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Morocco’s goalkeeper Yassine Bounou extends contract with Girona

Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou expanded his contract with Spanish club Girona until 2021, reports BBC sport quoting La Liga. The player has made 17 appearances with the Spanish club in La Liga. The 27-year-old goalkeeper joined Girona in 2016 and will be extending his stay with the club for two years, the same source added. He was loaned to Atletico Madrid for four seasons and to Real Zaragoza. Born in Canada, Bounou debuted his career as a professional footballer with Wydad Casablanca

The Ceuta Government calls for the regularization of Moroccan domestic workers

The Ceuta government has once again called for the regularization of Moroccan domestic workers, who cross the border daily, reports on Saturday the Spanish press agency Europa Press. It was declared that the procedures must be carried out by the inhabitants of the city using «cross-border domestic employees». And added that only 1 300 are reported, barely a third of the total figure. This fact was denounced by the Association for Human Rights in Andalusia (APDHA), in its report

Two Moroccan nationals injured in an explosion in Paris

Two Moroccan nationals were wounded in an explosion that occurred Saturday morning in a Paris bakery, Moroccan diplomatic sources told MAP news agency. The two Moroccan tourists have been transferred to Pitié Salpêtrière University hospital, where one of them is expected to undergo a surgery, the same source said. Moroccan diplomatic officials visited the two wounded Moroccans in the hospital. The two Moroccans, one of whom was accompanied by his wife and child, were

Imlil Killings : Hundreds of mourners attend Louisa Jespersen's funeral in Denmark

Hundreds of people, including Denmark's Prime Minister attended on Saturday, January 12th, the funeral of Danish backpacker Louisa Vesterager Jespersen who was killed, December the 16th, alongside her Norwegian friend Maren Ueland in Morocco, reports AFP. The funeral was held in a small church in Denmark to mourn the 24-year-old student decapitated in a terror attack near Imlil, a small village in the high Atlas Mountains of Morocco. The 45-minute service for Louisa was held, according to the

Moroccan man sentenced to prison after trying «to preserve Muslim civilization» in Spain

A Moroccan man who lives in Huelva (southern Spain) was sentenced to two years in prison, reports El Espanol on Saturday. The 33-year-old man was charged of «inciting terrorism and planning a terrorist attack», the same source says. The detainee went on extremist forums between 2013 and 2014, where he published «various messages glorifying terrorist attacks and asking for military and financial aid». In 2014, the Moroccan man declared in a forum that he needs money to

Morocco elected president of AU special technical committee for trade

Morocco was elected, on Friday in Addis Ababa, as president of the Special Technical Committee for Trade, Industry and Mining Resources of the African Union. The position will be assumed as of Friday by Secretary of State for foreign trade Rokaya Derham. «On behalf of the government of the Kingdom of Morocco, I am very pleased to take part as President in the Second Ordinary Meeting of the Special Technical Committee for Trade, Industry and Mining Resources», said

Imlil murders : A British-Swiss national arrested in Morocco

A man with dual British and Swiss citizenship was arrested Thursday (January 10) in Morocco in connection with the murder of the two Scandinavian tourists, indicates online media Swissinfo.ch. The Swiss Federal Police (Fedpol) has indeed confirmed the announcement of this arrest, first published by news website Le360. The extent of his role in the murders has not yet been revealed. According to Le360, the suspect was arrested in Temara by the Central Bureau for Judicial Investigations (BCIJ)

Beji Caid Essebsi invites King Mohammed VI to the next Arab League Summit

Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita received, Thursday in Rabat, secretary of state for foreign affairs Sabri Bachtobji, emissary of Tunisian president Beji Caid Essebsi, carrying a message for King Mohammed VI. In a statement to the press after the meeting, Bachtobji said that he handed Bourita a message from the President of the Tunisian Republic sent to King Mohammed VI to attend the Arab League Summit scheduled late March in Tunis. He added that the talks with Bourita touched on bilateral

King Mohammed VI pardons 783 people on Independence Manifesto Day

King Mohammed VI pardoned 783 people on the occasion of the Independence Manifesto Day, celebrated on January 11, Justice Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. The detained beneficiaries of the pardon are 570 : 4 inmates benefited from the pardon over their remaining prison sentences, 552 prisoners had their prison terms reduced, 13 inmates' life sentences commuted to limited prison terms and one inmate had his death penalty commuted to life sentence. The free beneficiaries of the pardon

