A girl’s body found dead in Taroudant

Local authorities of Taroudant province announced on Wednesday the discovery of a girl’s corpse. The lifeless 5 year-old's body was found in a field located in Douar Jdid in Ahmar Laglalcha region, she had signs of violence in her head. Members of the royal gendarmerie of Taroudant on Thursday identified and arrested the suspect who is 19. The young man admitted that he beat the girl’s head with a rock to death. The suspect was placed under custody for investigation purposes

Saad Lamjarred released under house arrest

The Moroccan singer, Saad Lamjarred has been released under house arrest today nearly six months after he was jailed for raping and violating a 20 year-old French girl. The 32 year old singer will be «released today and he will have afterwards to wear an ankle monitor», said Eric Dupond-Moretti lawyer of Saad Lamjarred to Yabiladi. According to a Huffington Post Maroc article, Saad Lamjarred, «won’t be able to leave France» and will be confined by authorities to

Aon’s Political Risk Maps: Morocco remains a medium risk country

Threatened by terrorism and faced with populist policies, the world is living an era where political risk is reoccurring in emerging economies. The dilemma as reported by the Aon Political risk and Terrorism and political violence map affects investors, corporations and governments on an international level. However, Morocco remains a safe bet for it is ranked as a medium risk country.

Saad Lamjarred recent trial news

Arrested in October 2016 in Paris, Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred is still jailed in the Fleury-Mérogis prison. After his trial took place in Tuesday 11th  April, the singer’s lawyer refused to disclose any of the proceedings or the verdict to the media, as Al Arabiya’s online newspaper reported. Mohamed Oumoussi, Al Arabiya journalist who witnessed the circumstances of the trial, tweeted about Eric Dupont-Moretti lawyer of Lamjarred: «Saad’s lawyer

Geert Wilders in court for discriminating Moroccans

Geert Wilders, leader of the Dutch political party PVV, is supposed to set in October for an appeal trial on his hate-speech case. The anti-Muslim politician will have to stand in court on the 24th and 26th of October to attend the hearings. The court in The Hague will subsequently make a decision on the case on the 9th of November as reported by online newspaper NLTIMES. Wilders' hate-speech crime took place in March 2014 when he made discriminating comments on Moroccans

The UN Secretary-General wants to arrange talks on the Sahara conflict

The UN Secretary-General ,Antonio Guterres, called for initiating talks between Morocco and the Polisario front in the report presented for review to the Security Council on Monday. «I intend to propose that the negotiating process be relaunched with a new dynamic and a new spirit», said Guterres as reported by Reuters. The UN report stressed on the need of bringing the two parts together and tries to find a solution for the ongoing conflicts. «For progress to be made, the

Pew Research Centre report : The Moroccan government holds very high restrictions on religion

«The government restrictions on religion and the social hostilities involving religion» study indicates that the use of force against religious groups increased in 2015 compared to the previous years. The report published yesterday 11th of April by the Pew Research Center puts Morocco among the countries with the highest government restrictions on religion.

Rabat’s Museum of History and Civilization reopens

The transformation of the old Museum of archeology continues with a major and complete renovation plan. Known now as the museum of History and Civilization, the gallery will open its gates to the public today 12th of April according to a communiqué that was sent to Yabiladi.  The museum went through 12 months of renovation that were paid for by the National Foundation of Museums, the organization that targets the preservation and enrichment of «the Moroccan museum

Moroccan man arrested on suspicion of planning terror attack in Germany

The police of Saxe, a region located in eastern Germany, have reportedly prevented a terrorist attack, according to Die Bild. The suspect is a 25 year-old Moroccan man who got arrested on Saturday night 8th of April in Leipzig. He was planning to attack the Russian embassy in Berlin. After hours of search, the criminal police found evidence incriminating the young man. The latter is in custody, according to the German newspaper, and information concerning his case will eventually be

The royal family is on an unofficial vacation in Cuba

On Friday, King Mohammed VI flew to Cuba in an unofficial trip accompanied by Lalla Salma, Moulay El Hassan and Lalla Khadija. The royal family will spend a vacation in the republic which has declared several times its backup for the Polisario front. La Havana-based media reported that Cuban authorities rushed to reassure the Front about the King’s visit stressing on the fact that it would not affect their relations.