Morocco dismantles an eight-member terror cell in Tangier and Oued Zem

The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) dismantled on Thursday a pro-ISIS terror cell made up of eight people who were operating in the cities of Oued Zem and Tangier, the Interior ministry announced. Investigations revealed that the members of this cell were looking for raw materials used for manufacturing explosive devices and belts with the aim of carrying out terrorist operations against sensitive sites in several Moroccan cities as part of ISIS terror agenda, the source

Maroc : De nouveaux sites et monuments historiques en cours d’inscription au patrimoine national

Le ministère de la Culture et de la communication a récemment publié une série de décisions visant à inscrire un ensemble de sites, monuments historiques, paysages, écrits, artefacts et autres sur la liste du patrimoine en vue de leur protection et préservation. Parmi ces monuments figurent Hammam El Bali, monument archéologique datant de l’ère des Mérinides, et Hammam Jarda, considéré comme un

Police arrests a driver who attempted to ram soldiers in France

On Thursday morning, a stolen car tried to ram French soldiers near Varces (Isère), reports Le Dauphiné libéré, quoting sources close to the file. No one was injured in the attempted attack, said the same source, adding that the police is looking for the assailant who is on the run. Quoted by the newspaper, the public prosecutor in Grenoble, Jean-Yves Coquillat, said that «we must remain cautious regarding the motives of the attacker». An investigation

Jerada : Talks between the police and Hirak members to be launched Thursday

Discussions between the police and Hirak members in Jerada will start Thursday, 29th of March. «Since the creation of the Hirak dialogue committee, high ranked police officers in the region wanted to immediately start the meeting yesterday», said a source from Jerada to Yabiladi. The meeting did not take place at the end of the day. The Hirak movement representatives refused to go to Oujda in order to attend the meeting. For the record, members of the Hirak movement in Jerada

Entre 600 000 et 700 000 personnes touchées par l'épilepsie au Maroc

Le pourcentage de la population marocaine touchée par l'épilepsie est compris entre 3 et 5%, soit entre 600 000 et 700 000 personnes à travers tout le royaume, a indiqué jeudi à Rabat, le président de la Fondation Hassan II pour la prévention et la lutte contre les maladies du système nerveux, Abdeslam Elkhamlichi. A l’occasion de la tenue d’une session de formation postdoctorale aux profits de chirurgiens sur les crises

Algeria’s Belloumi offered to be ambassador for Morocco’s World Cup bid

Algeria’s best football player of all time Lakhdar Belloumi has reportedly been offered to be the 2026 World Cup ambassador for Morocco, reports Wednesday TSA quoting the Algerian TV channel Ennahar. Belloumi who was a former football player and manager has refused the Kingdom’s proposal at the begining and requested to get his country's blessing before giving his final word.  «The republic’s presidency has accepted the Moroccan request and endorsed the

Maroc : 9 morts et 6 blessés dans un accident de la route dans la Province de Chtouka Aït-Baha

Neuf personnes sont mortes alors que six autres ont été blessées à différents degrés dans un accident de la route survenu jeudi vers 7h du matin sur la route provinciale reliant les communes de Biougra et d'Aït Amira au niveau du Douar Rjila, rapportent les autorités locales de la province de Chtouka Aït-Baha. Cet accident est dû à une collision entre une camionnette de transport d'ouvriers agricoles et un car de transport

Insolite : Feux d’artifice évité à Guerguerate

Que font des millions de pétards dans un camion entre la Mauritanie et le Maroc, dans une zone sous haute tension après les provocations des milices du Polisario ? Les services de douanes au poste frontalier de Guerguerate, dans la province d’Aousserd, ont dû être surpris par la cargaison du véhicule lors de son passage au scanner.  En collaboration avec les autres services de sécurité, les douanes ont déjoué,

Morocco's National Investment Company changes its name to Al Mada

The National Investment Company (SNI) announced on Wednesday, 28th of March that it is changing its name to Al Mada. SNI's Board of Directors met on the same day and voted for renaming the firm. The SNI’s international activities contribution to its net income has reached 26% in 2017 against 11% in 2013. The large private Moroccan holding company mainly owned by the Moroccan Royal family is intending to increase its international presence, said a press release issued by the company

Twenty Moroccan nationals rescued off Spanish coast

The Spanish maritime rescue services rescued, Wednesday 28th of March, twenty Moroccan migrants who were carried by a boat, said EFE. They were heading to the Tarifa coast, Spain but got later transferred to Ceuta. Tarifa Regional Maritime Rescue & Coordination Center (Cádiz province) has been alerted that a boat was sailing at the Strait of Gibraltar’s territorial waters, a spokesman for the maritime rescue services told EFE. The boat was located at 4:30 am, about