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Morocco seeking business opportunities with the UK after Brexit

Andrew Parmley Lord Mayor of the City of London arrived to Morocco this week to boost the bilateral relations between the two kingdoms. Received by senior Moroccan officials, the representative of the UK financial districts visited Casablanca's Stock Exchange headquarters as part of a tour of North Africa. He sat with businessmen to discuss the reinforcement of trade in the region after Brexit. According to Buzzfeed news, Parley is leading a delegation that looks forward to promoting business

Fes : 17 students arrested after clashes with police

Clashes broke out between police and University of Fes students on Thursday and 17 protesters were arrested as a result. Security forces members and students faced off at the students' residences, with protesters using force and throwing rocks at authorities. Local authorities indicated that during the clash, members of the police were injured and were later taken to the hospital. The police intervened to disperse the students who tried to organize an illegal sit-in Thursday morning to discuss

After Cuba, the royal family heads to Florida on vacation

King Mohammed VI accompanied with Lalla Salma, Moulay El Hassan and Lalla Khadija left the capital of Cuba heading to Florida Miami. The news was announced by Emilio T Gonzalea director of Miami airport who tweeted on Thursday the arrival of the royal family to the international city. Welcomed HRH King Mohammed VI of Morocco and his party to @iflymia today aboard this beautiful Saudi Arabian B747SP. pic.twitter.com/dSbWRF9Vyx — Emilio T Gonzalez (@emiliotgonzalez) 13 avril 2017 As

Turkey hands to Moroccan authorities the fourth suspect in Merdas murder

The fourth suspect in the MP Merdas case was deported on Thursday by Turkish authorities and retrieved by Moroccan police. The accused is the nephew of the first suspect accused of shooting and killing the former Moroccan member of the parliament Abdellatif Merdas as he was getting ready to leave his car outside his house in Casablanca on the 7th of March. The national security services released a communiqué today explaining that the suspect had a criminal record and that he

A girl’s body found dead in Taroudant

Local authorities of Taroudant province announced on Wednesday the discovery of a girl’s corpse. The lifeless 5 year-old's body was found in a field located in Douar Jdid in Ahmar Laglalcha region, she had signs of violence in her head. Members of the royal gendarmerie of Taroudant on Thursday identified and arrested the suspect who is 19. The young man admitted that he beat the girl’s head with a rock to death. The suspect was placed under custody for investigation purposes

Saad Lamjarred released under house arrest

The Moroccan singer, Saad Lamjarred has been released under house arrest today nearly six months after he was jailed for raping and violating a 20 year-old French girl. The 32 year old singer will be «released today and he will have afterwards to wear an ankle monitor», said Eric Dupond-Moretti lawyer of Saad Lamjarred to Yabiladi. According to a Huffington Post Maroc article, Saad Lamjarred, «won’t be able to leave France» and will be confined by authorities to

Saad Lamjarred recent trial news

Arrested in October 2016 in Paris, Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred is still jailed in the Fleury-Mérogis prison. After his trial took place in Tuesday 11th April, the singer’s lawyer refused to disclose any of the proceedings or the verdict to the media, as Al Arabiya’s online newspaper reported. Mohamed Oumoussi, Al Arabiya journalist who witnessed the circumstances of the trial, tweeted about Eric Dupont-Moretti lawyer of Lamjarred: «Saad’s lawyer

Geert Wilders in court for discriminating Moroccans

Geert Wilders, leader of the Dutch political party PVV, is supposed to set in October for an appeal trial on his hate-speech case. The anti-Muslim politician will have to stand in court on the 24th and 26th of October to attend the hearings. The court in The Hague will subsequently make a decision on the case on the 9th of November as reported by online newspaper NLTIMES. Wilders' hate-speech crime took place in March 2014 when he made discriminating comments on Moroccans

The UN Secretary-General wants to arrange talks on the Sahara conflict

The UN Secretary-General ,Antonio Guterres, called for initiating talks between Morocco and the Polisario front in the report presented for review to the Security Council on Monday. «I intend to propose that the negotiating process be relaunched with a new dynamic and a new spirit», said Guterres as reported by Reuters. The UN report stressed on the need of bringing the two parts together and tries to find a solution for the ongoing conflicts. «For progress to be made, the

