Démantèlement d’une cellule terroriste à Tanger et Meknès

Le Bureau central d’investigations judiciaires (BCIJ), relevant de la Direction générale de la surveillance du territoire national (DGST), a démantelé jeudi une cellule terroriste composée de sept membres alliés à Daech et s’activant dans les villes de Tanger et Meknès, a annoncé le ministère de l’Intérieur. Selon les premiers éléments de l’enquête, les membres de cette

CHAN 2018 : le Maroc se qualifie pour la finale

Le Maroc vient de qualifier pour la finale du Championnat d’Afrique des Nations des joueurs locaux de football (CHAN 2018). Il bat ainsi la Libye en demi-finale par 3 buts à 1, lors d’un match tenu aujourd’hui au stade du complexe Mohammed V de Casablanca. Ayoub El Kaabi a ouvert le score en faveur des Lions de l’Atlas à la 73e minute de jeu. Le Libyen Abderrahmane Ramadan a profité d’une erreur du gardien marocain Anas Zniti pour remettre les

CHAN 2018 : Morocco secures a place in the final after defeating Libya

The Morocco A' national football team, the local national football team of Morocco open only to domestic league players, scored on Wednesday, 31st of January, 3 goals defeating Libya which was fighting for its place in the African Nations Championship semi-finals, reports Chaine International radio which broadcasted the game played in Mohammed V stadium.   The Moroccan team’s victory will allow it to get qualified for the CHAN’s final. Ayoub El Kaabi was the star of the

Activist Helena Maleno is to appear in court again in Morocco

Helena Maleno, a Spanish journalist and activist who was accused of allegedly helping migrants enter Spain illegally, will have to appear in the Tangier Appeal court once again, reports El Diario online newspaper. The Spanish NGO Oxfal Intermon, which fights against poverty, denounced the fact that the Iberian government did not inform Morocco that the Spanish Public Prosecutor has classified the investigation for which the activist is called to appear before the Moroccan justice. «If

Tariq Ramadan detained in Paris over rape accusations

Tariq Ramadan, a Swiss academic, philosopher and writer, was detained by French police on Wednesday, 31st of January, for having allegedly raped two women, a legal source told AFP. The Islamic scholar was summoned for a questioning to a Paris police station and was put into custody «as part of a preminilary inquiry in Paris into rape and assault allegations», the same source added after a report on the same case was made public by the RTL radio. For the record, two women lodged

A Democratic Senator questions the utility of Pruitt’s recent visit to Morocco

During an immigration policy meeting held on Tuesday, Tammy Duckworth, a Democratic Senator asked EPA’s chief, Scott Pruitt, whether he found Morocco to be a «sh***le» when he visited North Africa in December, reports the Washington Examiner. «Can I assume, like all decent Americans, you did not find Morocco, a North African nation, to be a sh***le when you visited ?», questioned the Senator referring to the infamous declaration of President Donald Trump who

A Moroccan football agent purchases a British club

Abdallah Lemsagam, a Moroccan football agent based in the United Kingdom, has bought the Oldham Athletic Association, a football club based in the town of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, reports the BBC Sport. The takeover has been approved and ratified by the English Football League, after the Lemsagam agreed with Simon Corney, the club’s majority shareholder. «I am not a billionaire, I am taking it step by step, I am here to work hard for the club, with the coach and

Laâyoune : Un individu arrêté pour un lien présumé avec l’homicide d’un enseignant

Le service préfectoral de la police judiciaire de Laâyoune, en coordination avec la Brigade de la police judiciaire d’Essmara, et sur la base d’informations précises fournies par la Direction générale de la surveillance du territoire (DGST), a arrêté un individu, ayant des antécédents judiciaires, soupçonné de lien présumé avec un homicide volontaire qui avait coûté la vie à

Germany’s PRETTL to build a € 8 million plant in Tangier

PRETTL, a German company that manufactures automotive sensors and coils and components, announced on Tuesday in Tangier that it is building a new plant in the city, investing 8 million Euros, reports MAP news agency. According to data presented during the ceremony held to lay the foundation stone of the new automotive city, the plant is expected to provide 800 job opportunities, and will have the capacity to produce 30 million pieces in the long term. The first part of this project, which

Industrie automobile : L’allemand PRETTL investit 8 M€ dans une nouvelle usine à Tanger

Le Groupe allemand PRETTL spécialisé dans la fabrication de pièces automobiles a annoncé, mardi à Tanger, la construction d'un nouveau site industriel à Tanger ''Automotive City'' pour un investissement de 8 millions d'euros. Selon les données présentées lors de la cérémonie de pose de la première pierre, cette usine, qui prévoit la création de 800 postes d'emploi, aura une capacité de