé a annoncé, vendredi 30 mars, la réduction des prix de 67 médicaments de traitement de maladies chroniques et de certains types de cancer, dans le cadre de la poursuite de la révision des prix de médicaments au Maroc. Cette réduction concerne en particulier les médicaments utilisés dans le traitement de maladies chroniques, comme les maladies asthmatiques, contagieuses et de l’hypertension
The Italian authorities announced on Friday, 30th of March, the arrest of a citizen of Moroccan descent in the Piedmont region (north), reports Rai News. He is accused of «terrorism and of belonging to a terrorist organization». Identified as Ilyass Hadouz, the 19-year-old man lives in the municipality of Fossano in the Cuneo province. He was allegedly radicalized in February. On social media the young man shared messages legitimizing the «jihad» and glorifying
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID Morocco) in partnership with professional development center Locus English, announced, Thursday in Casablanca, the launch of a program that trains teachers on transmitting workplace professionalism values and soft skills to their students. The objective of this initiative is to better equip Moroccan students with the skills needed to increase their competitiveness within the job market. Thirty high school and university
Des éléments de la police judiciaire du Commissariat de police d’Aïn Taoujdate ont procédé, jeudi, à l’arrestation d’un gardien de la paix stagiaire à l’Ecole de formation de police «Fouarat» pour son implication présumée dans une affaire d’escroquerie et d’usurpation d’identité. Selon un communiqué de la Direction générale de la sûreté
The Polisario sent on Thursday, 29th of March, two military vehicles to Mahbes, a settlement close to the security wall and located 100 kilometers northeast of Bir Lehlou. «Around 6.30 pm, 9 armed militiamen arrived at the buffer zone», said a local source to Yabiladi. «They set up a tent just 1km away from the area controlled by Moroccan soldiers. A few minutes later, two other cars carrying five militiamen joined the first group», said the same source. For the
Le service préfectoral de la police judiciaire d’Agadir, en coordination avec les services de Meknès, a procédé jeudi à l’arrestation d’un individu apparu dans une vidéo diffusée sur internet, en train d’agresser physiquement sa femme sur la voie publique et en brandissant une arme blanche dans des circonstances pouvant menacer la sécurité des citoyens, indique la Direction générale de la
Spanish companies based in Ceuta are «planning to leave the autonomous city for Morocco,» reported Thursday, March 29th, El Confidencial. The economy of the entire city depends on the daily flow of goods at border posts. The website states that «60% of the goods the city imports are destined for resale in Morocco». Several stores and businesses are starting to go bankrupt. This is notably the case of a shop tht sells perfumes operating for more
A Moroccan national who lives in Italy was recently arrested for a murder he committed in 1991 in Veneto, Susegana. The man had «broken the skull» of his brother-in-law during a fight. Following the incident, he had disappeared, said Treviso Online. The victim succumbed to his injuries and died two days later. Later on, investigators in Treviso have managed to arrest the fugitive. The Moroccan had meanwhile moved to Agrigento, «where he has lived quietly with his family for