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A movement of «young Royalists» interrupts one of the marches in Jerada

A movement of «young royalists» has joined the Hirak popular movement in Jerada. «The sit-in organized on Monday, January the 1st, and taking place in Al Amal square has been interrupted by five individuals from Hassi Belal», Said Al Manjami told Yabiladi. «Carrying national flags and photos of King Mohammed VI, they denounced the marches and accused protesters of sowing seeds of sedition. The intervention of some young people from the Hirak movement quickly put

Morocco : Four journalists to appear in court for publishing confidential information

Four Moroccan journalists and a member of the House of Councilors will appear in court for distributing confidential information, reports EFE. Mohamed Ahaddad, a journalist for Al Massae, as well as another defendant, told the Spanish news agency that the names of the three others involved are : Abdelhaq Lachgar, journalist for the daily newspaper Akhbar Alyaoum, as well as Kaoutar Zaki and Abdelah Sujair, from the online newspaper Aljarida24.ma. They will be tried January 25th at Rabat court

Twenty-seven Moroccans on FIFA's list of international referees for 2018

FIFA has published the list of the international referees suggested for 2018 including 27 Moroccans proposed by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), announced Tuesday the governing body of the national football on its official website, as reported by MAP news agency. The list includes Redouane Jiyed, Hicham Tiazi, Noureddine El Jaafari, Samir Kazaz, Adil Zourak, Reddad Daki and Karim Sabry in the football category. Redouane Achik, Hicham Ait Abbou, Yahya Nouali, El Hassan Azgaou,

Germany : Far-right MP investigated over anti-Muslim tweets

Beatrix von Stroch, a German politician who served as Deputy Leader of the Alternative for Germany since July 2015 and Member of the Bundestag since September 2017, had her Twitter and Facebook accounts deactivated on New Year’s Eve, for calling Muslim men violent and barbaric, reports the German TV channel DW news. On New Year’s Eve, the Cologne police posted a message in Arabic on Twitter, wishing every a happy new year. The tweet did not obviously please the German MP who

Ouarzazate : A Moroccan national arrested for kidnapping and wounding an American woman

A Moroccan national was arrested on Monday, 1st of January, for allegedly kidnapping and wounding an American woman, said a statement issued by the General Directorate for National Security (DGSN ). On Monday afternoon, the Ouazazate National Security Services received a phone call from a man living in Sale who indicated that he was sent an email from a U.S. citizen he knew. Through her message, the woman claimed that she was abducted and subjected to violence by an individual in a house

CHAN-2018 : The training camp of the Atlas Lions has started on Monday

The training camp for local players expected to participate to the next CHAN-2018, a biennial football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) exclusively featuring players from the respective national championships, held in Morocco from the 13th of January to the 4th of February, has started on Monday, said the Royal Moroccan Federation in a statement. The manager of the national team, Jamal Sellami, had called 26 footballers to take part in

New York : A Moroccan woman assaulted by a group of teenagers for wearing a Hijab

A group of teenage girls has attacked a 51-year-old Moroccan veiled woman in downtown Brooklyn on Friday evening, the police said as reported by CBS News. The woman identified as Souad Kirama was at a restaurant where the assault occured. «They attacked me, beat me up and people were just standing there, watching me be beat up, called a 'terrorist' and nobody did nothing. Nothing. Nobody stood up for me», said the woman in a Facebook live video, said the same source. According to

Morocco dismantles gang involved in illegal emigration, kidnapping and extortion

The royal gendarmerie has dismantled a gang involved in illegal emigration to Europe via Libya, and in the kidnapping of candidates, extortion, illicit financial transactions and money laundering, said, Friday, a statement by the royal gendarmerie. Investigations, which started in September 2017 after the arrest by the royal gendarmerie in the city of Beni Mellal of two organizers of illegal emigration, revealed the involvement of a large network operating at national and international

France: A physician fired from a hospital, loses in court

The request of a trainee doctor practicing at the Saint-Denis hospital center, sacked in February 2014 because of his beard deemed religiously ostentatious, was rejected by the Administrative Appeal Court of Versailles, in a decision issued December the 19th, indicates AFP. However, the court ruled that «growing a beard, even a long one, can not alone constitute a sign of religious affiliation». It is only in the presence of some «elements justifying that it actually

