Four Moroccan alleged terrorists arrested in Italy

14 people have been arrested Thursday, May the 10th, in Italy for their alleged links with a terrorist organization in Syria, reports Euronews. Some of the arrestees «believed to have created a network to finance the al-Nusra Front, a terrorist group fighting against Bashar El-Assad’s regime», are Moroccan. The arrests took place in several regions : Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna and Sardinia. Ten of the arrestees are Syrian while four of them are Moroccan. Those

Casablanca : Doc Samad assaulted and threatened with death

Dr. Samad Benalla aka «Doc Samad» was assaulted in his office located in Casablanca, reports Kifach, citing a photo published by the sexology expert on his Facebook account. On the photo, Doc Samad appeared to have bruises on his face. Next to the photo, Doc Samad wrote that he left Morocco to «thoroughly think» about his future and «rearrange» his thoughts. «I am not giving up. I am a Moroccan and I love my country. Experience is the key to

Moroccans to rally Saturday in Rotterdam to support the Hirak

Moroccan-Dutch nationals to rally Saturday, in Rotterdam (Netherlands) demanding «better living conditions in northern Morocco», reports Dutch newspaper Rijnmond Friday. The rally will start at 2:00pm in the Schouwburg Square, after the delivery of a speech by the organizers, says the same source. «Many Riffians believe that the Moroccan government is investing too little money in the region [in addition to] corruption and unemployment», says Rijnmond. It recalls

Nador : Arrestation d'un individu pour coups et blessures à l'arme blanche sur un policier

La brigade de la police judiciaire de Nador a arrêté, jeudi soir, un individu originaire de la ville d'Imzouren pour son implication présumée dans une affaire de coups et blessures à l'aide d'une arme blanche à l'encontre d'un fonctionnaire de police. Un communiqué de la Direction générale de la sûreté nationale (DGSN) indique que le mis en cause, âgé de 25 ans, avait agressé à l'aide d'une

Maroc : Campagne de don de sang à partir du 1er Ramadan

Le Centre national de transfusion sanguine (CNTS) et la Fondation Mohammed VI pour la promotion des œuvres sociales des préposés religieux annoncent l'organisation d'une campagne de don de sang dans les moquées de plusieurs villes du Maroc à partir du 1er Ramadan, sous le thème «Et nous poursuivons la campagne pour que la vie continue». Organisée à l'occasion du mois sacré du ramadan, sous le signe «quiconque lui

L'ONCF annonce la fin des travaux du pont autoroutier au niveau de Mohammedia

L'Office national des chemins de fer (ONCF) a annoncé jeudi avoir achevé les travaux de construction d'un pont autoroutier au niveau de Mohammedia, qui s'inscrit dans le cadre du projet d'augmentation de la capacité et du triplement de la voie sur la ligne Casablanca-Kenitra. Des travaux ayant nécessité la déviation provisoire de l'autoroute Rabat-Casablanca au niveau de Mohammedia. Ce projet a pu être réalisé en 14 jours seulement

Ryanair launches new routes linking Turin and Treviso to Fez

Irish low-cost airline Ryanair announced Thursday, 10th of May, that it is launching new routes connecting Turin and Treviso, two cities in Italy, to Fez, says La Tribuna de Treviso. The two weekly flights will be operational starting from the end of October. Tickets are can be purchased. Ryan air Italy Sales and Marketing Director, John Alborante, told the same source : «We are pleased to launch two new lines from Turin and Treviso to Fez as part of our 2018/2019 winter program, two

Sahara : Horst Köhler to attend a series of meetings at the European Union on May 15

UN Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Horst Köhler is expected to hold a meeting on Tuesday 15th of May at the European Parliament. He is expected to hold talks with representatives from the European and African institutions. Eight months after being appointed by Secretary-General António Guterres, Horst Köhler has not officially unveiled yet his plans for relaunching talks between Morocco and the Polisario, suspended since March 2012. In its resolution 2414, the United

Rabat : La directrice de l'Institut des études hispano-lusophones décorée par l’ambassadeur d’Espagne au Maroc

La directrice de l'Institut des études hispano-lusophones (IEHL) relevant de l'Université Mohammed V, Fatiha Benlabbah, a été décorée, mercredi à Rabat, de la Croix d'Officier de l'ordre du Mérite civil d’Espagne, en «reconnaissance à son travail académique en faveur du rapprochement entre l'Espagne, le Maroc et les pays ibéro américains, ainsi qu'avec tous les pays de langue

Moroccans to rally Sunday in Rabat to support the Palestinian Great March of Return

Moroccan associations for the support of the Palestinian people will organize Sunday in Rabat a mass rally, commemorating the Nakba Day, reports Middle East Monitor. The Moroccan Working Group for Palestine and the Moroccan Association for Solidarity with the Palestinian Struggle will be organizing the marches initiated to show support for the Great March of Return, a six-week campaign composed of a series of protests launched at the Gaza Strip, near the Gaza-Israel border to denounce the