Le mouvement Matkich Bladi, né suite aux attentats terroristes du 16 mai 2003 à Casablanca, s’invite dans le bras de fer qui s’est engagé entre les autorités et une partie de la population d’Al Hoceima et la région, suite au décès de Mohcine Fikri, marchand de poisson mort broyé dans la benne d’un camion de ramassage d’ordures. Matkich Bladi (Touche pas à mon pays), qui s’apprête dans
Qatar International Islamic Bank (QIIB) a annoncé le début effectif de son partenariat au Maroc, avec l’ouverture d’Umnia Bank, fruit d’un partenariat avec CIH Bank et la Caisse de dépôt et de gestion (CDG). Les activités de la banque Umnia sont opérationnelles à travers ses succursales à Casablanca et Rabat, annonce la QIIB dans un communiqué rendu public mardi par l’agence qatarie de presse (QNA), faisant
The Moroccan Association for Human Rights in Rabat (AMDH-Rabat) reported on Tuesday 30th of May that the mass hunger staged by 22 trainee teachers was suspended. «Due to the serious health conditions of trainee teachers who went on a hunger strike, the recklessness of the Ministry of Education [and] the pressure exerted by the teachers' support (including the AMDH), they agreed to suspend The hunger strike», tweeted AMDH Rabat. aux pressions exercées par les soutiens des
In a sit-in held yesterday in Sidi Abid neighborhood in Al Hoceima, the father of Nasser zefzafi seized the moment to speak to the protesters. «I would like to say that this is our fate. I thank all of you for being here tonight and I thank other citizens who did the same in other Moroccan cities», he said. He then apologized, saying that he did not prepare a speech. The father of Nasser Zefzafi said afterwards that people should carry on «to ensure the continuity of the
The Spanish and Portuguese rescue services have managed to save the life of 34 migrants who fled their inflatable boat that «caught fire» when sailing from Morocco to Europe on Sunday 28th of May, Abc news reports. According to the same source, a video shot by the Portuguese Air Force plane shows that migrants were jumping off the inflamed dinghy.«The fire quickly spread and left burning debris on the water. Some migrants clung to what was left of the rubber craft», the
The sit-in scheduled to be held in front of the Police headquarters building in Casablanca tonight to support the manifestations that have been lately shaking the Rif region has been dispersed by the local authorities. Around 10 pm, the building was surrounded by police officers who were not wearing their uniforms, preventing people from gathering in front of the Casablanca police headquarters. Journalists, photographers and citizens were called to leave the area. The ones who refused to go
La chambre pénale de première instance chargée des crimes financiers près la Cour d’appel à Rabat a prononcé, lundi, des peines allant d’un à 4 ans de prison ferme à l’encontre de six anciens militaires pour "corruption et complicité de trafic de drogue". Ainsi, l’accusé principal (S.S) a été condamné à 4 ans de prison ferme, quatre autres (M.I, M.N, A.Z et M.H) ont
Interviewed by Al3omk, an online newspaper close to the PJD, the Minister of State in Charge of Human Rights, Mustapha Ramid preferred to remain prudent when asked about the situation in the Rif region explaining that : «he can not approach the subject until he gets sufficient pieces of information on the matter». The Minister promised to give his opinion once he fully gets the nature of the events that are currently taking place in Al Hociema city. Very careful, Ramid
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) urges Morocco and Algeria to insure a «safe» passage for the Syrian refugees trapped in the Moroccan-Algerian borders in a report published on the agency's official website. The humanitarian organization expressed its worries regarding the group of refugees stranded since the 17th of April, asking «the two countries to urgently address humanitarian needs, facilitate access to these refugees and allow them admission to
Sam Toledano and Vicy Benchertit, two Moroccan Jewish were murdered last year in Casablanca, can now rest in peace. The murderer was sentenced on Monday to death by the Criminal Chamber of Casablanca court of Appeal, Alyaoum 24 reports. A decision that confirms the first ruling pronounced by the court against Mustapha R. (51), who used to work as a gardener at the Toledos house. The wife of the murderer was also sentenced to two years of imprisonment, the same source indicates. The Criminal