A Moroccan national suspected of being a religious extremist has been expelled by the Italian authorities for the second time, says IANS quoting the Italian Interior Ministry on Wednesday. The suspect was deported before and managed to re-enter Italy through a 10-day-visa, says the same source. The 44-year-old man was arrested in Como, a city in northern Italy and was expelled via a flight from Venice, said the ministry. He was able to return to Italy on a 10-day visa to attend a court
Delegate-Minister for General Affairs and Governance Lahcen Daoudi presented his resignation Wednesday, 6th of June, in an extraordinary meeting held the same day by the Justice and Development Party (PJD) and headed by Prime Minister Saadeddine El Othmani. The meeting was to discuss Daoudi's participation to a sit-in organized last night in front of the parliament by Central Danone's employers, who protested against a viral boycott campaign targeting the products of their company. In a
Plusieurs projets de développement socio-économique ont été lancés, mardi à Jerada, en vue d'impulser une dynamique de développement dans la province et assurer une relance économique créatrice d'emploi en faveur de ses habitants. Ainsi, le wali de la région de l'Oriental et gouverneur de la préfecture d’Oujda-Angad, Mouad El Jamai, accompagné du gouverneur de la province de Jerada, Mabrouk Tabet et du
The European Police Office (Europol) is planning to cooperate with third countries to fight against terrorism and organized crime, says the European Union (EU) in a communiqué released Tuesday, June the 5th, and relayed by Chinese press agency Xinhua. The Council of the European Union has agreed on a proposal that aims to strengthen Europol’s role inside and outside the regional union. The European Commission will start discussions with eight countries namely, Morocco, Algeria,
The funeral of Bayazid Bourequat, a Moroccan-French national who survived the Tazmamart secret prison, will take place on Thursday, 7th of June, a member of El Manouzi family said on Wednesday. Bayazid-Jacques Bourequat, held for 19 years in prison with his two brothers Midhat-René and Ali-Auguste, will be buried at the cimetière parisien de Thiais at around 2pm according to Banali El Manouzi. The Bourequat brothers, arrested in 1973 to survive the Tazmamart secret
In a Facebook post, the Illegal Immigration Agency, Tripoli branch, announced that 14 illegal migrants from Morocco have been repatriated on Tuesday, 5th of June, to their country via the Mitiga International Airport in Tripoli, in Libya. Photos posted by the agency showed the Moroccan nationals getting on a plane that is heading to Tunis–Carthage International Airport and then to Mohammed V airport in Casablanca. According to the Agency, the repatriation process of Morocco
Centrale Danone’s workers took their anger and worries on Tuesday night to the streets of Rabat, organizing a sit-in after they lost their jobs because of the viral boycott campaign launched by consumers since April, reports Reuters. Almost 2,000 people stood yesterday in front of the parliament with their banners, calling Moroccans to put an end to the boycott that is targeting the French company’s Moroccan subsidiary, mineral water company Oulmes and the country’s leading
L’ambassade de France à Rabat a été déclarée Ambassade verte, en cette Journée mondiale de l'environnement. Une démarche globale et progressive de réduction de l’empreinte environnementale des représentations diplomatiques françaises à l’étranger. La cérémonie a été tenue en présence de l'Ambassadeur de France au Maroc, Jean-François Girault et du
Ce mardi matin, jour où les épreuves du baccalauréat ont débuté, les services de la police judiciaire du district provincial de sûreté de Fqih Besalah ont arrêté, neuf personnes pour leur implication présumée dans des actes de fraude aux examens du baccalauréat, indique un communiqué de la Direction générale de la sûreté nationale (DGSN). Les premières investigations
The High Commission for Planning (HPC) states that the Moroccan economy grew by 4.1% in 2017 compared to 1.1% in 2016, mainly due to the significant increase in agricultural activity. In its briefing note on the provisional national accounts for 2017, the HPC notes that this rise was also driven by household final consumption and foreign demand, within controlled inflation and a reduction in the national economy's financing requirement. In this regard, the HPC points out that the added value