Nador : Arrestation de 5 individus soupçonnés de traite des êtres humains

La Brigade de la police judiciaire de la ville de Nador a procédé, en coordination avec les services de la Gendarmerie royale et sur la base d'informations précises fournies par les services de la Direction générale de la surveillance du territoire (DGST), à l'arrestation, à Salouane, El Aroui, Bni Chiker et dans la région de Taourirt, de cinq individus soupçonnés d'appartenir à un réseau criminel s'activant

An alleged member of a terrorist cell dismantled two years ago finally arrested

A thirty-year-old man, who has alleged links with a terrorist cell dismantled two years ago, was arrested this week in Casablanca. Quoted by Le360, Arabic-language newspapers Assabah reported, Friday, that the police raided on Wednesday morning a farmers’ market in Casablanca to arrest the wanted man. The man was mentioned by the members of a terrorist cell that was dismantled by the police. In the same market, the police arrested a drug dealer.

South Africa and Namibia to co-host a solidarity conference on Western Sahara in March

South Africa and Namibia are co-hosting the Southern African Development Community (SADC) solidarity conference on Western Sahara from the 25th to the 26th of March, announced South Africa’s Foreign Minister Lindiwe Sisulu in an address made public on Wednesday. The conference is expected to take place in South Africa, revealed the same document, insisting that the event will be «demonstrating (South Africa’s) ongoing commitment to the struggle of the Saharawi

Maroc : L’écrivain Ahmed Boukous et deux traducteurs lauréats du Prix Grand Atlas

Le Prix Grand Atlas dans sa 25e édition, initié par l'ambassade de France au Maroc, a été remis lors d'une cérémonie jeudi soir à Rabat, à l'écrivain Ahmed Boukous ainsi qu'aux traducteurs Hamid Guessous et Azzeddine Chentouf. Chercheur et enseignant, M. Boukous a été en effet récompensé dans la catégorie de la fiction francophone pour son roman «Rhapsodies de Tanit la captive», un

Morocco's football league to introduce VAR next season

Morocco's professional football league (Botola Pro) will introduce the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) next season, President of the Royal Football Federation (FRMF), Faouzi Lakjaa, announced Thursday in Skhirate. Speaking at a meeting with referees, coaches and presidents of national professional football clubs, Lakjaa underlined the need to introduce the VAR technology, adding that the next African Cup of Nations, to be held in Egypt, will adopt the technology from the quarter-final stage

Al Jazeera confuses Moroccan actress Loubna Abidar with Saddam Hussein’s granddaughter

Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera published on its Facebook page, Thursday, a photo of Moroccan actress Loubna Abidar, confusing her with Iraqi former President Saddam Hussein’s granddaughter. Alongside the picture, Al Jazeera’s Facebook post contained a series of details revealed by Saddam Hussein’s granddaughter on her family after Saddam’s downfall in March 2003. Al Jazeera’s post was quickly noticed by Moroccan Facebook users who recognized the

Morocco dismantles a terrorist cell close to ISIS

The Central Bureau for Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) dismantled, Friday, a five-member terrorist cell, operating in Safi, reported a communiqué issued by the Interior Ministry and sent to Yabiladi. The members of this terrorist cell are aged between 21 and 36, the same source added, indicating that one of these men had been convicted before for terror-related cases. During the arrest, BCIJ members managed to seize electronic devices and white weapons, as well as manuscripts, hailing

Nasser Bourita misses the anti-Iran conference, attended by Mohcine Jazouli

To Morocco relations with Spain seem more important than the anti-Iran conference in Warsaw, co-chaired by the United States and Poland. Indeed, Nasser Bourita, who was supposed to lead a delegation in Warsaw, stayed in Rabat to discuss means of cooperation with his Spanish counterpart Josep Borrell. The two senior officials co-chaired a joint press briefing Thursday afternoon in Rabat. «The Kingdom sent minister delegate for African cooperation Mohcine Jazouli to the Polish

Once again, Nasser Bourita denies reports on Morocco’s ambassadors in Saudi Arabia and UAE

After telling Russian press agency Sputnik, Saturday, that Morocco did not recall its ambassador in Saudi Arabia, Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita denied, Thursday, in a conference held in Rabat reports suggesting the same thing. During the conference co-chaired by his Spanish counterpart, Josep Borrell, Bourita stressed that the information published by the American press agency AP, last week, is «unfounded». The Foreign Minister said that Morocco’s ambassadors to

Failing to annul the vote on fisheries agreement, the Polisario mobilizes its supporters

After failing to hinder the vote of the European Parliament on the Morocco-EU fisheries agreement, the Polisario Front mobilized its supporters in both Strasbourg and the Sahara to denounce the adoption of the treaty. On Tuesday, and while the fisheries agreement was at the heart of a plenary session at the European Parliament, pro-Polisario activists from several European cities held a rally. Holding banners and flags, they chanted slogans «rejecting the maneuvers of the European