On Monday, a Moroccan-plated car bursted into flames in the Puerto Banus resort in Marbella (Spain), after it exploded. While Spanish newspaper ABC said that the incident occurred due to an electrical short-circuit, Dutch online newspaper Boevennieuws reported, citing «reliable sources», that the vehicle in question belongs to «Nadir A.T., better known as «Rat», a member of the Moroccan-Dutch mafia. According to the same source, «four Moroccan
A Moroccan-plated car exploded in the Costa de Sol resort of Puerto Banus in Marbella, reports Spanish newspaper ABC on Monday, 13th of August. The vehicle (Audi Q7), suddenly took fire, bursting into flames. The area was packed with tourists, who panicked when hearing the explosion, added the Daily Mail which published videos and photos of the incident. The driver and three other passengers who are believed to be of Moroccan nationality, managed to escape the blaze unharmed. They were
Days after Blockchain company Soluna announced that it is building a 900-megawatt wind farm in Dakhla, Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW), a network organization working on the natural resource situation in Western Sahara, denounced the project. On Friday, 10th of August, the NGO slammed Soluna’s chief executive John Belizaire who was interviewed on the same by Reuters, stressing that constructing a wind farm in Dakhla «violates the rights of Sahrawi people». Speaking
Two Moroccan migrant farm workers were carried in the road crash that occurred last Monday in southern Italy (city of Foggia), killing 12 people, a diplomatic source said Monday, 13th of August. A 39-year-old Moroccan man who was driving the vehicle and another 41-year-old Moroccan farm worker were killed in the accident, said the same source. The Foggia public prosecutor’s office explained that the victims did not have their IDs on them, which delayed their
Deux immigrés marocains figurent parmi les victimes d'un accident de la circulation, survenu lundi dernier dans la ville de Foggia, au sud de l'Italie, ayant provoqué la mort de 12 employés agricoles de différentes nationalités africaines, a indiqué une source diplomatique marocaine. Il s'agit d'un marocain, âgé de 39 ans, qui conduisait le véhicule du transport des employés, et d'un autre âgé de 41 ans,
After the U.S. announced last Tuesday that Morocco will start importing American poultry, Moroccan professionals in the poultry farming sector criticized the decision, stressing that it would create «unfair competition». The Moroccan Interprofessional Federation of the Poultry Sector (FISA) issued a statement, relayed Sunday by Arabic-language online newspaper Hespress, calling for the holding for an urgent meeting. Professionals from the Moroccan poultry sector are planning
Le 1er Dou Al Hijja de l'année 1439 de l’Hégire correspond au lundi 13 août 2018 et l’Aïd Al Adha sera célébré le mercredi 22 août, a annoncé le ministère des Habous et des Affaires islamiques. Dans un communiqué relayé dimanche par l'agence MAP, le ministère indique que le croissant lunaire annonçant le mois de Dou Al Hijja de l’an 1439 de l’Hégire a été
A car has ploughed into the Al Wifaq mosque in Mons-en-Baroeul (Hauts-de-France region) on Saturday 11th of August, reports online newspaper France Bleu. The car that managed to get inside the mosque at around 11 pm, did not hit anyone. An investigation has been opened to determine the reasons and circumstances surrounding the incident. For the moment, investigators indicated that there «are no racist motives» behind the accident. According to the local authorities, the suspect
Two Moroccan nationals were arrested and expelled from Italy on Saturday, 11th of August, for state security reasons, reports local media. The two suspects identified in Umbria (central Italy) were highly radicalized and were members of the terrorist group Islamic State. The two detainees maintained direct contact with recruiters,through social media, «to facilitate the sending of foreign fighters to the Syrian-Iraqi borders», said the same source. One of the two suspects has
On Saturday, 11th of August, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was able to convince Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel of putting pressure on the European Union to stop the current migration flow. The two officials are calling the EU to grant Morocco aids to manage its borders. The Iberian Kingdom is also suffering from «migration flows», said Sanchez during a joint briefing held with the German Chancellor. He said he was for the idea of «granting Morocco a key role in