Des Unités combattantes de la Marine Royale opérant en Méditerranée ont assisté, au cours de deux opérations séparées, mardi au large de Tanger, 71 personnes d’origine subsaharienne, dont 13 femmes, candidates à la migration clandestine, apprend-on auprès de source militaire. Selon la même source, les secourus étaient en difficulté à bord de deux embarcations pneumatiques, par mauvais temps
The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) dismantled on Wednesday, 21st of February, a six-member terrorist cell affiliated to «ISIS» and which is located in the city of Tangier, the Interior Ministry said in a statement sent to Yabiladi earlier this morning. The first elements of the investigation revealed that members of the cell, led by an individual who has been convicted in the past for terrorism, are involved in assaulting several people in Detroit city, using
Le Bureau central d'investigations judiciaires (BCIJ), relevant de la Direction générale de surveillance du territoire national (DGSN), a démantelé mercredi une cellule terroriste composée de six membres alliés à l’organisation terroriste dite «Daech» qui s'activent dans la ville de Tanger, a annoncé le ministère de l'Intérieur. Les investigations ont révélé que les
Morocco's permanent representative to the UN, ambassador Omar Hilale, was unanimously elected on Tuesday (by all 193 UN member states) as president of the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization for the year 2018. The UN body, which brings together UN member states and observers, plays an important role in interpreting legal provisions related to sanctions use, peaceful dispute settlement and, more broadly, cooperation
Fighting units of the Royal Marine rescued on Tuesday, February the 20th, 71 illegal immigrants from Sub-Saharan Africa, including 13 women, off the coast of Tangier in two separate operations, a military source said. The migrants were drifting in two inflatable boats in an area hit by bad weather, the source added.
Morocco has Benin's support for joining the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). A position expressed yesterday in Rabat by the President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Benin, Adrien Houngbedji, after holding talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nasser Bourita. Speaking to media, the official praised the kingdom’s efforts, stressing that its membership would be beneficial for the entire regional bloc. The president of the
Le groupe Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) a annoncé, mardi, la signature d'un accord portant sur l’acquisition auprès du groupe français Banque Populaire-Caisse d’Epargne (BPCE), de la Banque des Mascareignes, établissement de crédit basé à l’Ile Maurice, et de sa filiale à Madagascar. Cette opération s’inscrit dans le cadre de la stratégie d’expansion panafricaine du groupe Banque
Spanish police arrested a 31-year-old Moroccan national in the town of Torre-Pacheco (south) on Tuesday for allegedly being an ISIS sympathizer, La Vanguardia newspaper reported on Tuesday. The individual was very active on the internet. Since 2014, he has regularly broadcast, through three different profiles, online content in which he openly supported ISIS, says the daily newspaper El Mundo. He shared videos through which he praises the terrorist group, chants urging people to practice
On Monday, the EU Council of Ministers for Agriculture and Fisheries has authorized the European Commission to relaunch negotiations with Morocco with the objective of renewing the 2014 fisheries agreement, which will expire on the 14th of July. Yesterday’s decision comes at a time when the European Court of Justice is expected to pronounce its decision on the 27th of February. Its ruling can either stop the famous agreement or renew it. For the record, Advocate General Melchior
In a statement published Monday on its official website, Amnesty International, a British-based ONG focused on human rights, denounced the ruling pronounced against Abdessadek El Bouchtaoui, a lawyer and member of the Hirak detainees defense committee in Casablanca. The latter was sentenced on Thursday, 8th of February, to 20 months in prison by the Al Hoceima court of first instance and fined MAD 500 by the same courthouse. El Bouchtaoui is accused of «insulting officials and