Les services du district de police de Hay Hassani à Casablanca ont interpellé vendredi soir trois individus, dont un aux multiples antécédents judiciaires, pour leur implication présumée dans une affaire d'enlèvement, de séquestration et de viol avec violence. Les services de sécurité avaient été contactés par trois personnes, dont deux filles qui affirmaient avoir été attaquées par
A Moroccan man was sentenced to one year in prison for «offering sexual services on Snapchat», reports online newspaper Gulf News. A lieutenant at Dubai Police’s Cybercrime section stumbled upon the man’s profile while on a cyber-patrol mission, says the same source. On the spot the man in question confessed to having «created a Snapchat account, published pornographic photos and promoted prostitution with men,» said the same source. The Dubai Court of
The sister of King Philippe of Belgium, Princess Astrid, is expected to visit Morocco from the 25th to the 30th of November, announced Friday the Belgian Royal Palace. In an economic mission to Morocco, Princess Astrid will visit, along with several federal and regional ministers, the cities of Casablanca, Rabat and Tangier, says DenD. She will also be accompanied by representatives of the Walloon Agency for Export and Foreign Investment (AWEX) and those of the Brussels Invest & Export
After returning the 116 migrants who forced their way into Ceuta to Morocco on Wednesday, Deputy Prime Minister of Spain Carmen Calvo reacted to the decision in a press conference, reports TVE. The Spanish Socialist Workers Party politician said that people should make a difference between land and sea illegal migration. «Legally, it is very different to save someone at the sea, in a situation of humanitarian emergency, and expel someone who is violently attacking your
Du nouveau dans l'affaire de corruption pour l'obtention d'un master avec mention. La Brigade régionale de la police judiciaire de Fès a arrêté jeudi deux individus, dont un étudiant à l'Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah de Fès, pour leur implication présumée dans une affaire d'usurpation d'identité et escroquerie, indique la Direction générale de la sûreté nationale (DGSN). Cette
Samantha Marie Elhassani, known as Samantha Sally, appeared before the US federal court on Wednesday, 23rd of August, supporting ISIS. The 32-year-old woman is the widow of Moroccan jihadist Moussana Elhassani, who was killed in Syria. She has been on trial since last month for involvement in terrorism, as well as false giving false information to the FBI. Quoted by the Chicago Tribune, a statement by the US District Attorney for the North District Court of Indiana, Thomas Lee Kirsch
55-year-old Mehreen Faruqi is the first Muslim woman to be part of the Australian senate. She was elected on August the 15th as a senator, representing the New South Wales state, reports the Guardian. On Tuesday and during her inaugural speech, she delivered a strong message, denouncing institutionalized racism in Australia. «I am a brown, Muslim, migrant, feminist woman», she proudly stated. «The existence of racism, sexism and other discrimination is not new, but what has
Dutch-born Moroccan footballer Sofyan Amrabat has joined the Belgian league after his former club Feyenoord Rotterdam reached an agreement with Club Brugge on Friday, 24th of August, says the Belgian club on its website. The midfielder signed a four-year contract with the club for a 2.5 million-euro deal. The 22-year-old player joined the Dutch club Feyenoord in 2017, where he made 21 appearances and scored one goal. He played four seasons, before that, with FC Utrecht. Although he was
Le Centre culturel marocain de Montréal abrite, du 31 août au 2 septembre prochain, la deuxième édition des Journées culturelles Tijanes sous la présidence effective du Khalife général des Tidianes du Sénégal, Serigne Babacar Sy Mansour. Ces meetings des adeptes de la Tarika Tijania vivant au Canada sont organisés par le Collectif des Dahiras Tidianes de Montréal, Toronto, Québec, Sherbrooke, Ottawa,
Two people were killed and one «badly injured» in a knife attack Thursday in Trappes, a suburb west of Paris, according to France's National Police. The attacker was also killed, police said. «After the attack, he ran into a house to hide. He left shortly afterward and threatened police before being neutralized», police added. The two people who were killed were the attacker's mother and sister, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry told reporters. Interior Minister