CONCACAF’s Saint Lucia federation backs Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 World Cup

Unlike expectations, a member of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), the continental governing body for association football in North America, which includes Central America and the Caribbean region, has publically announced that it is supporting the Moroccan bid to host the 2026 World Cup, reports The Inside World Football on Tuesday. St Lucia’s decision was made public by its Development and Sports Minister Edmund Estephane last

A Moroccan man accused of being Abaaoud’s informant is to be tried in Poland

The trial of a Moroccan national believed to be Abdehamid Abaaoud’s alleged informant (the alleged mastermind of the Paris attacks in 2015), was opened Tuesday in Katowice, Poland, said the PAP news agency, relayed by Paris Match. The accused is identified as M. T., a 28-year-old Moroccan man who has been detained in Poland since 2016. The latter is tried for «belonging to a terrorist organization» from December 2014 to September 2016. He faces an eight-year

Spain : A Moroccan woman faces a seven-year sentence for justifying terrorism

A 21-year-old woman has been tried on Tuesday, 3rd of April, after being accused of posting more than 230 photos and videos on social media justifying terrorism, reports the Spanish TV channel Antena 3. The Moroccan national also broadcast texts praising the holy war. She is facing a seven-year sentence. Since 2014, this young woman was objected to «an intense process of religious radicalization,» said the prosecutor, María Antonia Sanz, in the indictment, together

Morocco and Belgium to sign an agreement for the fight against money laundering

Belgian Justice Minister Koen Geens (Christian Democrats and Flemings) will sign an agreement with Morocco's authorities on Tuesday (April 3rd) to better cooperation when it comes to the seizure of money related to drug trafficking, reports the Dutch newspapers Het Nieuwsblad and Gazet van Antwerpen, relayed by Le Soir. «Until now, the Moroccan authorities were not ready to collaborate. Since 2013, Belgium has asked more than a hundred times for help in cases related to narcotics and

Morocco : A Belgian Embassy employee murdered by her ex-husband

A woman working for the Belgian embassy in Morocco was stabbed 13 times by her ex-husband in Rabat, reports the Dutch-language Belgian daily newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws on Tuesday. Nicknamed Melanie, the victim who died surrendering to her wounds worked as the assistant to a Belgian magistrate at the embassy. Mother of an 8-year-old boy, from her first marriage, she had remarried another man of Moroccan origin who had lived in Denmark, before divorcing last year. The tragedy occurred

«MINURSO have not observed any movement of military elements», said UN spokesman

The UN has not observed any incursion led by the Polisario armed elements in the buffer zones, said on Monday Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General answering a question on the current crisis in Morocco. «With respect to that situation, our colleagues in MINURSO [United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara] have not observed any movement of military elements in the northeast territory», said Dujarric during a daily press briefing held

Sahara : Washington is not going to draft the resolution

This year, the Trump administration will not draft the resolution on Western Sahara. This decision comes as the United Kingdom, France and Spain are trying to fill the gap. A few weeks before presenting its report before the Security Council, London is trying to impose its will. Nevertheless, Paris and Madrid have other projects. The two countries are allegedly preparing a joint text that they should submit to members of the «Western Sahara Friends» club, which brings together the

Laftit reaffirms the government's support for development programs in Jerada

Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit reaffirmed on Monday the government’s firm commitment to support Jerada province’s development program and to redouble its efforts to honor its commitments, reports MAP news agency. Speaking at a meeting of the Committee of the Interior, local authorities Housing and City Policy at the House of Representatives, Laftit stressed the government’s will to provide answers to the concerns of the country(s representatives concerning the situation

Reconnaissance flights carried out to monitor the Polisario’s movements in the buffer zones

«FAR fighter jets are conducting reconnaissance flights throughout the region to detect new incursions by the Polisario armed elements in the buffer zones, similar to those recorded on March the 29th and April the 1st,» a source close to the file told Yabiladi. Air force planes also have the task of locating possible movements of the civilian population of Tindouf camps, including those of nomads and shepherds, towards certain areas located near the security wall.  With the

Oujda : Le procès des sept mis en cause dans les événements de Jerada reporté

Le Tribunal de première instance d'Oujda a décidé, lundi, le report au 9 avril courant du procès de sept mis en cause dans les événements survenus à Jerada. Les prévenus sont poursuivis notamment pour insulte à l'encontre de fonctionnaires publics lors de l'exercice de leurs fonctions et violence ayant entraîné des blessures avec préméditation. Ils sont également poursuivis pour leur implication