Italy : Four Moroccan nationals arrested in a massive anti-mafia operation

Ten Italian nationals and four Moroccan men were arrested on Tuesday, following an anti-mafia operation carried out by the Carabinieri in Milan, Como and Reggio Calabria. According to Italian newspaper, Il Fatto Qotidiano, this gang is accused of being part of a «criminal and drug trafficking network». The invesitigation, led by the Anti-Mafia District Directorate in Milan, indicates that the gang is headed by the Barbano-Papalia family and sells cocaine, relying on dealers from

Casablanca : Un détenu se suicide à la prison locale de Ain Sebaâ 1

L’Administration de la prison locale de Ain Sebaâ 1 a annoncé qu’un détenu s’est suicidé, mardi à la polyclinique de l’établissement pénitentiaire à l’aide d’un morceau de drap. Dans un communiqué, l’administration pénitentiaire a précisé que le détenu, un dénommé A. A., qui purgeait une peine de 30 ans pour homicide volontaire avec

Maroc : Le retour à l'heure légale GMT ce dimanche

Le Maroc repasse à l'heure légale GMT le dimanche 28 octobre, a annoncé le ministère chargé de la Réforme de l'administration et de la fonction publique. Les Marocains devront, ainsi, retarder leurs montres de 60 minutes le dimanche 28 octobre 2018 à 03H00, a indiqué le ministère dans un communiqué. Cette mesure intervient en application du décret n° 2.13.781 publié le 21 Dou Al kiida 1434 (28 septembre

Train crash : The driver is prosecuted for manslaughter

Findings of the investigation conducted to determine the reasons behind the deadly train crash that took the life of 7 people and injured 125 others on Tuesday, 16th of October, have been revealed on Tuesday, 23rd of October, reports Medias 24 quoting the prosecutor’s communiqué. The investigation reveals that the ONCF train linking Casablanca to Kenitra, «was traveling at 158 km/h speed while the maximum speed at which a train travels in the area where the accident took

Moroccan Imam Fouad Belkacem stripped of his Belgian citizenship

Head of «Sharia4Belguim» organization, Fouad Belkacem has been stripped of his Belgian citizenship, reports Belgian daily L’Echo on Tuesday. The Antwerp Appeal Court believes that the Imam has «failed to fulfill his obligations as a Belgian citizen», said the same source, adding that he still has his Moroccan citizenship. While the preacher may be expelled to Morocco, his lawyer Liliane Verjauw believes that this decision «would be disastrous to his family

Halle Berry and Keanu Reeves visit Essaouira for the shooting of a new «John Wick» film

Cat woman and Neo from the Matrix are in Morocco to shoot a new series of the American franchise movie «John Wick». We are talking about American actress and Academy Award winner Halle Berry and Canadian actor, director, producer, and musician Keanu Reeves who have been spotted these days in Essaouira. The two Hollywood starts have also revealed through a series of photos on Instagram that they are currently in Essaouira to shoot parts of the film created by Derek

Morocco to rely on privatization to limit budget deficit in 2019, says Benchaaboun

Morocco expects to generate 8 billion dirhams by improving governance of public companies and encouraging privatization, said Reuters on Monday quoting Economy and Finance minister Mohamed Benchaaboun’ presentation on the 2019 draft budget in the parliament. The minister believes that this would help «curb the budget deficit to 3.3 percent of GDP in 2019» . According to Benchaaboun, Morocco’s budget deficit would be limited to 3.7 without

Morocco to repatriate sub-Saharan migrants who tried to storm Melillia

The Moroccan authorities have decided to repatriate all the sub-Saharan migrants who tried, on Sunday morning, to storm across the city of Melillia to their countries of origin, the Interior Ministry said Monday. Public forces intervened to foil this assault attempt and arrested 141 illegal immigrants, the ministry pointed out in a statement, adding that 12 soldiers and a member of the auxiliary forces were wounded during this operation before being rushed into a hospital in the city of

Les autorités marocaines décident l'expulsion des Subsahariens ayant forcé la frontière de Melilla

Les autorités marocaines ont décidé de refouler vers leurs pays d’origine tous les migrants subsahariens qui ont participé, dimanche matin, à l’assaut du préside occupé de Melilla, indique lundi le ministère marocain de l’Intérieur. Les forces publiques sont intervenues pour mettre en échec cette tentative et procédé à l’arrestation de 141 ressortissants. 12 militaires et un

Spain’s Justice Minister to meet Mohamed Aujjar on October 29

Spain’s Minister of Justice Dolores Delgado will visit Morocco to meet with her Moroccan counterpart Mohamed Aujjar. According to Spanish newspaper Confidential Judicial, the bilateral meeting is scheduled for October the 29th in Rabat at the headquarters of the Moroccan Ministry of Justice. The visit will be the Spanish minister's first official trip abroad with members of the Spanish embassy in Rabat. According to the same source, the two ministers are expected to discuss