The vehicle of the President of the Islamic Cultural Center of Quebec (CCIQ), Mohamed Labidi, was set on fire during the night of August 5th to 6th, when he was parked close to his residence, reports Radio Canada. It was a little before 1.30 am on Sunday that the incident occurred. Firefighters took about 30 minutes to control the fire and the police are still looking for one or more suspects. No person related to the event has been arrested until today. «A police investigation is
The Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in Australia organized the Embassy's Academic Week from 22nd to 28th of August, opening its doors to students from schools, universities and institutes located in Canberra. The initiative holds the objective of strengthening the Embassy’s openness to students and schools in Australia. The Moroccan Ambassador Karim Medrek gave a lecture at the Australian National University, where he shed light on the political reforms and socio-economic development
L'ambassade du Royaume du Maroc en Australie a organisé, du 22 au 28 août, «La semaine académique de l'ambassade», ouvrant ses portes aux élèves des écoles ainsi qu'aux étudiants des universités et instituts situés à Canberra. Objectif ? Renforcer son ouverture sur les établissements scolaires et académiques et son interaction avec eux. Dans ce cadre, l'ambassadeur Karim Medrek a donné
A young Moroccan national residing in Conegliano, a town and commune of the Veneto region, Italy was arrested by the police after he attempted to enter the Aviano Air Base using a fake bade, Il Messaggero said on Wednesday. The 25-year-old was driving a BMW 318 and was accompanied by two American soldiers. Although the base is geographically and tactically very important, the Moroccan man succeeded in entering it twice despite the reinforced security measures. «He used a fake
The Belgian-Moroccan preacher Tarik Chadlioui, also known as Tarik Ibn Ali, will be extradited to Spain by the Dutch authorities on the 26th on September for allegedly participating in radicalizing a group of young people, local media said on Wednesday quoting a source from the Police. Tarik Ibn Ali, who has a dual nationality namely Moroccan and Dutch, was the subject of a «lengthy investigation» conducted by the Spanish judicial authorities. According to the same source, the
The last cover of Jeune Afrique, a weekply magazine based in Paris has made headlines in Morocco. On a red background, with a green cross inspired by the Moroccan flag the Magazine wrote «Terrorism : Born in Morocco». The cover contains also photos of terrorist cell’s members who carried out the twin attacks in both Las Ramblas and Cambrils, Catalonia. On Tuesday, the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) denounced Jeune Afrique’s cover by
54 young Sahrawis who have applied for asylum in Spain ten days ago, have begun a hunger strike at Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas airport, Spain, a spokesman of those affected told Eldiario Spanish online newspaper. «We are 54 Sahrawis who have been on hunger strike since yesterday, without food and without water», stated Saad Asman, one of the asylum seekers who raised worries regarding the health of some of people who started feeling dizzy as they suffer from diabetes. Thr
A man suspected of supplying the terrorist cell that carried out the attacks in Barcelona earlier this month was arrested in Morocco, a source close from the investigation told Reuters yesterday. The arrested is suspected of giving gas canisters to the jihadists. According to the same source, «the cell accumulated around 120 canisters of butane gas at a house in a town south of Barcelona with which, police say, it planned to carry out a larger bomb attack». The man was arrested in
Two men suspected of being linked to the two terrorist attacks in Catalonia on the 17th and 18th of August were arrested in Morocco. The Spanish Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido said on Tuesday during an official visit to Rabat, reports the Spanish online newspaper Panorama, quoting AFP. «Thanks to the ongoing cooperation between the two countries, the Moroccan security services have managed to arrest two individuals linked to the attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils,» the
Cooperation between Spain and Morocco is «continuous, loyal and fruitful», declared the Spanish Interior Minister, Juan Ignacio Zoido, during a press briefing held Tuesday in Rabat attended by his Moroccan counterpart, Abdelouafi Laftit. The Spanish official said he hopes to strengthen the collaboration between the two countries to fight against terrorism. Spain is looking for improving its cooperation with the Kingdom, making it official and developing the methods of
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