Netherlands : A Moroccan national faces deportation because of his criminal record

A 22-year-old Moroccan national, living in the Netherlands, is facing deportation because of his criminal record. The young man has been sentenced in 2012 for being involved in a mob murder of a football linesman after a youth game in Almere in December of the same year, says Dutch online newspaper DutchNews. According to the same source, the Netherlands National Press Agency (ANP) reported that the Immigration & Naturalization Service (IND) had told the man two years ago that his

Expelled from Morocco a year ago, a Spanish journalist sends a letter to Mustapha Ramid

In a letter relayed by El Pueblo de Ceuta, Spanish journalist José Luis Navazo who is also the publishing director of online newspaper Correo Diplomático, addresses Moroccan Minister of State in charge of Human Rights, Mustapha Ramid. In his open letter, the journalist writes to «his dear friend Ramid» denouncing his «unexplained and surprising» expulsion from Morocco on the evening of July 25th of 2017. Navazo says he still does not know why he

Le nombre d'incendies de forêts a baissé de 60% sur les 10 dernières années

Le nombre d'incendies de forêts enregistrés du 1er janvier au 25 juillet 2018 a diminué de 55%, comparativement à la même période de l'année dernière, de 57% par rapport aux trois dernières années et de 60% par rapport à la moyenne des 10 dernières années, a souligné le Haut-Commissariat aux Eaux et forêts et à la lutte contre la désertification (HCEFLCD). Durant ces mêmes

BMCE Bank : Le résultat net part évalué à 2 MMDH en 2017

Le résultat net part du groupe (RNPG) BMCE Bank of Africa s’est situé à 2,036 milliards de dirhams (MMDH) en 2017, soit au même niveau historique atteint en 2016, selon l’édition 2017 du rapport annuel du groupe. Sur le plan des réalisations financières consolidées, le produit net bancaire s’est élevé à 13,368 MMDH en 2017 contre 12,990 MMDH en 2016, soit une progression de 3% par rapport à

Fisheries agreement : CJEU rejects a complaint filed by the Polisario Front

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) rejected on Thursday, 19th of July, a complaint lodged by the Polisario Front to put an end to the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement, concluded in December 2013. The CJEU’s decision, published on its website, dismisses the Front’s action as inadmissible. It also recalls that the Front does not have standing to act against these agreements. Moreover, the EU Court ordered Brahim Ghali to cover the court costs. For the record, the Front

Nearly 400 migrants forced their way into Ceuta

On Thursday, July 26th, nearly 400 migrants forced their way into the Spanish enclave Ceuta from the Moroccan territory, reports El Faro de Ceuta. This night has been one of the most violent ones since the beginning of 2018, says the Guardia Civil in Ceuta. The Spanish and Moroccan authorities couldn’t stop migrants attempting to enter the city, says the same source. These migrants have allegedly thrown quicklime and homemade flamethrowers on the Guardia civil. Many of them got injured

Maroc : La Chambre des conseillers adopte un texte pour faciliter la création d’entreprises

La Chambre des conseillers a adopté, mardi lors d’une séance plénière, des textes législatifs relatifs à l’organisation judiciaire, à l’industrie, au commerce et aux entreprises. Elle a approuvé à l’unanimité le projet de loi 87.17 modifiant et complétant la loi 13.99 relative à la création de l’Office marocain de la propriété industrielle et commerciale

A UN body refuses to accredit a pro-Polisario NGO

The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) refused unanimously on Tuesday, 24th of July, to accredit a non-governmental organization supporting the Polisario, responding to a request submitted by the Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, says MAP press agency. In 2010, the NGO known as the International Bureau for the Respect of Human Rights in Western Sahara submitted a request to the UN

The new fisheries agreement sparks tension in the Polisario

The new Morocco-EU fisheries agreement, initialed Monday and pending ratification, is believed to have sparked tension in the Polisario Front. Sunday, after the Kingdom and the European Union announced the end of negotiations, Sahrawi newspaper Futuro Sahara criticized the Front’s leadership for the decision taken by the two parties. In an article, the platform close to Mohamed Lamine Ould Bouhali, stated that Brahim Ghali «considers the crisis a victory that everyone should

After retiring, footballer Mounir El Hamdaoui joins an Al Hoceima club as a technical director

Moroccan international Mounir El hamdaoui has just retired. The 34-year-old joined on Tuesday Chabab Rif Al Hoceima club and will be operating as a technical director, says Dutch online newspaper Nu Sports. El Hamdaoui was playing for FC Twente before deciding to end his career as a footballer. He was playing for six different clubs, including Ajax, Willem II and Excelsior. He was also part of other clubs in Spain and the Middle East, namely Malaga, Salal and Al-Taawon clubs. Mounir El