A Moroccan national arrested in Spain for stabbing a 21-year-old woman to death

A 21-year-old woman died on Monday, 13th of August, in the municipality of Durcal (Spain), after being stabbed by her partner, a 39-year-old Moroccan national, reports EFE. Around midnight, the suspect allegedly stabbed his girlfriend multiple times. He then left her body near a hospital before fleeing. The hospital’s staff called the police after they tried to save the young woman, who died forty minutes later. The Guardia Civil arrested the alleged killer minutes after his escape. The

Morocco’s insurance Wafa Assurance says its first-half profits fell by 25 percent

Wafa Assurance, Morocco’s largest insurance company, announced on Wednesday, 15th of August, that its profits are expected to fall by 25 percent in the first half of 2018, compared to the same period last year, reported Reuters Africa. The company believes that the drop is linked to insurance-related losses. According to Wafa Assurance’s estimates «profits would be about 400 million dirhams as its insurance losses hit 240 million dirhams» during the first half of the

Rabat to host the International Conference of African Civil Society in December

The city of Rabat will host the International Conference of African Civil Society (CISCA) on Dec. 18-22, Secretary General of the Parliament of the African Civil Society (PASOCI) Koffi Fiagbedou has announced. In an interview with Malian newspaper «Le Républicain» on Tuesday, Fiagbedou, who is on a mission of observation of the Malian presidential elections, underlined that the CISCA will bring together not only NGOs having the UN ECOSOC status, but also all the African

Madonna to throw a party in Marrakech, celebrating her 60th birthday

The queen of pop Madonna is reportedly celebrating her 60th birthday in Morocco, throwing a mega party in Marrakech, several media platforms reported this week. The American singer and songwriter’s birthday party is expected to take place on August the 16th, in the Kasbah Tamadot resort in Marrakech. Madonna did not officially reveal where she is holding her birthday party, but she posted on her Facebook page a picture of herself wearing Berber headpiece jewelry, a Fez and Moroccan

RAM and the Moroccan Pilots Association reach a common ground and end the crisis

After a crisis that lasted for weeks, in the middle of the holiday season, Morocco's national carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) and the Moroccan Pilots Association (AMPL) have managed to reach a common ground, announced a communiqué sent Tuesday, 14th of August, to Yabiladi. In their joint statement, RAM and AMPL stressed that they have finally concluded an agreement, tackling issues related to the situation and working conditions of the company's pilots. RAM and AMPL indicated that they

The Moroccan-plated car exploded in Marbella is allegedly linked to the Moroccan-Dutch mafia

On Monday, a Moroccan-plated car bursted into flames in the Puerto Banus resort in Marbella (Spain), after it exploded. While Spanish newspaper ABC said that the incident occurred due to an electrical short-circuit, Dutch online newspaper Boevennieuws reported, citing «reliable sources», that the vehicle in question belongs to «Nadir A.T., better known as «Rat», a member of the Moroccan-Dutch mafia. According to the same source, «four Moroccan

Spain : A Moroccan-plated car bursts into flames in a resort in Marbella

A Moroccan-plated car exploded in the Costa de Sol resort of Puerto Banus in Marbella, reports Spanish newspaper ABC on Monday, 13th of August. The vehicle (Audi Q7), suddenly took fire, bursting into flames. The area was packed with tourists, who panicked when hearing the explosion, added the Daily Mail which published videos and photos of the incident. The driver and three other passengers who are believed to be of Moroccan nationality, managed to escape the blaze unharmed. They were

The Western Sahara Resources Watch slams Soluna’s blockchain wind farm in Dakhla

Days after Blockchain company Soluna announced that it is building a 900-megawatt wind farm in Dakhla, Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW), a network organization working on the natural resource situation in Western Sahara, denounced the project. On Friday, 10th of August, the NGO slammed Soluna’s chief executive John Belizaire who was interviewed on the same by Reuters, stressing that constructing a wind farm in Dakhla «violates the rights of Sahrawi people». Speaking

Two Moroccan nationals were among the 12 farm workers killed in Italy’s fatal road crash

Two Moroccan migrant farm workers were carried in the road crash that occurred last Monday in southern Italy (city of Foggia), killing 12 people, a diplomatic source said Monday, 13th of August. A 39-year-old Moroccan man who was driving the vehicle and another 41-year-old Moroccan farm worker were killed in the accident, said the same source. The Foggia public prosecutor’s office explained that the victims did not have their IDs on them, which delayed their

Italie : Deux Marocains parmi les victimes de l'accident de la circulation au sud de l'Italie

Deux immigrés marocains figurent parmi les victimes d'un accident de la circulation, survenu lundi dernier dans la ville de Foggia, au sud de l'Italie, ayant provoqué la mort de 12 employés agricoles de différentes nationalités africaines, a indiqué une source diplomatique marocaine. Il s'agit d'un marocain, âgé de 39 ans, qui conduisait le véhicule du transport des employés, et d'un autre âgé de 41 ans,