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Killed in a shooting, Dutch-Moroccan rapper Feis wanted to build a well in the Kingdom

Moroccan-Dutch rapper Faisal Mssyeh, known by his stage name Feis Ecktuh, who was killed on January the 1st in a shooting, had plans for his grandparents hometown in Morocco. Last week, in an interview with Dutch newspaper Volkskrant, rapper Winnee recalled that his friend was a «patron». «Feis used to feel happy when other people were happy», he said adding that «he was more than a friend to him, he was a family member». Dutch-Moroccan rapper Faisal

Sahara : Morocco expels three Europeans

Authorities in Laayoune proceeded, Saturday, February the 16th, the expulsion of two European nationals, including a Spanish and an Italian man. Once spotted in the house of a Polisario's sympathizer, the police arrested them, interrogated them briefly and immediately sent them to the Agadir airport to fly to Spain. On Friday, February the 14th, Es-Smara police expelled a Frenchman, who had arrived a few days earlier in the city. He too was arrested while he was in the place of one of the

Hirak : Thousands of protesters rally in Brussels following the call of Nasser Zefzafi

After Hirak figure Nasser Zefzafi called people from his prison cell, in December, to organize a rally for women from the Rif, Brussels hosted on Saturday, February the 16th, a march organized to show support for Riffian women. His father, Ahmed Zefzafi attended the rally. Des milliers de manifestants ont défilé à Bruxelles ce samedi pour la libération des prisonniers politiques du Rif pic.twitter.com/6b78ySJQjs — Fouad Bouziani (@fouad_bouziani) February

National Police get a Twitter account

National police DGSN got an official Twitter account as part of its initiatives to further the openness of its services and reinforce institutional communication with the public. Aware of the importance of media coverage of security-related information in order to reinforce the feeling of security, the DGSN strives to diversify its communication mechanisms and strengthen its openness to all citizens as well as foreign tourists and residents, it said in a statement. This new approach of DGSN

OCP Kenya accuses two governmental agencies of ignoring a court’s order

OCP Kenya is once again at the heart of a new scandal with the authorities of the East Africa country. According to an article published Friday by one of the largest newspapers in Kenya the Standard, the Moroccan firm is accusing the Kenyan Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the Director of Criminal Investigation of ignoring a court’s decision. The firm believes that the two agencies must be «cited for contempt of court», for «going against orders issued by

The European Court of Human Rights endorses Said Mansour’s deportation to Morocco

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rejected an appeal filed by Morocco’s Said Mansour, who is involved in the 2003 Casablanca terrorist attack, against being deported to the Kingdom, reports Danish newspaper The Local. Mansour was recently handed down to the Moroccan authorities in Morocco, weeks before the decision was endorsed by the court. «This appears to be a thorough, well-considered decision, which we take into account», his lawyer Michael Juul

An alleged member of a terrorist cell dismantled two years ago finally arrested

A thirty-year-old man, who has alleged links with a terrorist cell dismantled two years ago, was arrested this week in Casablanca. Quoted by Le360, Arabic-language newspapers Assabah reported, Friday, that the police raided on Wednesday morning a farmers’ market in Casablanca to arrest the wanted man. The man was mentioned by the members of a terrorist cell that was dismantled by the police. In the same market, the police arrested a drug dealer.

South Africa and Namibia to co-host a solidarity conference on Western Sahara in March

South Africa and Namibia are co-hosting the Southern African Development Community (SADC) solidarity conference on Western Sahara from the 25th to the 26th of March, announced South Africa’s Foreign Minister Lindiwe Sisulu in an address made public on Wednesday. The conference is expected to take place in South Africa, revealed the same document, insisting that the event will be «demonstrating (South Africa’s) ongoing commitment to the struggle of the Saharawi

Morocco's football league to introduce VAR next season

Morocco's professional football league (Botola Pro) will introduce the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) next season, President of the Royal Football Federation (FRMF), Faouzi Lakjaa, announced Thursday in Skhirate. Speaking at a meeting with referees, coaches and presidents of national professional football clubs, Lakjaa underlined the need to introduce the VAR technology, adding that the next African Cup of Nations, to be held in Egypt, will adopt the technology from the quarter-final stage

Al Jazeera confuses Moroccan actress Loubna Abidar with Saddam Hussein’s granddaughter

Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera published on its Facebook page, Thursday, a photo of Moroccan actress Loubna Abidar, confusing her with Iraqi former President Saddam Hussein’s granddaughter. Alongside the picture, Al Jazeera’s Facebook post contained a series of details revealed by Saddam Hussein’s granddaughter on her family after Saddam’s downfall in March 2003. Al Jazeera’s post was quickly noticed by Moroccan Facebook users who recognized the

Morocco dismantles a terrorist cell close to ISIS

The Central Bureau for Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) dismantled, Friday, a five-member terrorist cell, operating in Safi, reported a communiqué issued by the Interior Ministry and sent to Yabiladi. The members of this terrorist cell are aged between 21 and 36, the same source added, indicating that one of these men had been convicted before for terror-related cases. During the arrest, BCIJ members managed to seize electronic devices and white weapons, as well as manuscripts, hailing

Nasser Bourita misses the anti-Iran conference, attended by Mohcine Jazouli

To Morocco relations with Spain seem more important than the anti-Iran conference in Warsaw, co-chaired by the United States and Poland. Indeed, Nasser Bourita, who was supposed to lead a delegation in Warsaw, stayed in Rabat to discuss means of cooperation with his Spanish counterpart Josep Borrell. The two senior officials co-chaired a joint press briefing Thursday afternoon in Rabat. «The Kingdom sent minister delegate for African cooperation Mohcine Jazouli to the Polish

Once again, Nasser Bourita denies reports on Morocco’s ambassadors in Saudi Arabia and UAE

After telling Russian press agency Sputnik, Saturday, that Morocco did not recall its ambassador in Saudi Arabia, Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita denied, Thursday, in a conference held in Rabat reports suggesting the same thing. During the conference co-chaired by his Spanish counterpart, Josep Borrell, Bourita stressed that the information published by the American press agency AP, last week, is «unfounded». The Foreign Minister said that Morocco’s ambassadors to

Failing to annul the vote on fisheries agreement, the Polisario mobilizes its supporters

After failing to hinder the vote of the European Parliament on the Morocco-EU fisheries agreement, the Polisario Front mobilized its supporters in both Strasbourg and the Sahara to denounce the adoption of the treaty. On Tuesday, and while the fisheries agreement was at the heart of a plenary session at the European Parliament, pro-Polisario activists from several European cities held a rally. Holding banners and flags, they chanted slogans «rejecting the maneuvers of the European

Lionel Messi would love to play against Morocco, Argentina's Football Association president

After the Moroccan Royal Football Federation announced that Morocco’s national team will play a friendly against Argentina in March, the president of the Argentine Football Association (AFA) Claudio Fabián Tapia said that Lionel Messi «would love to play against» the Atlas Lions. Quoted by EFE, Tapia said that the Argentinian player who captains the Spanish club Barcelona and Argentina's national team, «would definitely come to Morocco if summoned by

Six foreigners arrested in Morocco for alleged links to scam and fraud on social media

National Judicial Police Brigade arrested, Wednesday, six foreigners from Senegal, Nigeria, and Guinea, including two women, for their alleged links to a scam and fraud network on social media, say the national police (DGSN). The network members proceeded through accessing communication and chat websites using fake accounts and aliases, pretending to be European nationals willing to marry Moroccan women. They then send their victims packages supposed to contain valuable gifts, and significant

Casablanca hosted a sit-in to support Hirak detainees on Wednesday

On Wednesday, February the 13th, a sit-in was held in Casablanca to show support for Hirak detainees from both Al Hoceima and Jerada. According to several local platforms, protesters chanted slogans calling for the release of Hirak political detainees and activists and promised to keep protesting until their demands are heard. Participants also denounced the «disgraceful» condition of Hirak detainees, including that of Nasser Zefzafi. They referred to the fact that most of these

Gad Elmaleh replies to plagiarism allegations using humor, but without making his fans laugh

French-Moroccan-Canadian comic Gad Elmaleh has finally responded to plagiarism allegations, after an anonymous channel on Youtube published a video, accusing him of getting too much inspired by American standup comedians. In a video published, Wednesday, on his Twitter account, the Moroccan comedian dressed up like one of his favorite characters to address the accusations that made headlines in the last couple of weeks. Chouchou à quelque chose à vous dire