The investigating judge in charge of terrorism cases at the Salé Appeal Court ordered on Monday to transfer six defendants accused of terror-related crimes to El Arjat local prison, after hearing them. The defendants, who were previously brought before the Attorney General in the same court, are charged of «forming a gang to commit terrorist acts, belonging to a terrorism organization and glorifying it,» said a judicial source. For the record, the Central Bureau of
Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane (UAI) topped the ranking of Maghreb universities for the third year in a row, according to the QS Arab Region University Ranking 2018. AUI ranked first in Morocco and the Maghreb region, according to an annual survey issued by the independent British educational marketing company Quacquarelli Symonds. AUI ranks 44th out of 100 Arab universities, while the American University of Beirut tops the ranking. According to the QS University Ranking, graduates of
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) symposium on women's football, aiming to create a new path for the development of women's football in Africa, opened Monday in Marrakech with the participation of the presidents of several African federations. This symposium, co-organized by CAF and the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) is set to boost women's football in Africa. For two days, the participants will discuss a number of very specific topics relating to women's football in the
Minister of Agriculture and Sea Fishery Aziz Akhannouch said Sunday during a TV talk show that what the CJEU’s Advocate-General said is dangerous. According to the Minister, Morocco is capable of abandoning the fisheries agreement concluded with the EU.
Three trucks coming from Morocco have been stranded in the port of Valencia, Spain said Le Desk quoting EFE news agency. According to the Spanish Civil Guard, the trucks were carrying radioactive loads, containing substances such as uranium 235 and 238, plutonium-239, radium-226 and gallium 66. The three trucks were carrying fertilizers for a company called Silla, an importer of a Moroccan firm. The commodity was loaded in Jorf Lasfar, said the Spanish daily newspaper Levante, adding that
Morocco’s Abdelaati Iguider finished third in the men’s 1,500m final on Sunday at the IAAF World Indoor Championships held in Birmingham. The race was won by Ethiopian Samuel Tefera with 3:58.19, ahead of Polish Marcin Lewandowski (3:58.39) and Moroccan Iguider (3:58.43). Morocco’s Younes Salhi ended sixth in the men’s 3,000m final.
At least one person is killed and another one is injured after the roof of a house collapsed Saturday, 3rd of March, in Derb Chorfa, a neighborhood in Mers Sultan, Casablanca, said Le 360. The victim is a 17-year-old girl whose twin sister was woonded also in the same incident. The latter was transfored to the hospital to get the necessary assistance. Firefighters arrived on scene and helped pull the two girls. Local authorities have opened an investigation to determine the circumstances of
The 2nd of March 1956 was officially the day when Morocco was able to gain independence from the French protectorate. During the reign of Mohammed V, the Independence Day was celebrated on that date but when Hassan II ascended the throne this has changed.
The UK Space Agency, an executive agency of the Government of the United Kingdom, responsible for the United Kingdom's civil space programme, announced on Wednesday that it is postponing the launch of a space capsule that contains scientific experiments from Morocco, India and Mexico. The agency explained that rescheduling of this launch is due to logistical conditions invoked by the Mexican air force, reported Anadolu. Mohamed Kayyali, director of the British Space Agency, told the same
Once again Zambia announced that it is to withdraw its recognition of «SADR». The decision was made by the country’s Foreign Minister, Joseph Malanji, during a working visit to Morocco.