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Unemployment rate falls to 10 percent in Morocco, says planning agency

Unemployment rate in Morocco was decreased to 10 percent by the end of September, after it reached 10.6 percent last year, said Reuters quoting the planning agency. 64,000 people are unemployed in the Kingdom, said the same source, adding that the country created 122,000 jobs in 2017 as compared to the year before when it only provided 89,000 job opportunities. «Services created 98,000 jobs followed by industry and handicrafts with 19,000», says the British news agency, indicating

The president of Ceuta wants to expel Moroccan unaccompanied minor migrants

President of the autonomous city of Ceuta, Juan Jesus Vivas, wants to return unaccompanied minor migrants to Morocco, says EFE. He wants to strengthen collaboration with Morocco to limit the problems associated with unaccompanied minor migrants in the enclave. Speaking to reporters, Juan Jesus Vivas said that this case is at the heart of the government’s agenda, adding that it is «primordial to boost collaboration means to prevent issues related to the presence of these minors in

Said Taghmaoui to star next to Keanu Reeves in the new «John Wick» film

Moroccan-French actor Said Taghmaoui is to join the cast of American media franchise «John Wick 3», which is being currently shot in Morocco, reports Huffpostmaghreb. The information was made public by Taghmaoui through his Twitter account. He posted a photo of himself next to Canadian actor Keanu Reeves, who is starring at the movie. American actress Halle Berry, is also taking part in the movie, she was spotted, October, with Keanu Reeves in Essaouira where they are staying to

Royal Navy assists 136 would-be immigrants off Tangiers and Al Hoceima

Two units of the Royal Navy, on patrol mission in Moroccan territorial waters, provided assistance this Saturday to 136 would-be immigrants, says a statement by the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces. «After receiving reports, on Saturday 03 November 2018, stating that would-be immigrants had ventured aboard makeshift boats off the cities of Tangier and Al Hoceima, two Royal Navy units, on patrol missions in Moroccan territorial waters, located and assisted three boats, which had on

To avoid expulsion, a Moroccan terrorist apply for political asylum in Belgium

Held currently in a center in Bruges (Belgium), Moroccan terrorist Malika El Aroud will be expelled after being convicted for terrorism, wants to prevent this decision by applying for political asylum. Belgian newspaper La Libre recalls that the woman served an eight-year sentence for financing a terrorist organization in 2002 and for recruiting fighters in the favor of the same group. The process of depriving her from the Belgian citizenship started in 2014. Refusing to reconsider her

Algeria sentences a Moroccan national to 12 years in prison for spying on the country

A court in Ain Temouchent, a province in northwestern Algeria, sentenced on Sunday, November the 4th, a Moroccan national to 12 years in prison for «spying on Algeria for the benefit of a foreign country». «His alleged associate, an Algerian man, was handed down the same prison term while a third person was acquitted of all charges», said the Algerian newspaper El Khabar. The accused was arrested on March the 23rd while taking a video of two football clubs’ fans

Tanger Med : Police seize 493,700 Ecstasy tablets

Security operations conducted on Monday morning at the Tanger Med port by the national police led to the seizure of 493 700 Ecstasy tablets, says MAP news agency. The security services have arrested three suspects, including a woman, in a Dutch-plated car, says the Directorate General for National Security (DGSN). It indicates that the operation resulted in the seizure of a huge number of Ecstasy tablets carefully hidden in a car, said the same source. An investigation has been opened to

The Algerian customs seize books that shows the Sahara as a Moroccan territory

From October the 29th to November the 10th, Algiers is hosting the 23rd edition of its annual International Book Fair (SILA). Once again, the local authorities have removed books edited in Morocco, stating that they contain maps showing the Sahara as a Moroccan territory. «Dictionaries have been removed because they contain forbidden maps», a senior Algerian official told Annahar TV. It is not the first time that Algeria seize Moroccan books because of the same purpose. The

Tangier : 30 Moroccan nationals prevented from crossing the Mediterranean

The Royal Gendarmerie alongside the local authorities carried out an operation, preventing a group of Moroccan nationals from illegally crossing the Mediterranean on the 3rd of November in the Tahadart beach, near Tangier. This operation resulted in the arrest of four organizers, 30 Moroccan nationals including three girls, as well as the seizure of two inflatable boats, four vehicles used to transport migrants, eight lifejackets and five cans, says MAP. The first elements of the

