The Al Hoceima first instance court postponed on Monday, 2nd of July, the hearing of eight Hirak activists to the 8th of July, says Arabic-language newspaper Alyaoum 24 on Tuesday. The detainees were arrested in a series of protests that took place recently in the region. They were arrested while protesting against the heavy sentences handed down by the Casablanca Appeal Court, last week, to 53 Hirak detainees. According to the same source, protesters were accused of participating to an
In a new interview, Moroccan-British bank robber and MMA fighter Lee Brahim Murray-Lamrani speaks up about his imprisonment in the Kingdom. Arrested in 2006, the convicted criminal awaits the day he would be called a free man.
Asked on Monday night by 2M.ma sports journalist Morad Moutawakkil, Atlas Lions’ coach Hervé Renard finally addressed departure rumors. «I was treated in an extraordinary way in Morocco, especially by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation president Fouzi Lekjaa», he clarified. The French former footballer urged Moroccans to not «fall for confusions». «There is nothing to worry about», he added before hailing his experience with the Moroccan
After posting a video, revealing that she was allegedly assaulted by a Moroccan man while visiting Chefchaouen, German vlogger and traveler Susi Cruzz announced that her alleged harasser was arrested by the police. In an Instagram story she published Monday evening, Susi wrote that «the police found that guy because of the video». «He was arrested because of harassment, possession of drugs and illegally working as a tour guide», she explained. An Instagram story by
Involved in a deadly car accident in Marrakech, Moroccan World Cup footballer Amine Harit’s hearing has been postponed on Monday, 2nd of July, says AFP. The hearing was initially scheduled for Monday, says the same source, indicating that negotiations are underway to achieve an amicable settlement with the victim’s family. The 21-year-old Schalke midfielder was behind the wheel when his car hit a pedestrian and killed him, Saturday 30th of June, in Marrakech. An investigation was
According to an Israeli Mivtim’s researcher, ties between Morocco and Israel are warmer that the ones maintained with other Arab countries, such as Egypt and Jordan.
The Central Bureau for Judiciary Investigations (BCJI), under the general directorate for territory surveillance, arrested, Monday, four individuals suspected of being linked to the Islamic State terrorist organization (ISIS) and operating in the cities of Casablanca, Tangier, Nador and Tiznit, says the Interior ministry. In addition to their total adherence to ISIS's destructive agenda and propaganda actions in favor of this terrorist organization, the investigations carried out by the
The Polisario has not left the 31st African Union summit, held currently in Nouakchott, empty handed. Reacting to the report presented by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, the Front has welcomed the idea of creating a body for the monitoring of the Western Sahara issue. Moreover, the Front’s «Foreign Minister» Mohamed Salem Ould Salek, hailed the establishment of an AU monitoring mechanism. All current members of the pan-African
Traveling the world in her self-built camper van, German vlogger Susi Cruzz had a disastrous experience in Morocco. In a video she shared on her Youtube channel, on 1st of June, the young girl spoke about how uncomfortable she felt while in the North African Kingdom. In her account, Susi who is also known on the internet as the girl who makes videos on her «Van Life», said she was harassed, and stolen when trying to discover the northern region of the country. «My wallet was
Sahrawi activist and president of the Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders (CODESA) Aminatou Haidar did not attend a meeting hosted by UN Personal Envoy Horst Köhler in Laayoune.