Reda Dalil, a Moroccan journalist, and editor of French-language weekly news magazine TelQuel, died on Tuesday, March 19, in Rabat aged 45. Despite initial recovery from a long illness, he had been forced to undergo surgery following a relapse. Dalil previously served as publishing director of Moroccan magazine Le Temps and editor-in-chief of Economie Entreprises, before joining TelQuel in the same position in 2018. At the same time, he published his first novel "Le Job" in 2014. The book was
The number of Dutch minors of Moroccan descent registered as crime suspects has declined over the past ten years, according to the Netherlands Youth Institute (NJi). Analyzing police registration data, the Dutch institute revealed on March 13 that in 2012, there were 83 registered suspects per 1,000 Moroccan-Dutch youth. This number fell to 31 per 1,000 young people with a Moroccan migration background in 2022. In 2012, Moroccan-Dutch minors had the highest number of registered suspects,
Two Moroccan citizens were extradited, this week, by the Italian authorities for suspected close ties to jihadist movements. Labeled dangerous extremists, the two nationals had their asylum applications rejected by the Italian authorities, Italian news agency ANSA reported on Monday, quoting the Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi. Due cittadini marocchini, pericolosi estremisti vicini a movimenti jihadisti, sono stati rimpatriati. Uno di loro era stato trattenuto presso il CPR di
A Moroccan diplomatic source said that Algeria's accusations that Rabat has confiscated properties belonging to it in Morocco are «baseless» and part of an «unjustified spirit of escalation». The Moroccan diplomat, speaking to AFP, called the Algerian accusations «baseless», containing several false allegations and motivated by an «unjustified spirit of escalation». According to the Moroccan source, the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The European Union is reportedly planning to finalize a migration pact with Morocco by the end of 2024, Austria's largest newspaper Kronen Zeitung reported on Monday. Quoting high-ranking diplomats from Brussels, the newspaper indicates that Rabat and Brussels have been negotiating said deal for the last seven years. Indeed, Morocco and the EU agreed on a migration pact in December 2023. This agreement is expected to be finalized by the end of this year. The same source explains that the deal
The leader of the Movement for the Autonomy of Kabylia (MAK) has announced the proclamation of the Kabyle state on April 20. In an address, he referred to Morocco’s position on the movement, hoping to get more concretized support.
Spanish health authorities have issued a new warning regarding a batch of Moroccan strawberries, after suspecting a Hepatitis A infection. According to information gathered by the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), consulted yesterday by the Spanish news agency EFE, this second notification was issued on Friday. It follows routine border controls carried out for the entry of products into the European Union territory. The shipment was destined for Poland. According to the same
Days after he was summoned by Morocco’s national football team coach to play for the Atlas Lions, Spanish Moroccan attacking midfielder Brahim Diaz is criticized by Spain’s national conservative political party Vox. In a video, the president of the party’s Melilla section addresses the footballer’s dual nationality. José Miguel Tasende argues that the Civil Code of Spain does not grant citizens of Moroccan origin the right to dual citizenship. Instead, this
The president of the Algeria’s National Assembly Ibrahim Boughali held, Monday, talks with France’s ambassador to Algiers Stephane Rometet, during which support for the Polisario was addressed. During their meeting, Boughali reiterated «Algeria's determination to enable the Saharawi people to realize their legitimate right to self-determination in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions», Algeria’s lower house said in a press release. This message is
The inhabitants of Marrakech have suffered, Monday, water cuts, due to some unprecedented disturbances in water supply. In a short notice shared to Facebook, earlier on Monday, the Autonomous Agency for Water and Electricity Distribution in Marrakech (RADEMA), announced that its water production facility, affiliated to the National Office of Water and Electricity (ONEE), has suffered a service disruption. «This distribution will either lead to a reduction in the water supply or a
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