Rabbi Haim Pinto Hagadol left Agadir to study in Essaouira. In the port city he rubbed shoulders with two powerful rabbis, who knew that he would become a saint. His Hiloula is celebrated every September.
In the absence of a Moroccan official delegation, the Justice and Charity Group and the Unity and Reform Movement attended an Islamic summit in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur. The latter was marked by tensions between Riyadh and Ankara.
In its recent report on European drug markets, the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction addressed innovations in drug production and trafficking methods for all drugs. The survey cites the involvement of Moroccan organized crime groups in the trafficking of cannabis resin and cocaine.
Since his arrest last week in Dubai, the extradition of alleged criminal Ridouan Taghi has opened a new chapter in the diplomatic crisis between Morocco and the Netherlands. Ties between the two countries were marked in the past by similar issues.