Around 3,000 Moroccan nationals from the Rif region took the streets in Brussels on Wednesday to demand the release of political prisoners in their country, reports Dutch-language Belgian platform VRT NWS. The protesters came from different European countries. Ahmed Zefzafi, the father of the figurehead of the Hirak protest movement, Nasser Zefzafi, also took part in the rally. The aim of the event was to draw the attention of the European Parliament to Moroccan political prisoners, says VRT
L'université Mohammed V de Rabat vient en tête de liste des universités marocaines dans le classement international américain «QS World University Ranking 2018» des meilleures universités au monde. En Afrique, l’université de Rabat a été classée à la 45e position, alors qu’à l’échelle internationale, elle occupe la 801ème place, sur un total de 1 000 universités
The Quebec City mosque shooting which occurred on the 29th of January 2017, is one of the six crimes cited in the 4918 Bill in «preventing interior terrorism». The bill has been submitted this month to the United States House of Representatives, reports the Canadian newspaper La presse. The bill states that it is the first shooting committed in a North American mosque, recalling that the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has referred to it as «a terrorist
Quelque 33 587 personnes ont bénéficié du droit d’acquisition de la nationalité marocaine par la mère, a annoncé mercredi à Tunis la ministre de la Famille, de la solidarité, de l’égalité et du développement social, Bassima Hakkaoui. S’exprimant lors du 1er congrès ministériel sur «l’appartenance et l’identité juridique» initié en partenariat entre
The Spanish police have expelled a Moroccan national to his country of origin, because of his alleged activities linked to ISIS, EFE reported Wednesday. The 43-year-old man was arrested on January the 30th in Terrasa (Barcelona) and released later. Police sources told the Spanish news agency that the suspect was arrested again on Monday, and was transferred to Madrid and sent back to Melilla by plane. The Moroccan national had all his papers in Spain, but his deportation was decided for
The situation of minor migrants in Melilla is worrying according to the United Nations. The Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which monitors and reports on implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child by governments that ratify the Convention, urged Spain to reform the protocol on unaccompanied foreign minors, said the Spanish radio Cadena Ser. The UN committee also called the Iberian country to adopt the necessary measure which
De fortes pluies sont prévues, jeudi et vendredi, dans plusieurs provinces du royaume, indique la Direction de la météorologie nationale (DMN) dans un bulletin spécial. Des pluies fortes allant de 70 à 100 mm sont prévues du jeudi à 11h00 au vendredi à 24h00 dans les provinces de Chefchaouen, Ouezzane, Al-Hoceima (reliefs), Larache, Taza et Taounate, précise la DMN. Cette dernière prévoit également de fortes
The city of New York has agreed to compensate three women who were forced by police officers to remove their veil when taking their ID photos. Thus, each of these women will be granted 60 000 dollars, indicated officials, this Wednesday, quoted by the daily newspaper Le Monde. An agreement was reached earlier this week in a federal court in Brooklyn, where three arrests took place, said the three women’s lawyer, Tahanie Aboushi. According to the latter : «It’s a
In a meeting chaired by Moulay Hafid Elalamy, president of the Morocco 2026 World Cup Bid Committee, and held in Rabat Wednesday was attended by a FIFA delegation to discuss the Kingdom’s candidacy, said a communiqué sent to Yabiladi by the same committee. The two bodies explored in details the aspects related to government guarantees and other legal procedures linked to the Moroccan bid. The FIFA delegation was also received by Prime Minister, Saadeddine El Othmani with the
The Court of Justice of the European Union’s (CJEU) ruling on the fisheries agreement concluded between Morocco and the European Union was in the heart of the daily press briefing held by the UN and hosted by Stephan Dujarric, the Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. The latter refused to answer a question on the topic. «No, no particular comment on» on the CJEU’s decision, he said. Another journalist insisted on asking the same