A 35-year-old Moroccan was expelled from Italy for property and personal crimes, Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi announced on August 31. The man in question was already under surveillance by the anti-terrorism unit for an assault in France, according to Italian media reports. In fact, the man allegedly committed an «knife attack in Cannes», France, last October, shouting «Allah Akbar». He was expelled from Italy on August 29, escorted to Casablanca, where
Moroccan rapper El Grande Toto gave a symbolic kick-off for the match between Lille Olympique Sporting Club (LOSC) and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille on Sunday. In the field, while dressed in a black jersey that carries the initials of his stage name EGT, the rapper was pictured brandishing another Lille Olympique jersey that featured «Toto» his name. Both jerseys carried the number 27, the title of his recent album. El Grande Toto, rappeur
On Sunday, September 1, Algeria announced the arrest of three Moroccan nationals for espionage, according to Algerian media reports. «The public prosecutor at the court in Tlemcen announced in a press release issued on Sunday that a criminal network specializing in espionage had been dismantled. It was planning to undermine state security. Six suspects, three Algerians and three Moroccans, were arrested and brought before the competent court», the statement said. «The
Nabila Mounib, MP for the opposition Unified Socialist Party (PSU), has dismissed the US recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara as a mere «gimmick». In an interview with Russia's state-run Sputnik news agency, she argued that the decision, announced on December 10, 2020, by former President Donald Trump, was simply a way to «exert pressure on Morocco for certain gains». The former secretary general of the PSU added that «the normalization (of
On November 29 and 30, the Polisario is set to hold the 48th edition of the «European Conference of Solidarity and Support for the Saharawi People (EUCOCO)» in Portugal. This traditional gathering of Polisario supporters in Europe has moved from Spain to its western neighbor this year. The Spanish city of Toledo hosted the last EUCOCO, which was marked by the presence of a large Algerian delegation, including 24 members of parliament. At that time, Algeria pledged to expand the
The Polisario leader met with Antonio Guterres in Dili, East Timor, Friday. Brahim Ghali reiterated his movement's demands to the UN Secretary-General, specifically «to extend MINURSO's mandate to include the monitoring of human rights in the Sahara and to end Morocco's plundering of Western Sahara's natural resources», according to the Front's press agency. He also emphasized to the Portuguese that «Western Sahara remains under the direct responsibility of the United
Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf visited Slovenia on August 29 and 30, marking his second visit to this Central European country after his initial one in November 2023. As expected, the head of Algerian diplomacy included the Sahara issue on the agenda of his meeting with his Slovenian counterpart, Tanja Fajon, while making concessions to the host country. This is reflected in paragraph 11 of the joint statement published by the Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as reviewed by
The Kenyan Ambassador to Morocco, Jessica Muthoni Gakinya, presented her credentials to the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, on Friday, August 30, in Rabat, as reported by Moroccan diplomacy. Gakinya was appointed to this position on March 8 by President William Ruto and was confirmed by Parliament in April. Kenyan media describe the meeting between Bourita and Gakinya as «a significant development after decades of cautious relations» and «final step
La Cour nationale d'Espagne a décidé de ne pas lever l'ordre de détention provisoire sans caution pour un homme recherché par le Maroc pour extradition. L'homme est accusé d'être impliqué dans la mort d'un migrant arrivé aux îles Canaries fin 2020, une affaire pour laquelle le principal auteur a déjà été condamné. Le tribunal a déclaré que la demande d'extradition est basée sur
Spain's National Court has decided not to lift the remand without bail order for a man sought by Morocco for extradition. The man is accused of being involved in the death of a migrant who arrived in the Canary Islands in late 2020, a case for which the primary perpetrator has already been sentenced. The court stated that the extradition request is based on allegations of a «serious criminal offense». The man is accused of participating in an illegal migration operation from the
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