A Moroccan national has told Iraq’s Central Criminal Court that he acted as a recruiter for the terrorist organization ISIS, Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council told Asharq Al-Awsat. The Moroccan suspect revealed that he used to communicate with foreigners, and recruit them through Skype as he was fluent in English, French, Spanish and Arabic, Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council spokesperson Abdulsatar Bayrakdar confirmed. «The suspect occupied several major positions in ISIS, including
Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders said the decision of removing the judges in his appeal against the «fewer Moroccans» conviction is «tremendous», reports the Irish Times. The lawyers in Wilders’ case argued that they «had failed to behave impartially towards him», says the same source. Geert Wilders’ appeal started last Thursday in the Netherlqnds. He told media ahead of the hearing that the ruling «does not interest [me] in
Le nouveau procureur général du roi près la Cour d’appel de Casablanca, Najim Bensami, a été installé, lundi, dans ses fonctions, au cours d’une cérémonie tenue à la grande salle d’audience de cette juridiction. S’exprimant à cette occasion, M. Bensami s’est dit fier de la confiance placée en lui par le roi Mohammed VI, réaffirmant sa détermination à
A lawsuit lodged by Telecommunication Company Inwi against its competitor Maroc Telecom was rescheduled, Monday 21st of May, for June the 2nd, says Reuters quoting Inwi's lawyer Abdellatif Ouahbi. «The case was postponed to enable the lawyers to prepare their defense», Ouahbi told the same source. Inwi is seeking 5.7 billion dirhams for «alleged unfair competition», said the lawyer, indicating that the amount is close to the net income registered by Maroc Telecom in
According to a report presented Monday in Madrid and conducted by NGO Save the Children, 6,414 unaccompanied minor migrants arrived in Spain in 2017, a number that increased by 60% compared to the previous years, says Eco Diario. According to the same source, during the same year, 2,417 newcomers with an immigrant background were registered, 2,147 of them arrived using boats. In the previous years, the total number of unaccompanied minor migrants did not exceed 4,000 registered
Milk and Dates is a sketch that aims to mirror the lifestyle of the Moroccan community living in the Netherlands, reports NRC. The sketch is starred by actresses of Moroccan descent such as Fadua El Akchaoui, Kyra Bououargane, Soumaya Ahouaoui and Khadija El Kharraz Alami. Furthermore, the sketch is written by the former Moroccan-Dutch parliamentarian Tofik Dibi. The latter discusses in his sketch several minor themes such as Moroccan customs, marriage, the difference between Arab Moroccans
Denmark’s Minister for Immigration Inger Støjberg, urged Muslims, Monday 21st of May, to take time off work during Ramadan, insisting that fasting and working is «dangerous for all of us», reports Le Vif. The politician, known for her anti-immigration views, wrote in a column for the BT tabloid : «I want to call on Muslims to take leave from work during the month of Ramadan to avoid negative consequences for the rest of Danish
Low-cost airline Air Arabia Maroc announced the launch of a new route linking Marrakech to Vienna, says MAP news agency. The new flight to start operating by next winter. The company is already linking other European cities to Marrakech, such as Frankfurt, Montpellier, Pau, London and Paris, said the company in a press release. The Marrakech-Vienna airline route will start operating on October 29, 2018, with two weekly flights on Mondays and Thursdays via an Airbus A320.
United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has expressed his condolences to Morocco following the death of Master Corporal Rachid Abarki, member of the Moroccan contingent serving with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). In a letter to Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Morocco to the UN, Omar Hilale, Guterres says that «it is with deep regret that I learned the death of Master Corporal Rachid
United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, said on Saturday that no action should be taken which "may constitute a change to the status quo" regarding the Sahara issue. "The Secretary-General is closely following the developments in the Sahara," according to a statement issued by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the UN Chief. "In accordance with Security Council Resolution 2414 (2018) adopted on 27 April 2018, and in order to maintain an environment conducive to the
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