Six jihadists of Moroccan descent, who left for Syria to fight for ISIS, were stripped of their Belgian citizenship, Belgian news agency Belga wrote on Thursday. A Belgian Appeal Court took the decision after the six men in question were convicted in absentia in 2015 for terrorism. The six jihadists are «brothers Ali and Said El Morabit, Ilyass Boughalab, Bilal Elhamdaoui, Azdine Tahiri and Fouad Akrich. Some of them are believed to have died in Syria, but the fate of others remains
Anti-Islamic slogans were spray-painted near a mosque and cultural center in south London, wrote The Guardian on Wednesday, quoting the Metropolitan police. In a statement released on the same day, police said that they «were called at around 11 on 1 January to reports of anti-Islamic slogans spray-painted on a building near the North Brixton Islamic Center in Brixton Road». Police said that inquiries are underway to determine who is behind these Islamophobic slogans.
Solidarity sit-ins are to take place, Wednesday, in Paris and Thursday in Casablanca to show support for Moroccan journalist Omar Radi, who is charged with offending a judge with a tweet. Initiated by the Paris-Ile-de-France office of the Moroccan Human Rights Association (AMDH), the organizers of the Paris sit-in aim to defend freedom of speech and opinion in Morocco. «Freedom of expression is increasingly at risk. Several activists (journalists, artists, YouTubers, human rights
On New Years’ eve, a Tangier shisha café caught fire, leading to the death of two people. Two other people were heavily injured during the incident. According to local authorities, the incident started because of a short circuit. #NocheVieja trágica en #Tanger #Marruecos , 2 mujeres fallecidas y numerosos heridos tras propagarse un incendio en un local de #Shisha , el incendio dejo reducido a cenizas el local #maroc #tanja @sonietamb @icembrero
Moulay Tadot, also known as Rabbi Habib Mizrahi, is a Jewish saint venerated by the Jews and Muslims of the Kingdom. His grave is located in the cemetery of Ait Ourir, a small town near Marrakech.
Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders held over the weekend a controversial competition dedicated to drawing cartoons caricaturing Prophet Mohammed, the Independent reports. On Saturday, Wilders asked people on Twitter to submit their Mohammed cartoons as part of a competition he launched last year. «Freedom of speech must prevail over violence and Islamic fatwas», he wrote. On Sunday, the Dutch politician revealed the winning drawing, announcing the end of his controversial
In a new letter sent to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Polisario head Brahim Ghali addressed the «the independence and impartiality of MINURSO». He urged Guterres to «take all necessary decisions and measures to guarantee that all its military, political and administrative activities are carried out in line with basic standards of UN peacekeeping». Meanwhile, Ghali complained in his letter about the fact that «the SRSG and Head of MINURSO cannot meet
Moroccan journalist Omar Radi, detained Thursday in Casablanca and immediately put on trial for a tweet about a judge prosecuting Hirak activists, has been granted provisional release pending trial, his lawyers told Yabiladi on Tuesday. «Omar Radi will be released from prison this afternoon (Tuesday)», after the judges approved the provisional release request submitted three days ago by his lawyers, his lawyer Said Benhammami explained to Yabiladi. Indeed, photos and videos of the
Thirteen Moroccans found themselves trapped in the port of Abidjan, in Ivory Coast, after having boarded a boat to migrate to Europe. According to the Moroccan embassy in Cote d'Ivoire, these Moroccan nationals were detained at a police station in the port of Abidjan after their illegal entry into Cote d'Ivoire. «These Moroccan nationals arrived Thursday, December 26, as stowaways, abroad a ship that belongs to 'Grimaldi Lines', represented in Cote d'Ivoire by the company TCI Africa,
Morocco’s first sugar refinery Cosumar to kick off production in its Saudi Arabia’s plant by March 2020, the firm’s CEO told Reuters on Monday. The plant called Durrah and located in Yanbu, a port city on the Red Sea coast of western Saudi Arabia, is 43.27% owned by Cosumar. The refinery was created as «a joint venture with Saudi Consolidated Brothers and Industrial Project Development Company, Wilmar», the British news agency explained. Cosumar’s CEO
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