Aeronautics : Morocco targets MAD 26 bln of turnover and 23K new jobs by 2020

Morocco's aeronautics industry aims to reach 26 billion dirhams of turnover and create 23,000 new jobs by 2020, said minister of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital Economy, Moulay Hafid Elalamy. «We are confident that the goals set for the aeronautics sector will be met: to create 23,000 new jobs, reach 26 billion dirhams of turnover and double the local integration rate to 35% by 2020,» Elalamy told MAP. The minister pointed out that manufacturers, encouraged by the momentum

The number of migrants entering Spain by sea in 2017 tripled because of Moroccans and Algerians arrival

The arrival of Moroccans and Algerians has tripled the number of migrants crossing the sea to enter Spain in 2017, AFP reports quoting the Spanish Commission for Refugees. «21,500 people arrived by sea on Spain’s southern shores between January 1 and December 20» compared to 6,046 in 2016, said the International Organization for Migration (IOM), an intergovernmental organization that provides services and advice concerning migration to governments and migrants. The number of

Maneuvers led by Polisario reflect its dismay, according to El Khalfi

The maneuvers led by the Polisario reflect its dismay and the dislocation of its ranks as a result of the successive victories accumulated by Morocco in defending its territorial integrity, said, Thursday in Rabat, minister delegate for Relations with Parliament and Civil Society, government spokesperson, Mustapha El Khalfi. Speaking at a press briefing following the weekly cabinet meeting, held under the chairmanship of the head of government, El Khalfi stressed that Morocco is now advancing

OCP and Adnoc sign a sulphur supply agreement

OCP Group, a Moroccan company, has signed a long-term agreement to receive sulphur supplies from the Abu Dhabi National Oil company (ADNOC), a state-owned Emirati firm, reports the National. Adnoc, known as the world’s largest producers of sulphur and which supplied OCP with 2 million tones of the same compound last year had agreed with the Moroccan company to «consider a gradual increase of the contracted volumes of granulated sulphur through 2025», explains the same

France : Four months suspended sentence for the Moroccan who forced his way into the royal cortege

A court in Meaux, a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Ile-de-France region in Paris, France, sentenced on Wednesday,  27th of December, a Moroccan national to four suspended months in prison for «puting the lives of others in danger», reports Le Parisien daily newspaper. The Moroccan driver’s driving license has also been suspended. The defendant was tried on the 20th of December «for having forced his way into King Mohammed VI’s royal cortege

Tarifa : A Moroccan minor found underneath a coach coming from Tangier

The Spanish National Police found near the port of Tarifa, a small town in the province of Cádiz, Andalusia, on the southernmost coast of mainland Spain, a Moroccan teenager who was hidden underneath a coach coming from Tangier, says El Pais quoting a communiqué issued by the Spanish police. «The place where the boy had been hiding was a very difficult access area and, because of the child's physical characteristics, helping him get out was complicated», the same

Royal Air Maroc extends its fleet by ordering 4 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners

The Royal Air Maroc (RAM), the Moroccan national carrier, as well as the country's largest airline, has announced that it is expanding its international service purchasing 4  787-9 Dreamliners – valued at $1.1 billion, said a communiqué sent on Wednesday by Boeing, an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, and satellites worldwide. The carrier headquartered in Casablanca had previously made an order for

Niger reiterates support for Morocco's request to join ECOWAS

Niger reiterated on Tuesday its support for Morocco's request to join the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). In a joint statement issued at the end of the 4th Morocco-Niger Joint Committee, held on Dec. 25-26 in Rabat and co-chaired by foreign minister Nasser Bourita and his Nigerien counterpart Ibrahim Yacoubou, the two parties underlined the importance of regional integration between Morocco and West African states, adding that the Nigerien side reiterated its support for

Al-Quds status : Trump administration to make significant cuts in its United Nations budget

Nikki Haley, the current United States Ambassador to the United Nations, announced on Tuesday, 26th of December, that the American government is cutting a significant amount of its UN budget obligations. In a statement issued by the US mission to the UN, it has been indicated that the next year’s budget will be missing $ 285 million. «We will no longer let the generosity of the American people be taken advantage of», said Haley. This measure comes five days after the UN