The Moroccan authorities deplore the publishing by Human Rights Watch (HRW) of a document on a case that is still pending before the court, noting that it equates daring to discuss a matter under Morocco's judicial sovereignty. The ministerial delegation for human rights said, Tuesday in a statement, that the Moroccan authorities took note of a document issued on Nov. 30, 2018, by HRW entitled 'Morocco: Torture Suspicions Mar Mass Trial Verdicts', six months after the verdicts given on June 26
La brigade nationale de la police judiciaire a arrêté 16 personnes, mardi matin à Casablanca, Oujda, Berkane et Lâayoune charkia (Oriental), pour leurs liens présumés avec un réseau criminel qui organise l'émigration illégale, selon la Direction générale de la sûreté nationale (DGSN). Ces interventions, menées simultanément et conjointement en coordination avec le service préfectoral de
The police arrested 16 people on Tuesday morning in Casablanca, Oujda, Berkane and Laayoune Charkia, for their alleged links with a criminal network that organizes illegal migration campaigns, says the General Directorate for National Security in a communiqué quoted by MAP news agency. The raids resulted in the seizure of eight vehicles, three canoes, as well as cell phones, money transfer receipts, fuel storage containers, and large sums of money, said the same source. The first
Le globe-trotter marocain Ayad Meftahi est arrivé lundi à Dakar, dernière étape d'un périple qui l'a mené, à vélo, de la ville d'El Jadida à la capitale du Sénégal, en passant par Dakhla, sous le signe «Le Maroc au cœur de l'Afrique». A cette occasion, l'ambassade du Maroc à Dakar a organisé une réception en l'honneur du jeune globe-trotter marocain (22 ans), qui a entamé
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš arrived in Morocco on Tuesday for a two-day official visit at the head of a large delegation. Upon his arrival at the Rabat-Salé airport, Babiš was welcomed by Head of Government Saad Dine El Othmani. After reviewing a detachment that made the honors, the Czech Prime Minister was greeted notably by Minister of State for Human Rights, Mustafa Ramid, and State Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,
Foreign criminals in Denmark will be sent to an island called Lindholm, announced the country’s government. According to the Independent, a facility on the island, located 100 kilometers off the Danish coast, will be home to «rejected asylum seekers who have committed crimes and those who cannot stay in Denmark but also cannot be deported due to legal reasons». «They will not be imprisoned. There will be a ferry service to and from the island, but the ferry will
Royal Navy coastguards assisted 133 would-be migrants from 1 to 3 December onboard makeshift boats trying to reach the Canary Islands from the southern provinces of Morocco or Spain from the north of the country, a military source reported on Monday. The illegal migrants received the necessary first aid from the Royal Navy, and then transported to the various ports of Nador, Tangier, Al Hoceima and Dakhla, the same source added.
Le roi Mohammed VI, a rendu visite, lundi, au président de la République gabonaise, Ali Bongo Ondimba, à l'hôpital militaire d'Instruction Mohammed V de Rabat. Au cours de cette visite, le souverain s’est réjoui de l’état de santé du président Bongo qui évolue favorablement de jour en jour. A cette occasion, il a réitéré au chef de l’Etat gabonais ses vœux de prompt
King Mohammed VI visited on Monday, 3rd of December, Gabonese president Ali Bongo who arrived in Morocco on the 28th of November to continue his treatment, says MAP news agency. The two leaders took a photo together at the facility, which was shared by the royal palace. Ali Bongo flew to Morocco after he was hospitalized in Saudi Arabia because of a stroke, said his wife Sylvia Bongo. In a Facebook post, the Gabonese first lady wrote that her husband is traveling on Wednesday, 28th of
A Moroccan delegation will travel to Geneva to take part on Dec. 5-6 in a round table on the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said Monday. The participation of this Moroccan delegation takes place following the invitation sent by the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General Horst Köhler on September, 28, 2018, and November 23, 2018, to Morocco, Algeria, the Polisario and Mauritania, the ministry added in a