Un commissaire de police arrêté pour corruption à Salé

La Brigade nationale de la police judiciaire (BNPJ) a arrêté, mercredi, un commissaire principal de police, chef d'une circonscription à Salé, en compagnie d'un autre individu pour leur implication présumée dans une affaire de corruption. Le parquet général près la cour d’appel de Rabat avait ordonné à la BNPJ d'effectuer les investigations nécessaires suite à une plainte déposée par

UK : A Moroccan Imam arrested over links with ISIS in Birmingham

Tarik Chadlioui is among the six people arrested in Europe yesterday at the request of the Spanish authorities. The Belg-Moroccan Imam is accused of maintaining links with the «Islamic State» and encouraging individuals to engage in jihad, the Birmingham Mail said. The accused appeared before the magistrates of Westminster court to start deportation procedure. .According to the Daily Mail, the 43-year-old has a Belgian passport and lives in Birmingham with his family since 2015. He

Hirak : 40 children hospitalized after forces fire tear gas

40 children were hospitalized on Monday after security forces fired tear gas during the march that took place in Al Hoceima and Imzouren on the first day of Eid Al-Fitr. According to eyewitnesses, reported by Al Yaoum 24, these kids were sent to Mohammed VI hospital in Al Hoceima. Seniors and women were injured after using tear gas. On the other hand, the clashes with the demonstrators led to severe head and other sensitive body wounds. According to the Arabic-speaking website, there is no

Marrakech : Un détenu à la prison de l'Oudaya décède suite à un malaise

Un détenu à la prison locale de l'Oudaya à Marrakech est décédé durant son évacuation vers l'hôpital, suite à un malaise qu'il a ressenti alors qu'il s'entraînait, a annoncé la Délégation générale à l’administration pénitentiaire et à la réinsertion (DGAPR). Dans un communiqué, la DGAPR précise ce mercredi que A. L., 38 ans, purgeait une

Rocade méditerranéenne : Le Maroc et Salini Costruttori mettent fin à leur litige

Le Maroc et la société italienne Salini Costruttori S.p.A ont mis «un terme définitif» à leurs litiges découlant de l’exécution du marché pour la réalisation du tronçon de la rocade méditerranéenne entre El Jebha et Ajdir. C’est ce qu’a annoncé ce mercredi le ministère de l'Equipement, du transport, de la logistique et de l'eau. Les deux parties ont ainsi conclu un accord

«Frères d’armes, enfants de la liberté», récits de vie d’anciens combattants marocains

Fruit d’un travail mené depuis deux ans par des collégiens qui sont allés à la rencontre des anciens combattants marocains, l’ouvrage intitulé «Frères d’armes, enfants de la liberté», a été présenté mardi à Dreux (Centre-Val de Loire). Au cours de cette cérémonie, les anciens combattants marocains, comme les élèves du Collège Pierre et Marie

Italy : A Moroccan national saves a woman who set herself on fire in Turin

Anas Sabi is a Moroccan national living in Turin, bravely saved a woman who set herself on fire in front of the National Social Security Institute's office in Turin (istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale). Originally from Casablanca, the man was queuing at the door right behind the desperate woman, whose condition is critical. «I saw her set herself in fire, it was terrible», Anas told the Italian Press agency ANSA today, adding that he is «thankful to god for giving me

Belgian deputies call for the release of the Hirak detainees

The Hirak movement is at the heart of a carte blanche written by four Belgian deputies namely, Marie Arena, a European deputy, Jamal Ikabza member of Wallonia-Brussels Federation, Fatiha Saidi, and Simone Susskind member of Brussels parliament. Parliamentarians called for the release of the political detainees, La Libre reports. After having contextualized the protest movement that has been taking place for several months in the Rif region, MEPs consider it «normal» that citizens

Netherlands : A manifestation to support the «Hiark» in Utrecht

On Saturday, 24th of June at 3pm, 500 Dutch nationals of Moroccan descent gathered in Moreelsepark in Utrecht (50 km away fromAmsterdam) to support the Hirak movement, reports the Dutch online newspaper NU. The Mohcine Fikri Committee in the Netherlands organized the event. The latter is concerned about the fate of the demonstrators in the Rif region. The participants demanded for releasing «the Hirak detainees» and putting an end of «the injustice in the Rif region»,

Hirak : 50 protesters arrested on Monday’s march according to a local activist

Following the march organized on Monday, the first day of Eid Al-fitr, 50 protesters were arrested by the police according to a local rights activist, reports Reuters. 39 police officers were sent to the hospital during the latest manifestation when the two camps clashed violently. The Ministry of Justice, according to the same source did not give details about the arrests. However, Faisal Aussar, a member of the local Human Rights Association told Reuters that «police and gendarmes