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El Jadida : 5 football fans killed and 4 others injured in a car accident

Five football fans were killed and four others were injured in a road accident Wednesday evening near the city of El Jadida, a police source said. The accident is due to a car crash involving two light vehicles and a semi-trailer, the source added. The two cars, which were carrying fans of Difaa Hassani El Jadida, hit a semi-trailer which was parking on the roadway following a mechanical breakdown. The victims were returning from Casablanca, where their team played against Wydad. The bodies

2nd day of round table on regional dispute over the Sahara opens in Geneva

The second day of the round table on the regional dispute over the Sahara began Thursday morning at Geneva's Palace of Nations, with the participation of a Moroccan delegation led by minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nasser Bourita. The Moroccan participation in this round table, which will end Thursday afternoon, comes following the invitation sent by UNSG personal envoy Horst Köhler to Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the Polisario. The Moroccan delegation

France : Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred released on bail

Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred has been released on bail by the Aix-en-Provence Appeal Court, reports French local newspaper Var Matin. His detention is not longer justified at this stage of the investigation, said the court. Imprisoned since September the 18th, the singer had to leave Luynes prison on Wednesday, December the 5th. Indicted for «rape», the Moroccan pop star was arrested on August 26 in Saint-Tropez after a young French woman lodged a complaint against him. The

10 tons of cannabis resin caught near El Jadida

The national squad of judicial police (BNPJ) arrested, Tuesday night and Wednesday Morning, on the basis of accurate information provided by the services of the directorate general of territory surveillance, four individuals, including a woman, for their alleged implication in an international drug trafficking network, said the national police (DGSN). The operation took place near the city of El Jadida where a truck driver was caught red handed for attempting to smuggle 400 bags of cannabis

Cuba receives the Polisario’s leader one year after re-establishing ties with Morocco

Cuban President Miguel Dias-Canel received on Tuesday, December the 4th, in Havana the Polisario’s leader Brahim Ghali, who traveled to the country for a «four-day official visit», reports the Front’s «official news agency». Ghali arrived in Cuba on Sunday, accompanied with Mansur Omar «Delegate Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Latin America», Malainin Tgana «Saharawi Ambassador» in Cuba and Abdati Breika,

Round-table meeting on regional dispute over the Sahara kicks off in Geneva

A round-table meeting on the regional dispute over the Sahara started, on Wednesday, at the Palace of Nations in Geneva, with the participation of a Moroccan delegation led by foreign minister Nasser Bourita. The Moroccan delegation's participation comes following the invitation by UNSG personal envoy Horst Köhler, sent on Sept. 28 and Nov. 23, 2018, to Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the polisario. The Moroccan delegation to this round-table meeting includes Omar Hilale, Morocco's

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wants to modernize the borders with Morocco

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said, Tuesday, that the Presidents of Ceuta and Melilla Juan Jesus Vivas and Juan José Imbroda, respectively, will «strengthen and modernize» the borders separating Morocco from the two cities, says EFE. After holding two separate meetings with Vivas and Imbroda, Sanchez said he would launch this «global project» which aims to implement «complementary security measures», including the removal of barbed

Pope Francis’s top advisor to attend UN migration event in Morocco

Pope Francis’s top advisor is attending the UN sponsored summit on migration, scheduled for the 10th and 11th of December in Marrakech, reports online newspaper that focuses on news related to the Catholic Church Crux. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, December the 4th, Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, confirmed that «there will be a Holy See delegation that I myself will lead». Commenting on the United Nations Intergovernmental

Guterres urges the parties attending the Geneva round table to engage in good faith

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres «welcomes the decision of Morocco, the Frente Polisario, Algeria and Mauritania to accept the invitation of his Personal Envoy, Horst Köhler, to participate in an initial roundtable meeting in Geneva on 5 and 6 December», said Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for Guterres, in a press briefing held Tuesday. Guterres «reiterates his steadfast support to his Personal Envoy and his efforts to relaunch the negotiation process in

Moroccan authorities deplore HRW's document on pending case

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

16 people arrested for having links with a criminal network that facilitates illegal migration

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

Czech Prime Minister in Morocco for official visit

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,

Denmark to send rejected asylum seekers who have committed crimes to an island

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 assists 133 illegals Migrants from Dec. 1 to 3 North and South Morocco

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.

King Mohammed VI visits Gabonese president Ali Bongo in Rabat hospital

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

Morocco reveals the names of officials set to participate to the Geneva round table

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

Morocco's net international reserves down 6.4%

Morocco's net international reserves amounted to 223.1 billion dirhams until November 23, 2018, recording a 6.4% year-on-year decrease, Morocco's central bank (Bank Al-Maghrib) said. During the week of November 22-28, Bank Al-Maghrib injected 75.3 billion dirhams. As for the interbank rate, it remained at 2.28%, the source added in a press release. During the same period, the Dirham appreciated by 0.47% against the Euro and depreciated by 0.68% against the Dollar.

King Mohammed VI congratulates Raja Casablanca over winning CAF Confederation Cup

Following the winning by the Raja Casablanca of the CAF Confederation Cup, King Mohammed VI held a phone conversation with president of the club Jawad Ziyat, coach of the team Juan Carlos Garrido and team captain Badr Banoun to extend his heartfelt congratulations over this win. During this phone call, at the end of the game that took place at Martyrs Stadium in Kinshasa against Congo's AS Vita Club, the monarch tasked the president, the coach and the team captain to convey his congratulations