Morocco arrests a Malian national suspected of being an illegal immigrant caravan organizer

Moroccan police arrested on Friday, November the 2nd, a 37-year-old Malian national suspected of being an illegal immigrant caravan organizer. According to the first elements of the investigation, the same man is involved in organizing an immigration caravan for nationals from sub-Saharan countries. Raiding two apartments rented by the suspect, the police arrested seven sub-Saharan migrants, including four men and three women, as well as the wife of the man in question. An investigation has

American film directors known as the Russo brothers to shoot a new movie in Morocco

American film directors Anthony and Joe Russo are shooting their new movie «Mosul» in Morocco, reported KFTV on Wednesday. The Iraq-set war film tells the story of an elite group of Iraqi police officers who fought against ISIS militants in 2014. The movie is directed by screenwriter Matthew Carnahan and produced by the Russo brothers. «Our writer-director Matthew Michael Carnahan was the perfect artist to depict this uniquely regional story, which champions a culture that

Moroccan-Dutch player Oussama Idrissi summoned by Hervé Renard

Moroccan-Dutch footballer Oussama Idrissi has been summoned by Morocco’s national football team to participate in the next two matches against Cameroon and Tunisia, says BBC. The information was made public by his Dutch club, AZ Alkmaar, which announced the plan of Morocco coach Hervé Renard on its platform. Born in 1996 in the Netherlands, Idrissi has presented the Netherlands at various youth levels. For the record, Morocco to face Cameroon for the Africa Cup of Nations

Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita received by the Mauritanian President

The Mauritanian president received on Friday, 2nd of November, Morocco’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Nasser Bourita, reports the Mauritanian press agency (AMI). Bourita handed down President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz a message from King Mohammed VI. The Moroccan Foreign Minister said he was «confident» in the future of the diplomatic relations between the two neighboring countries. «Important changes will be carried out thanks to the dynamic framework desired by His Majesty

Marrakech to host the region’s first Ironman 70.3 triathlon in 2019

Morocco is to host for the first time the Ironman 70.3 triathlon on October the 27th, 2019, 220 Triathlon on Thursday. The sports event will take place in Marrakech and athletes from all over the world will have to pass by several historic landmarks in the city, including the ancient medina, the Bahia Palace, the Madrasa, the Koutoubia mosque, the Jemaa el-Fnaa  Square and the Majorelle Garden, says the same source. «It is a dream come true that the iconic and internationally

Two Moroccan MPs to monitor midterm elections in the United States

A delegation from the Moroccan House of Representatives flew to the United States to monitor the country's midterm elections, to be held on Tuesday, November 6, said the institution in a statement published on its website. The delegation is part of a team that includes 100 MPs from the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the world's largest security-oriented intergovernmental organization. The Moroccan delegation is composed of Mahmed El Bakouri a National Rally of

The annual report of AMDH highlights the increasing human rights violations in Morocco

Presented Thursday in Rabat, the annual report conducted by the Moroccan Association for Human Rights, one of the biggest human rights non-governmental organizations in the Kingdom, the deteriorating human rights situation in the country. The 2017 report referred to the social protests that took place in several regions in the country, including the Hirak movement in Al Hoceima. It also addressed the heavy sentences handed down to Hirak figures, ranging from one to 20 years in prison. The NGO

Morocco uses «Mohammed VI-A» satellite to track down the Polisario, says Omar Hilale

Moroccan earth observation satellite «Mohammed VI-A» can track down the slightest movements of the Polisario, said on Wednesday the Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York Omar Hilale. Hilale welcomed the fact that the Kingdom «has been fortunate enough to use advanced technology». «Thanks to this satellite, designed on the initiative of His Majesty the King, Morocco has equipped itself with a surveillance instrument that allows us to

Austria withdraws from the UN global migration pact

The Austrian government announced Wednesday, 31st of October, that it is withdrawing from the UN pact on migration which will be formally endorsed in December, says French news agency AFP. Austria says it is opposed to this pact, like Hungary and the United States to «defend [its] sovereignty». «Austria will not join the UN migration pact… We view some points of the migration pact very critically, such as the mixing up of seeking protection with labor