Imlil killings : 7 new suspects, including a Swiss-Spanish national, before examining magistrate

The public prosecutor at Rabat Appeal Court presented on Thursday to the examining magistrate seven new suspects, including a Swiss-Spanish national as part of the investigation on the killing on Dec. 17 of two foreign tourists near Marrakesh (Imlil commune). The public prosecutor said in a statement that the seven new suspects were brought to the examining magistrate in conformity with the additional petition to question them about terrorist acts, including forming a gang to prepare and

A high school teacher arrested in the US for trying to traffic a girl in Morocco

An American junior high school teacher was arrested on Wednesday, January the 2nd, for trying to «arrange for men in Morocco to have sex with an underage family member», reports local online newspaper Waco Tribune-Herald quoting officials in Texas. Settled down in Mexia, a city in Texas, the suspect was arrested after she returned from Morocco. The woman had allegedly made «arrangements last month to take the girl to Morocco and meet with men to allow them to have sex with

Double meurtre d'Imlil : Sept nouveaux suspects devant le juge d'instruction

Le procureur général du roi près la Cour d'appel de Rabat a présenté ce jeudi au juge d’instruction sept nouveaux suspects, dont un ressortissant suisse de nationalité espagnole, dans le cadre de la poursuite de l'enquête au sujet de l'assassinat le 17 décembre dernier, de deux touristes étrangères à  Imlil. Le procureur général a indiqué dans un communiqué que les sept nouveaux

ISESCO proclaims 2019 year of Islamic cultural heritage

The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), proclaimed 2019 year of heritage in the Islamic world in application of the resolution of the Tenth Islamic Conference of Culture Ministers. In a statement released on the occasion, ISESCO invited Member States to take the necessary measures to celebrate this great event and underscored the importance of the civilizational and cultural heritage, in all its tangible and intangible manifestations in preserving the collective

Decapitated woman in Oued Ifrane : Police arrest three people with alleged links to the tragedy

Less than eight days after authorities found the body of a decapitated young woman in Oued Ifrane, three people were arrested in addition to the first suspect. On Tuesday, the investigating judge at the Meknes Appeal Court decided to put the main suspect in pretrial detention and prosecute the three other people. According to daily newspaper Al Akhbar, quoted by Le 360, the three new arrestees are the taxi driver who drove the victim home the day she was murdered, the employer of the alleged

Morocco dismantles a migrant-smuggling network in Tangier

Policemen in Tangier dismantled, on Thursday morning, a criminal network involved in organizing illegal emigration operations and human trafficking activities, national police said in a statement. Investigations led to the arrest of three people and the owner of a house in which there were 17 would-be immigrants, including 14 Algerian nationals, the source added. Policemen seized Algerian passports and identity cards, lifejackets, a zodiac inflator, mobile phones, sums of money and two cars

Tanger : Un réseau criminel s'activant dans l'émigration illégale démantelé

Le service préfectoral de la police judiciaire de Tanger a démantelé, jeudi matin, un réseau criminel impliqué dans l'organisation d'opérations d'émigration clandestine contre des sommes d'argent et la traite d'êtres humains, indique un communiqué de la Direction générale de la sûreté nationale (DGSN). Les investigations menées dans le cadre de cette affaire ont permis l'arrestation de trois

Football : Moroccan striker Khalid Boutaib to join Egypt’s Zamalek

Moroccan international player Khalid Boutaib, 32, is expected to join Egyptian club Zamalek. According to a source within the club, Zamalek is «interested» in the Atlas Lions’ striker who currently plays for Turkish club Yeni Malatyaspor, says 2M.ma. Reportedly, Khalid Boutaib was going to Cairo to meet the Zamalek president, Mourtada Mansour. Meanwhile, Turkish media announced that the player has already signed a contract with the club for 2 million euros. Khalid

Maroc : Léger ralentissement de la croissance économique au premier trimestre de 2019

La croissance de l'économie nationale serait de 2,5% au premier trimestre 2019, au lieu de 3,3% la même période une année auparavant, pâtissant notamment du repli de 0,7% de la valeur ajoutée agricole, sous l'hypothèse du retour de la production des céréales vers son niveau de moyen terme, après deux années de bonnes performances. La valeur ajoutée hors agriculture s’améliorerait, quant à

La DGSN ouvre une enquête après la vidéo de l’arrestation d’un homme à Marrakech

Le Directeur général de la sûreté nationale a chargé les services de l'Inspection générale de mener une enquête administrative afin d'élucider les circonstances entourant la divulgation des photos d'un individu en conflit avec la loi, et d'établir la responsabilité disciplinaire en cas de dépassements ou manquements de la part des fonctionnaires de la police. Les services de la préfecture de police de