Local authorities in the province of Ouazzane arrested on Sunday an imam who is suspected of raping a minor. Noureddine Othman, head of the local section of the Moroccan League for the Defense of Human Rights, told Arabic-language newspaper Alyaoum24 that the arrest came after a person filed a complaint in Ouazzane, denouncing the rape of her minor son by the imam, for three years. The same source indicated that the NGO had previously received a complaint on this subject from a relative
The year 2020 will have witnessed the return of venomous relations between Morocco and Algeria after a lull in 2019. Back on the key moments.
Secretary-General of Hezbollah Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has reacted to the normalization of ties between Morocco and Israel. On Sunday, Nasrallah told Lebanese television channel Al Mayadeen that he was not «surprised by the Arab disappointment because most Arab regimes used to sell only words to the Palestinians». «I see at the normalization agreements from as if hypocrisy has ended and the masks have fallen. and the truth of these regimes has become evident», he
An official delegation of Moroccan officials arrived, Monday, in Israel. The visit is meant to further establish ties between Rabat and Tel Aviv, a Moroccan diplomatic source told Israeli news TV i24News. Said visit comes only days after a US-Israeli delegation landed in Morocco, signed a joint agreement with Morocco and was received by King Mohammed VI. According to the same source, the Moroccan delegation «will work with Israeli counterparts on issues including launching direct
After his Friday phone call with King Mohammed VI, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Saturday that a Moroccan delegation will visit Israel next week, Reuters reported. «We agreed that the Moroccan delegation will come here at the start of the week in order to advance it all», Netanyahu said in a video posted on Twitter. A Moroccan diplomatic source explained that the members of said delegation and the exact date of their visit have not been
1,517 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 432,079. 1,965 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 398,060. 36 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 7,240. 13 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 6 in Marrakech-Safi, 4 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 4 in
2,369 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 430,562. 4,175 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 396,095. 34 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 7,204. 18 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 6 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 3 in Marrakech-Safi, 2 in
Youness El Mouaffaq, better known by his stage name Cri6, is a competitive breakdancer. Based in London, the b-boy won and participated in several international competitions. His dream is to represent Morocco at the 2024 Olympics, as it added breaking to its games.
This week, Moroccan security forces intercepted a drone loaded with drugs bound for Ceuta, during an operation in Fnideq. The drugs, prepared to be transferred in small quantities, were also seized near the border between Morocco and the Spanish enclave, El Faro de Ceuta reports. Moroccan authorities have opened an investigation to identify the network responsible for this trafficking, and to determine the potential relation it may have with other drones recently seized while
Following the formalization of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel, the two heads of state spoke by telephone on Friday. King Mohammed VI recalled the strong and special links between the Jewish community of Moroccan descent and the Moroccan monarchy. «The Sovereign also reiterated the consistent, constant and unchanged position of the Kingdom of Morocco on the Palestinian Question as well as the Kingdom's pioneering role in promoting peace and stability in the Middle