The Court of Appeals in Fez on Wednesday significantly increased the sentence of Abdelkader El Boussairi, a former member of parliament and deputy mayor of Fez. El Boussairi was initially convicted of five years for embezzlement, bribery, and other corruption charges. The Appeals Court raised his sentence to eight years. The court also overturned the acquittal of Fez Mayor Abdeslam Bekkali and City Clerk Sofiane El Idrissi, convicting them of six months each for manipulating contracts. Four
Rif Hirak leader Nasser Zefzafi obtained his baccalaureate degree for the 2023/2024 academic year from Tangier prison, where he is serving a 20-year sentence. Zefzafi passed the exams in the humanities stream with a score of 14.31, earning him a baccalaureate degree, his father announced Wednesday on social media. Ahmed Zefzafi commented on the news of his son’s success in a Facebook post: «24 years after Nasser Zefzafi left the classroom, he obtained his baccalaureate this year in
قضت غرفة الجنايات الاستئنافية بمحكمة الاستئناف بفاس، يوم أمس الأربعاء برفع عقوبة البرلماني الاتحادي والنائب السابق لعمة فاس، عبد القادر البوصري إلى ثمان سنوات، بعد أن أدين ابتدائيا بخمس سنوات، بعد متابعته بتهم تتعلق باختلاس وتبديد أموال عمومية، والارتشاء واستغلال
A few days before his party becomes part of a coalition government for the first time in the Netherlands, far-right PVV leader Geert Wilders criticized Islam on social media. On his X account, the politician wrote on Wednesday that Islam is «a disgusting, reprehensible, violent, and hateful religion». Wilders claimed his conclusion comes after «20 years of security, safe houses, 5 fatwas, thousands of death threats, and visiting many Islamic countries». He justified
Summer's here, and the Moroccan sun is blazing! For road trip enthusiasts with vans or motorhomes, Morocco offers a stunning tapestry of landscapes – from the sparkling Mediterranean and Atlantic coasts to the majestic Atlas Mountains.
The commemoration of the second anniversary of the Melilla-Nador tragedy has rekindled the debate in Spain about the alleged responsibility of Rabat and Madrid for the deaths of around thirty migrants. The far-left Podemos party called on the European Commission to force the Spanish government to open a full investigation into the tragedy that occurred on June 24th, 2022. Podemos also backed the initiative of the pro-independence Catalan Republican Left to set up an independent commission of
أعاد إحياء الذكرى السنوية الثانية لمأساة مليلية-الناظور الجدل في إسبانيا حول المسؤولية المفترضة للرباط ومدريد عن مقتل حوالي ثلاثين مهاجرًا. و دعا حزب بوديموس اليساري المتطرف المفوضية الأوروبية إلى إجبار الحكومة الإسبانية على فتح تحقيق كامل في المأساة التي وقعت في 24 يونيو
La veuve du politicien marocain Mehdi Ben Barka, Rhita Bennani, est décédée ce mercredi 26 juin à Paris, entourée de ses proches. Elle a consacré sa vie à découvrir la vérité sur «l’enlèvement et la disparition» de son mari, a déclaré sa famille dans un communiqué. Mehdi Ben Barka était le chef de l'Union Nationale des Forces Populaires (UNFP) de gauche et un fervent
The docking of an Israeli warship in the port of Tangiers has sparked criticism from several Moroccan opposition political bodies. The Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) expressed strong disapproval, stating, «In light of ongoing brutal Israeli aggression, normal relations with Israel or allowing an Israeli military vessel to dock in a Moroccan port are unacceptable», voiced by the comrades of Nabil Benabdellah. Echoing this sentiment, the political bureau of the
La commémoration du deuxième anniversaire du drame de Melilla-Nador a relancé le débat en Espagne sur la responsabilité présumée de Rabat et Madrid dans la mort d’environ une trentaine de migrants. Le parti Podemos (extrême gauche) a exigé de la Commission européenne de contraindre le gouvernement espagnol pour ouvrir une enquête approfondie sur la tragédie survenue le 22 juin 2022. Podemos a