El Jadida : 5 football fans killed and 4 others injured in a car accident

Five football fans were killed and four others were injured in a road accident Wednesday evening near the city of El Jadida, a police source said. The accident is due to a car crash involving two light vehicles and a semi-trailer, the source added. The two cars, which were carrying fans of Difaa Hassani El Jadida, hit a semi-trailer which was parking on the roadway following a mechanical breakdown. The victims were returning from Casablanca, where their team played against Wydad. The bodies

2nd day of round table on regional dispute over the Sahara opens in Geneva

The second day of the round table on the regional dispute over the Sahara began Thursday morning at Geneva's Palace of Nations, with the participation of a Moroccan delegation led by minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nasser Bourita. The Moroccan participation in this round table, which will end Thursday afternoon, comes following the invitation sent by UNSG personal envoy Horst Köhler to Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the Polisario. The Moroccan delegation

El Jadida : Cinq supporters tués et 4 autres blessés dans un accident de la circulation

Cinq supporters de football ont trouvé la mort et quatre autres ont été blessés dans un accident de la circulation survenu, dans la soirée de mercredi, à l'entrée nord de la ville d'El Jadida, apprend-on jeudi de source policière. Le drame, qui s'est produit sur la route nationale, est dû à un carambolage entre deux véhicules légers et un semi-remorque, précise-t-on de même source. Les deux

Emission spéciale MRE : Le Pacte mondial sur les migrations vu par des associations MRE

L’émission spéciale MRE, présentée par Mohamed Ezzouak, est le fruit d’un partenariat entre Radio 2M et Yabiladi.com.

France : Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred released on bail

Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred has been released on bail by the Aix-en-Provence Appeal Court, reports French local newspaper Var Matin. His detention is not longer justified at this stage of the investigation, said the court. Imprisoned since September the 18th, the singer had to leave Luynes prison on Wednesday, December the 5th. Indicted for «rape», the Moroccan pop star was arrested on August 26 in Saint-Tropez after a young French woman lodged a complaint against him. The

10 tons of cannabis resin caught near El Jadida

The national squad of judicial police (BNPJ) arrested, Tuesday night and Wednesday Morning, on the basis of accurate information provided by the services of the directorate general of territory surveillance, four individuals, including a woman, for their alleged implication in an international drug trafficking network, said the national police (DGSN). The operation took place near the city of El Jadida where a truck driver was caught red handed for attempting to smuggle 400 bags of cannabis

Cuba receives the Polisario’s leader one year after re-establishing ties with Morocco

Cuban President Miguel Dias-Canel received on Tuesday, December the 4th, in Havana the Polisario’s leader Brahim Ghali, who traveled to the country for a «four-day official visit», reports the Front’s «official news agency». Ghali arrived in Cuba on Sunday, accompanied with Mansur Omar «Delegate Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Latin America», Malainin Tgana «Saharawi Ambassador» in Cuba and Abdati Breika,

Le Réseau marocain des journalistes des migrations voit le jour à Casablanca

Un groupe de journalistes de différents supports de presse vient de créer le Réseau marocain des journalistes des migrations (RMJM), ayant à cœur de s'engager davantage dans la couverture des questions liées aux migrations et à l’asile. Le Réseau, qui a tenu récemment son assemblée générale constitutive à Casablanca, se donne comme objectif de créer un espace d’échanges, de

Round-table meeting on regional dispute over the Sahara kicks off in Geneva

A round-table meeting on the regional dispute over the Sahara started, on Wednesday, at the Palace of Nations in Geneva, with the participation of a Moroccan delegation led by foreign minister Nasser Bourita. The Moroccan delegation's participation comes following the invitation by UNSG personal envoy Horst Köhler, sent on Sept. 28 and Nov. 23, 2018, to Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the polisario. The Moroccan delegation to this round-table meeting includes Omar Hilale, Morocco's

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wants to modernize the borders with Morocco

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said, Tuesday, that the Presidents of Ceuta and Melilla Juan Jesus Vivas and Juan José Imbroda, respectively, will «strengthen and modernize» the borders separating Morocco from the two cities, says EFE. After holding two separate meetings with Vivas and Imbroda, Sanchez said he would launch this «global project» which aims to implement «complementary security measures», including the removal of barbed