The Riffian activist, Imad El Attabi, was taken to the military hospital in Rabat on Friday morning in a critical condition. Speaking to Alyaoum 24, a source from the hospital has announced today that «he has a very low heart rate» and that «he is breathing with the help of a breathing apparatus». «He is in the resuscitation room and is in a coma. His condition is critical», concludes the source. The 25-year-old Imad El Attabi, was transported on Thursday
83 people, including police officers and protesters were injured yesterday in clashes at Al Hoceima during a march that was banned by the local authorities beforehand, Al Hoceima’s prefecture said in a statement sent to Yabiladi. It also states that hundreds of people «attempted to organize a march despite its ban». «In accordance with the decision taken by Al Hoceima’s prefecture on the 17th of July 2017 regarding the prohibition of a protest march scheduled for
Moroccan banks may face trouble with potential external shocks due to their weak asset quality and high risk appetite, according to Fitch Ratings. The credit rating agency, through a report issued on the 19th of July, suggests to reevaluate the strength of the Kingdom’s financial institutions. Details.
A Moroccan national, called Khalid Belfken has received 40,000 pounds for «unlawful detention». The 27-year-old detainee has a heavy criminal record, being convicted several times to prison by the British authorities.
A number of «Hirak» activists and citizens are set to participate to a march scheduled a week ago on the 20th of July 2017. Banned by the local authorities, security forces and locals in the city of Al Hoceima are getting ready.
Biwater, a large-scale water and water waste company headquartered in Surry, England kicked off the establishment of a wastewater treatment plant in the city of Laayoune, Water and Water International website reports. The goal of this project is to ensure the treatment of 40 percent of the population's waterwaste. According to the same source «the new facility will provide pre-treatment, biological treatment and advanced tertiary treatment, including closed low pressure ultraviolet (UV).
Following the Gdim Izig trial, Amnesty International has published an article reacting to the verdict pronounced today by the Sale court. The organization states that the Moroccan court «marred by failure to adequately investigate torture claims».
Morocco is ranked 57th among the countries that are ready to change and evolve in the world. This was claimed by the 2017 Change Readiness Index, published every two years by Swiss firm KPMG. Ranking details below.
Warm-blooded animals that managed to survive mass extinction events lived in Morocco 222 million years ago. A study released yesterday suggests that a number of fossils found previously in the Kingdom belong to the first kind of mammals that were able to maintain body heat.
The court of criminal appeal in Sale has sentenced on Wednesday 19th of July, 23 defendants to prison terms ranging from two years to life imprisonment for killing 11 members of security forces during the Gdim Izik riots in November 2010. The court’s verdict sentenced all of Al machdoufi Ettaki and Zayyou Sidi Abderrahman to two years in prison, 4 and a half years for El Bakkay Laarbi, 6 and a half years for Dich Eddafi, 20 years to Toubali Abdellah Tahlil Mohamed and Khadda Lbachir, 25