«Modern slavery in France» : Four Moroccan nationals exploited by their employer

Four Moroccan nationals who came to France to work as lumberjacks have been exploited by their employers, reports La Nouvell République. After signing CDI contract more than a year ago, they would have received 2,000 Euros only. Originally from Ouaoumana, not far from Khénifra, these four Moroccans left Morocco for Indre, a department in central France, to work. «We are loggers. We came to work for this man because we know him, he often comes to our village», says one

The Spanish Interior and Foreign Ministers to visit Rabat Thursday

Two Spanish Ministers will visit Morocco on Thursday 28th of June. Foreign minister Josep Borrel is expected to meet his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita on the same day while Fernando Grande-Marlaska, Spain’s Interior minister, is set to meet Abdelouafi Laftit. The two men will discuss matters related to migration and the fight against terrorism.   Spain’s former Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido had announced at the end of April, during a meeting he held with

After visiting Algeria, Mauritania and the Tindouf camps Horst Köhler arrives in Morocco

Horst Köhler is paying a visit to Morocco as part of his 2nd regional tour that took him to Algeria and Mauritania. During his visit in Rabat, the personal envoy will meet with head of Government Saad Eddine El Othmani and foreign minister Nasser Bourita. This regional tour comes following the adoption of resolution 2414 dated April 27, 2018. For the record, the German diplomat has toured the region, visiting Mauritania and the Tindouf camps. Before arriving in Mauritania,

Plus de 66 000 auto-entrepreneurs inscrits au registre national à mi-avril 2018

Quelque 66 129 auto-entrepreneurs ont été inscrits au registre national dédié à cette catégorie à mi-avril 2018, sur un total de 80 861 ayant présenté une demande à cet effet, a souligné mardi à Rabat, la secrétaire d’État chargée du Commerce extérieur, Rkia Derham. En réponse à une question orale sur les engagements du gouvernement en matière

Hirak figure Nasser Zafzafi sentenced to 20 years in prison

More than one year after his arrest, the Casablanca Appeal Court sentenced Hirak figure Nasser Zafzafi to 20 years in prison on Tuesday, 26th of June, reports Medias 24. 52 other Hirak detainees have received heavy sentences today in Casablanca for participating to demonstrations in the Rif region earlier last year. Just like Zafzafi, Nabil Ahamjik, Ouassim Boustati and Samir Ighid received 20-year sentence. The same court sentenced Mohamed Jelloul, Karim Amghar, Salah Lachkham, Achraf

French Montana se dit «heureux d’être retourné au Maroc pour se produire sur scène»

Le rappeur d’origine marocaine French Montana s’est dit, mardi à Rabat, heureux d’être retourné au Maroc pour se produire sur la scène OLM Souissi devant un large public rassemblant petits et grands, à l’occasion du festival Mawazine-Rythmes du Monde (22-30 juin). S’exprimant lors d’une conférence de presse tenue deux jours après son passage sur scène, le rappeur, de son vrai nom Karim Kharbouch, a

France : Le Sénat adopte la nouvelle mouture du projet de loi asile et immigration

Le Sénat français a adopté, mardi, en première lecture, une version remodelée du projet de loi controversé sur l’asile et l’immigration qui, dans sa mouture originale, avait déjà été voté en avril dernier, au terme de débats parfois enflammés, par l’Assemblée nationale française. Le texte, dont l’examen a été entamé il y a une semaine, a

Italian police arrest a Moroccan man for a 2002 murder

A 45-year-old Moroccan national was arrested, Monday, in Italy. He was driving a car with a Lithuanian license plate before being stopped by the police in Naples, reports Italian media Napoli Today. According to the same source, the Moroccan national’s fingerprints revealed that he was the subject of an arrest warrant issued by the Moroccan authorities in 2002. «Although he carried a fake ID, the police have discovered that he is the subject of an international arrest warrant

VAR, a technology that created more confusion than clarity

Video Assistant Referee, known to football lovers as VAR, has made headlines during the 2018 World Cup, held currently in Russia, raising questions about the technology's efficiency. However, way before the start of FIFA's international tournament, the football assistant referee adopted to review decisions made by the head referee through video footage, has faced a wave of criticism. When asked about the technology in a press conference, former Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said in May

Jeux méditerranéens Tarragone 2018 : Le Marocain Ahouda qualifié en huitièmes de finale

Le numéro 2 national Amine Ahouda du tennis s'est qualifié, mardi, pour les huitièmes de finale des Jeux méditerranéens Tarragone 2018 (22 juin-1er juillet), après sa victoire écrasante face au Kosovar Burim Bytyqi en deux petits sets (6-0, 6-2). Après cette victoire, le jeune marocain, âgé de 20 ans, s'est dit très content d'avoir réalisé cette victoire en si peu de temps. «Tennistiquement parlant