Le juge d'instruction chargé des affaires du terrorisme près l'annexe de la Cour d'appel à Salé a auditionné, lundi, un ressortissant suisse portant la nationalité espagnole, pour liens présumés avec les auteurs du meurtre de deux touristes scandinaves, le 17 décembre dans la commune d’Imlil (province d’El Haouz). Le juge d'instruction a entamé cette démarche dans le cadre de la procédure de
Hirak figure Nasser Zefzafi, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence, was moved from his prison cell to the hospital for a check-up, wrote his father Ahmed Zefzafi on his Facebook account. For the record, last week, Nasser Zefzafi’s family and lawyers said that the detainee developed complications that could lead to a «stroke», responding to a communiqué published by the prison administration. They also denounced the way in which he was taken care of in prison. The
Launched by the United States counterterrorism forces in 2005, Flintlock is an annual regional exercise that is back for a new edition. The military exercise will be held from February the 18th to March the 1st in Mauritania and Burkina Faso, announced Africom. Directed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) and sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, Flintlock is expected to bring together more than 2,000 soldiers from 30 African and Western countries. Morocco is on the list
Spanish Fisheries Minister Luis Planas wants EU trawlers to resume activities in Moroccan waters «before the end of the summer». «I hope that the EU-Morocco agreement will be adopted by the European Parliament in February. It should then be approved by the Moroccan parliament. I would like to see that happen before the summer, Spanish vessels will be able to fish again in Moroccan waters», the Minister said in an interview conducted by EFE. The Minister of Agriculture
Un total de 53 courts-métrages seront présentés en compétition officielle lors de la 18e édition du Festival international de cinéma d’animation de Meknès (FICAM), prévue du 22 au 27 mars prochain. Ces œuvres, choisies par un jury de pré-sélection de la catégorie «Courts Compét’ 2019», composé de Jihane Bougrine, journaliste et critique de cinéma marocaine, Patrick
Authorities in Cape Verde seized around ten tons of cocaine and arrested 11 people who were carried by a Russian vessel, reports Reuters quoting police on Friday. The ship was traveling to Morocco, according to the police, who stated that the 9.5 tons of cocaine were shipped in Latin America. The vessel loaded with cocaine stopped at the port pf Praia after a crew member died. Police in Cape Verde were alerted by the Maritime Analysis and Operation Center, which «suspected the ship of
A 24-year-old Moroccan man died on January the 15th as he was trying to reach the Spanish coast, Spanish daily Publico reported on Monday. The deceased was hiding under the wheels of a truck that links Melilla to Spain. A week after his death, his older brother went to Melilla to see his brother’s body. His family paid around 3,500 euros to repatriate him to Morocco. He was buried on January 28 in Fes. His relatives say they do not know if an investigation was opened in Melilla to
Six people suspected of fighting for ISIS were captured during an operation led by the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), reports Emirati online newspaper The National. «Six foreign jihadists of various nationalities who had actively participated in terrorist activities of the group for years were captured alive in an operation», the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces said in a statement released on Saturday. One of these fighters is Moroccan, while others are from
Une dizaine d’unités de trituration d’olives viennent d’être interdites d’exercer leurs activités dans la province de Taounate, pour non-respect des normes environnementales en vigueur. Ces unités, qui se sont vues signifier une interdiction d'activité en raison de l'atteinte à l’environnement par les margines, se situent dans les communes de Taounate et Tamazgana, relevant du cercle de Ghafsay, d’Otabouaaban à
Hotels and destinations in Morocco and Mauritius top a ranking for the African continent, according to a 2019 list compiled by American travel and restaurant website company TripAdvisor, reports EastAfrican. The 2019 Travelers’ Choice Awards is based on «reviews and opinions of people who rate facilities they visited in the past year», the same source said. Riad Kheirredine in Marrakech is one of the top luxury hotels in Africa, according to the ranking, which reported