Rabat’s Museum of History and Civilization reopens

The transformation of the old Museum of archeology continues with a major and complete renovation plan. Known now as the museum of History and Civilization, the gallery will open its gates to the public today 12th of April according to a communiqué that was sent to Yabiladi. The museum went through 12 months of renovation that were paid for by the National Foundation of Museums, the organization that targets the preservation and enrichment of «the Moroccan museum

Moroccan man arrested on suspicion of planning terror attack in Germany

The police of Saxe, a region located in eastern Germany, have reportedly prevented a terrorist attack, according to Die Bild. The suspect is a 25 year-old Moroccan man who got arrested on Saturday night 8th of April in Leipzig. He was planning to attack the Russian embassy in Berlin. After hours of search, the criminal police found evidence incriminating the young man. The latter is in custody, according to the German newspaper, and information concerning his case will eventually be

SIAM 2017 : Water makes part of the 9th edition of agricultural talks

On the occasion of the 12th edition of the International Exhibition of agriculture held annually in Meknes, the 9th edition of «Assises de l’agriculture» will be organized on the 17th of April as La Vie Eco reports. These talks aim to discuss and review the Moroccan green plan on agriculture during the SIAM organized from the 18th to the 23rd of April. This assembly will bring together actors of the private and public agricultural sector to shed light on

US Missile Strike in Syria : Morocco prefers to remain silent

Morocco has not yet commented on the United States’ missile strike in Syria that took place on Friday 7th of April. The Moroccan Ministry of Foreign affairs and Cooperation has not reacted to the military order that US President Donald Trump gave in response to Syria’s alleged use of chemical weapons. Rabat did not rush to follow its allies of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain and Kuwait have all backed the US missile strike in

Morocco condemns the church terrorist attacks in Egypt

King Mohammed VI offered on Sunday his condolences and sympathies to the Egyptian president Abdelfattah Al-Sissi after the terrorist attacks that targeted on Sunday two churches in the Egyptian cities of Tanta and Alexandria. The King expressed through his message «Morocco’s strong condemnation of these criminal and coward acts that tried in a disparate attempt to threaten the security and stability of Egypt». The Islamic state claimed responsibility over the twin bomb

Guests evacuated after fire at Sofitel Hotel in Casablanca

A fire broke out, Sunday night in a sauna room (2nd floor) at Sofitel Hotel located in Sidi Belyout district Casablanca. The fire caused a column of smoke that spread to the upper floors of the hotel building. Local authorities said that emergency services intervened to evacuate clients before taking control of the fire which caused minor material damage. According to the same sources, no injuries were sustained. An investigation was initiated by the authorities in charge to determine the

Mehdi Bennani finishes third at the WTCC Marrakech race

The Moroccan racing driver, Mehdi Bennani, achieved on Sunday 9th April good results with a third-place finish in the world touring car championship race organized at Moulay El Hassan street circuit in Marrakech. Bennani made it through in Marrakech with his Citroen finishing third and led by the Argentinean driver Esteban Guerrieri who came first. The second place was obtained by the Swedish Thed Bjork followed by the Dutch Nicky Catsburg who arrived fourth winning over Tiago Monteiro

Morocco is at the bottom of Africa’s top ten football nations list

Morocco’s national team has dropped on the scale of FIFA's monthly ranking. April’s list puts Morocco in the 53rd position worldwide 10th in Africa’s top ten football nations list. Egypt’s team, who is ranked 19th in the world, tops the African region followed by Senegal second, Cameroon third and Burkina Faso in the fourth place. Nigeria (40th), Congo DR (41st), Tunisia (42nd), Ghana (45th) and Ivory Coast (48th), all made it to the list of the Top 10 football

«Zwaj El Waqt»: Ali’N Production reacts to the controversial documentary

Directed by Laila Marrakchi, the documentary produced by Ali’N and 2M has been very controversial. Being a subject of critics, one of the people participating in the documentary has claimed this week to media that he was paid to say things and deliver false pieces of information during his participation in the episode entitled «Zwaj El Waqt». In a communiqué reported Friday by Alyaoum 24, Ali’N Production denied «the accusations claiming that one of the