A Moroccan national was arrested in Germany and extradited to Portugal, the Portuguese prosecutor’s office announced on Friday, reported AFP. The Portuguese public prosecutor has charged the individual of several counts : «joining a terrorist organization, another of forgery for the purpose of terrorism and four crimes of using fake documents for financing terrorism», said the Portugal news. The arrestee is identified as Abdessalam Tazi, a 64-year-old man accused also of
Married in Israel, a Moroccan couple can’t get their marriage legally recognized by the kingdom. A court in Sefrou refused to validate the marriage, ruling that Israel is an «unrecognized entity».
Once again, religious minorities in Morocco are making their voices heard. On Sunday, 25th of March, they organized a consultation meeting in Rabat to set up a legal framework for their situation. An objective that faces several obstacles. Yesterday, representatives of Moroccans converted to Christianity and Ahmadis refused at the last minute attending the meeting. Jaouad Hamidi, coordinator of the Moroccan Committee for Religious Minorities, pointed out that they were «pressured by the
King Mohammed VI strongly condemned the hostage-taking that took place on Friday in a supermarket in Trèbes as well as the attacks that preceded it in Carcassonne, expressing his support and solidarity to French President, Emmanuel Macron. In a message sent to President Macron, the sovereign said he learnt with great emotion of the tragic hostage-taking in Trèbes and the "odious attacks" that preceded it in Carcassonne. He expressed, on behalf of the Moroccan people and in his
195 Nigerians are imprisoned in Morocco for drug-related crimes, said on Friday Baba Garba, the Nigerian Ambassador to the Kingdom, reports the Nigerian News Agency (NAN). «We have the menace of Nigerians that come from Latin America, transiting Morocco that are carriers of drugs», said the Nigerian ambassador insisting : «we have a number of them in prisons purely for drugs; I send the figures officially to government, there are 195 of them in prisons». According to
Minister delegate for relations with parliament and civil society, government spokesperson Mustapha El Khalfi reacted to the note published by Amnesty International, on the 16th of March, concerning the Jerada Events. During a press briefing held on Thursday the minister stated that the report «lacks fairness and does not include real data». Mustapha El Khalfi said that «last week's events in Jerada did not hinder the ongoing implementation of the government's
OCP group announced a strong revenue growth of 14% in the year 2017, standing at MAD 48,503 million, up from MAD 42,471 million in 2016, posting a solid performance across all product segments. Volumes in Rock and Fertilizers increased by 40% and 24%, respectively, compared to 2016, said OCP which has published its earnings. The group maintained its leadership position in Acid, retaining its ranking as the second largest concentrated phosphate supplier in Asia, with stable year-over-year
The topic is still making headlines in Spain. On Tuesday March 22nd, many media platforms were commenting on the "exclusive news" reported by Spanish magazine ¡Hola!, suggesting that King Mohammed VI and Princess Lalla Salma would have allegedly divorced. In addition to the speculations put forward by the Iberian neighbor, several media outlets quoted Spanish news agency EFE's recent reports on the same topic. Libertad Digital claims that a spokesman for the Royal Palace told the agency
40 associations from Morocco, Nigeria and other African countries have signed a petition denouncing the construction of the Nigeria-Morocco offshore gas pipeline, said a communiqué sent by Attac Maroc Thursday to Yabiladi. In their written request, the African associations insisted that the construction of the pipeline, announced in December 2016, is expected to cost 20 million US dollars. «In reality, the actual costs will likely be much higher», insisted the same statement
Telecommunication Company Inwi is filing a lawsuit against its competitor Maroc Telecom, seeking 5.7 billion dirhams for «alleged unfair competition», an Inwi official and a lawyer for the firm told Reuters on Thursday. Abdelatif Wahebi, Inwi ‘s lawyer told the British news agency that the company is suing Maroc Telecom because «it holds 60 percent of the market and the law says companies should hold no more than 40 percent». According to the latest figures,