France : The Paris Appeal Court keeps Tariq Ramadan in prison

The French-Swiss Muslim academic Tariq Ramadan, detained over rape accusations, will remain in prison, according to Agence France-Presse. The Paris Appeal Courton rejected Thursday his appeal against his detention. Before taking a decision, the investigating chamber had appointed a medical expert. The latter ruled that Tariq Ramadan's condition is compatible with his detention. Arrested on February the 2nd, the 55-year-old intellectual has claimed that he was suffering from multiple sclerosis

The Netherlands will appeal the extradition of Said Chaou to Morocco

The Dutch authorities will appeal against a court’s decision demanding the extradition of Said Chaou to Morocco, a Dutch diplomatic source told MAP news agency. «The Minister of Justice and Security and the Minister of Foreign Affairs have taken note of the court's decision on the extradition of Said Chaou accused of drug trafficking», Désirée Bonis the Dutch ambassador in Rabat told the same source. «The Dutch Minister of Justice and Security and the

Les Pays-Bas feront appel concernant l’extradition vers le Maroc de Said Chaou

Les autorités néerlandaises vont interjeter appel contre la décision du tribunal au sujet de l’extradition vers le Maroc du dénommé Said Chaou, qui fait l’objet d’un mandat d’arrêt international pour trafic de stupéfiants, apprend la MAP, ce jeudi, de source diplomatique néerlandaise. «Le ministre de la Justice et de la sécurité et la ministre des Affaires étrangères ont pris

Spain : A Moroccan national is facing a two-year sentence for assault charges

A 19-year-old Moroccan man is facing a two-year prison sentence for breaking a minor's jaw, La Nueva España newspaper reported. A sentence requested by the public prosecutor at the Gijón court (north), which also demanded expulsing the man from the Spanish territory for eight years. The facts took place on May 21, 2017 at 3 am. Imad A., who had played a boxing match that day, arrived with a 17-year-old miner. With others, he punched the victim several times, the prosecutor said.

A kiss of death : Joseph Blatter supports Morocco’s World Cup bid

Joseph «Sepp» Blatter, a Swiss football administrator who was president of FIFA from 1998 to 2015, has openly backed Morocco’s 2026 World Cup bid. He tweeted on Thursday that «Morocco would be the logical host! And it is time for Africa again!» He added saying referring to the joint bid presented by the three American nations, namely USA, Canada and Mexico : «co-Hosting rejected by FIFA after 2002». This is not the first time that Blatter

A Gdim Izik defendant died Wednesday in Laayoune

Last night at Hassan Belmehdi hospital in Laayoune, Mohamed El Ayoubi, one of the defendants of the Gdim Izik's group, died. Sentenced to twenty years in prison by the Salé Court of Appeal, the deceased enjoyed freedom of movement and lived at his place. He had a serious illness and had never been incarcerated, unlike other members of the group, apart from Hassan Alia, who lives in Spain. Because of his health condition, Mohamed El Ayoubi could not appear at the court which pronounced a

France : Muslim leaders demand the release of Tariq Ramadan

Scholars at the Grande mosquée de Lyon and Villeurbanne have demanded on Wednesday the «immediate release of the Swiss academic (…) accused of raping» two women, reports Ouest France. Kamel Katbane, rector of the Grand Mosque of Lyon and his the one of  Villeurbanne, Azzedine Gaci, insisted that Tariq Ramadan should be released, referring to his medical condition. The two officials issued a joint statement indicating that Ramadan was a «victim of a

Mohamed Sajid insiste sur la nécessité de créer un réseau interne de transport aérien

Le ministre du Tourisme, du transport aérien, de l'artisanat et de l’économie sociale, Mohamed Sajid, a souligné, mercredi à Fès, la nécessité de créer un réseau interne de transport aérien, en vue de renforcer la connectivité entre les régions et les principales destinations touristiques. Le ministre s’est exprimé lors d’une rencontre de communication avec les opérateurs

Le résultat net de la Lydec en 2017 a augmenté de 25%

Au terme de l’année 2017, la Lyonnaise des eaux de Casablanca (Lydec) a réalisé un résultat net de 200 millions de dirhams (MDH), en progression de 25% par rapport à une année auparavant, selon les indicateurs financiers de la société. Ce résultat ressort en appréciation de 40 MDH comparé au résultat net réalisé en 2016, qui avait été impacté par la charge du

Ceuta : A court fines the father of a child smuggled in a suitcase

The father of the Ivorian child, who was hidden inside a suitcase in the Ceuta border crossing, was fined to 92 Euros by the city’s court on Tuesday, 20th of February, AFP reports. He can finally reunite with his family after the audience. «Everything is over now, we can start over all together, my wife, my daughter, my son and I in Bilbao», said the father, Ali Ouattara, referring to the industrial port city in northern Spain. 45-year-old Ouattara was convicted after his