Morocco notifies the UN about the Polisario military drill in Amhereez

Morocco has informed the United Nations about the recent military drill conducted by the Polisario in Amhereez, said the government spokesperson Mustapha El Khalfi in a press briefing held Thursday, January the 10th. «All irregularities committed by the separatist entity are monitored», stated Mustapha El khalfi. The minister added that «the Polisario’s provocations are fruitless» and will be faced with the UN. The official stressed that the Polisario’s

American furniture designer Richard Frinier launches a Moroccan-inspired line

American furniture, textile and industrial designer Richard Frinier has signed a Century Furniture line, inspired by Moroccan architecture, naming it «Tangier». According to Furniture Today, the designer of award-winning interior and exterior furniture relied on the Moroccan culture to design a line of «outdoor furniture with chairs, modular sectional, chaise, ottoman and teak tables». «The Tangier collection embodies a strong sense of place capturing the

Police seize more than 15 tons of Cannabis resin Wednesday in Tangier

A total of 15.244 tons of cannabis resin was seized Wednesday by policemen in Tangier, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) said Thursday. The drug was found on board a Morocco-registered semi-trailer truck which was spotted at the Boukhalef neighbourhood in Tangier, the source added in a statement. This operation is part of the ongoing investigations conducted by Tangier’s Prefectural Police Department, in coordination with the General Directorate for Territorial

Moroccan man expelled by Denmark will be fairly treated, Rabat’s ambassador to Copenhagen says

Extradited by the Danish authorities on Friday, January the 4th, Moroccan national Said Mansour who is involved in the 2003 Casablanca terrorist attack «will be fairly treated» by the authorities in the Kingdom, announced Morocco’s ambassador to Denmark. In a letter sent Wednesday, January the 9th, Moroccan ambassador Khadija Rouissi confirmed that Mansour is being held in custody in the Kingdom after he was denaturalized and expelled by Copenhagen, reports Denmark’s

Share of renewable energy in national electricity mix reached 35% at the end of 2018

The share of renewable energy in the national electricity mix reached 35% at the end of 2018, with an installed capacity of more than 2,965 MW, said, Wednesday in Rabat, minister of Energy, Mining and Sustainable Development, Aziz Rabbah. The ministry is working to develop an additional capacity of about 10,000 MW of renewable energy, divided into 4,500 MW solar, 4,200 MW wind and 1,300 MW hydroelectric by 2030, Rabbah noted at the opening of a media day initiated by the ministry. In order to

Tangier : Police seize significant quantity of drugs on board international transport truck

Tangier police seized, Wednesday, a large quantity of cannabis resin on board a semi-trailer truck parked in a neighborhood of the city. This operation is part of the efforts being made by national police (DGSN) to combat all forms of crime, notably organized crime, Tangier police Commissioner Mohamed Ouhtit told the press, adding that the quantity of drugs seized was hidden in the trailer of a truck parked in the Boukhalef neighborhood. According to Ouhtit, this operation is taking place in

Ending the crisis in Libya depends on ensuring adequate security conditions, says Bourita

The political settlement of Libya's long-standing crisis depends on ensuring adequate security conditions, said, Tuesday in Cairo, minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nasser Bourita. Speaking at a press briefing after talks with his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry, Bourita stressed that the security aspect is of paramount importance for the success of any political solution to the Libyan crisis, calling for greater attention to be paid to this issue. He added that

A Moroccan man points gun at the passengers of a bus in Italy

A 20-year-old Moroccan national threatened a bus’s passengers with a gun in Reggio Calabria, coastal city in southern Italy, reports Il Giornale on Wednesday. The man boarded the bus and threatened to kill an Indian citizen. Worried by what happened, the vehicle’s staff warned the police. When police officers arrived, the Moroccan man pointed his gun at them after they managed to evacuate the bus. The man managed to escape but was arrested while carrying three other weapons and

Italy : A Moroccan woman dies in a tragic car accident

A Moroccan woman living in Italy died in a car crush that took place Tuesday, January the 8th, in Colle Val d'Elsa, a commune in central Italy, reports Radio Siena. According to the same source, the 32-year-old woman was transferred to the Campostaggia hospital immediately after the accident took place but she surrendered to her injury hours later. Her car was hit by another one that was driven by a 32-year-old individual from Certaldo. The crash was very strong that the woman’s