Four groups of councilors (WFP, Istiqlal, MP and PJD) have questioned the government this afternoon on the conditions of Moroccan migrants detained in Libya. In the absence of the Minister responsible for Moroccans Residing Abroad and migration, who is in Tunisia, Mustapha El Khalfi answered the questions asked by the MPs. The Minister of Relations with the Parliament, spokesman for the government recalled that for the department of Abdelkrim Benatiq this file is a
La chambre criminelle de première instance chargée des crimes financiers près la cour d'appel de Rabat a condamné, lundi soir, l'ancien directeur général de l’Agence nationale de l’assurance maladie (ANAM), Hazim Jilali à 10 mois de prison ferme, et l'ancien journaliste de la première chaîne de la télévision nationale, Mustapha Labied à 6 mois de prison ferme pour leur implication dans une affaire de
La chambre criminelle près la cour d'appel de Rabat chargée des crimes financiers a condamné, lundi, un ancien président de la commune de Marchouch, relevant de la province de Khémisset, à 6 mois de prison ferme pour corruption, assortis d'une amende de 500 dirhams. L’ancien président de la commune de Marchouch était poursuivi pour corruption pour avoir demandé des sommes d’argent pour l’accomplissement
The hearing of Hirak members at the Casablanca Court of Appeal has just resumed as Nasser Zefzafi joined the courtroom, reports Medias 24. The leading Hirak figure was «urgently» transferred to Ibn Rochd hospital on Tuesday morning, 5th of December. A source at the hospital told Medias 24 that the doctor diagnosed Zefzafi with hypoglycemia, simply referred to as low blood pressure. This was confirmed by Zefzafi himself in court. He explained that the doctor had said he was
The Spanish and Moroccan police arrested four people, on Tuesday morning, over terror links, EFE news agency reports. The arrests took place in the outskirts of Madrid, Figueras (Catalan province of Girona) and in Tangier. The four people present a significant threat on the security of the Spanish state, inciting to carry out terror attacks, indicated Spanish resources. According to the Spanish Interior Ministry, the person arrested in Tangier is a dangerous and known member of the terrorist
The United States Supreme Court has ruled on Monday, 4th of December, that a ban ordered by Donald Trump on travelers from a number of Muslim countries, known as the travel ban, could be imposed, report AFP and Reuters news agencies. Signed on December 24, the ban prohibits nationals from six countries whose population is predominantly of Muslim faith from entering the United States : Chad, Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen and Somalia. It also bans Venezuelan government officials from
The Royal Gendarmerie has a new leader and it is not General Hosni Benslimane. The latter was succeeded by on Monday by major general Mohamed Haramou who was received by King Mohammed VI, says the Royal Cabinet in a statement. The sovereign «thanked the generals Bouchaib Arroub and Hosni Benslimane for the services rendered to the Nation». «At the end of their meeting, His Majesty the King, may God assist him, decorated the generals Bouchaib Arroub and Hosni Benslimane of
Treize personnes ont été blessées, dont deux grièvement, dans l’explosion d’une petite bonbonne de gaz survenue lundi dans un café à Casablanca, apprend-on auprès des autorités locales de la préfecture des arrondissements de Ben M’sik. L’explosion a eu lieu dans un café sis boulevard 6 novembre relevant de la zone de Ben M’sik, précise-t-on de même source, ajoutant que les personnes
The clashes that erupted on November 25 between sub-Saharan migrants and residents of Derb El Kebir neighborhood in Casablanca are finally making it to the House of Representatives. The weekly session of oral questions this afternoon was marked by the partial intervention of an MP from the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM). He openly accused «the 850 migrants staying at the Oulad Ziane bus station and the Omar Beggar football field» of «forming criminal gangs». The
The Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa arrived in the Rabat-Salé airport on Monday for a two-day working visit to Morocco. Upon his arrival Mr. António Costa was greeted by his Moroccan counterpart, Saâdeddine El Othmani. The Portuguese Prime Minister was received by the Minister of State for Human Rights, Mustapha Ramid, Minister of Energy, Mines and Sustainable Development, Aziz Rebbah, Minister Delegate to the Head of Government, in charge of the Reform of