The Polisario takes issue with the decision by the Spanish justice system to expel a Moroccan national who claims to be a «Sahrawi activist». The Front's representative in the Netherlands, Fadel Brahim, denounced what he called «a despicable attitude| on the part of the left-wing coalition government chaired by Pedro Sánchez, reports El Mundo. «Upon his return, he will face a very severe sentence», he told media during a sit-in held on Thursday, July 4,
On Thursday, July 4, the Berkane Court of First Instance sentenced a Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RSB) fan, Youssef Chater, to a fine of DH1,000 and a two-month ban from entering the stadium. Chater was prosecuted for taking to the pitch of his town's municipal stadium, carrying a Palestinian flag, during the first leg of the African Football Confederation Cup final on May 12, which pitted RSB against Zamalek of Egypt. The verdict is based on Article 308-11 of the Penal Code, which
Six people were killed in a head-on collision on National Road 6 between Salé and Sidi Allal Bahraoui on Thursday. Local media report that the tragic accident involved a taxi traveling from Sidi Allal Bahraoui to Kamouni and a truck belonging to the Royal Armed Forces. All the passengers in the taxi died instantly, while the truck driver was injured. The deceased were transported to the mortuary, and an investigation is underway to determine the cause of the accident.
Moroccan-focused potash development company Emmerson PLC announced on Friday that the first crop trial results at its Khemisset potash (KMP) project have been positive, demonstrating their effectiveness as a source of phosphate, according to Proactive. These would be followed by trials on effectiveness for other micronutrients, explained Graham Clarke, the company's chief executive. «We have also signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) for the offtake of a significant quantity of the
The Polisario finally responded to the intervention of Morocco's permanent representative to the UN, Omar Hilale, at the last meeting of the Committee of 24, held on June 10 and 11 in New York. In a letter addressed to the current President of the Security Council, Russia's Vassily Nebenzia, the Front stresses that «Morocco was not the first to include, in 1963, the question of Western Sahara on the agenda of the 4th UN Commission» responsible for examining non-autonomous regions,
Estebanico the Moore and Mustapha Zemmouri, are both nicknames of the Moroccan slave who ended up in Florida after being captured and enslaved by the Portuguese. The young Azemmour-native is the first African and Moroccan man to ever lay a foot on the American soil.
Abderrahim Ouaslam of the RNI has been stripped of his mandate as deputy of the Rabat-Océan constituency due to writing bad checks. This decision was made by the Constitutional Court on Tuesday, July 2. It follows the former parliamentarian's conviction to eight months of suspended prison, along with a fine of 100,000 dirhams, pronounced by the Criminal Chamber near the Court of Appeal of Rabat. Following this decision, the Ministry of the Interior will have to organize a
A Moroccan man was kidnapped by two Frenchmen for eleven days in April 2023 on a farm in Torrox, a village on the Costa del Sol in the province of Malaga. The victim was subjected to food and water deprivation, raped, and had his ear cut off in an attempt to extort a ransom of 1.4 million euros from his family. Spanish police announced on Thursday that the two suspects, aged 39 and 43, were arrested in Spain and France following a coordinated investigation. They have been charged with
In preparation for Morocco's bid to host the 2030 World Cup, Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit chaired a meeting on Wednesday, July 3rd, at the headquarters of the Casablanca-Settat region's Wilaya. This follows similar meetings held in Rabat and Fez to review the progress of infrastructure projects necessary for the tournament. The meeting, attended by Royal Moroccan Football Federation President Fouzi Lekjaa, regional Wali Mohamed Mhidia, and various stakeholders, focused on development
The draw for the qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN 2025), held today in Johannesburg, South Africa, has placed the Moroccan national team in Group B alongside Gabon, the Central African Republic and Lesotho. The 48 teams competing in the qualifiers have been divided into 12 groups of four teams each. The first and second places in each group will qualify for the final phase, with the exception of Morocco's group, which automatically qualifies as hosts. Qualifying begins in
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