The Central Council of Muslims in Germany has submitted a proposal to the German Interior Ministry, suggesting to collaborate with the department when training Imams in the country. The body wants to grant these scholars academic and practical trainings, said the Council’s secretary general, Abdessamad El Yazidi. Speaking to MAP news agency, El Yazidi said that the council’s leaders sent their proposal ahead of a conference on Islam, to be held in Germany in November. For the
The United Nations Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Horst Köhler met on Monday, 3rd of September, with the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer. The later was visiting Berlin, where he held talks with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. The food requirements of the Tindouf camp population were at the heart of the discussion Köhler and Maurer had yesterday. ICRC is working on the cases of Sahrawis who went missing
Moroccan national Mounir al-Motassadeq, who was convicted of terrorism in Germany, will be expelled to Morocco in October, says German online newspaper Bild. But this operation is not an easy one. The German authorities fear the intervention of the United States’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). They believe that the CIA might prevent the plane transporting al-Motassadeq from reaching Morocco. Americans want to interrogate the Moroccan man on their soil and on their own. Thanks
Convicted in Germany of helping three of the suicide pilots in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, Moroccan national Mounir al-Motassadeq is banned from entry the country for 90 years, reported German media on Tuesday. The inmate was convicted in 2007 of «membership in a terrorist organization and accessory to murder for aiding the three hijackers who lived in Hamburg», says the same source. After being deported to his country of origin, Mounir al-Motassadeq
Moroccan defender Hamza Mendyl signed on Friday, 17th of August, a deal with the German club Schalke 04, reports Reuters. The 20-year-old football player left French club OSC Lille for a five-year contract, one year before the start of the Bundesliga season. Mendyl was part of Hervé Renard’s World Cup squad. He flew to Russia with the Atlas Lions but did not have a chance to play with them, says the same source. He will be joining Moroccan midfielder Amine Harit who has
On Saturday, 11th of August, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was able to convince Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel of putting pressure on the European Union to stop the current migration flow. The two officials are calling the EU to grant Morocco aids to manage its borders. The Iberian Kingdom is also suffering from «migration flows», said Sanchez during a joint briefing held with the German Chancellor. He said he was for the idea of «granting Morocco a key role in
A Moroccan national, convicted of helping three of the suicide pilots in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, is expected to be released in October and deported to Morocco, report German online newspaper Morngen Post. The inmate identified as Mounir al-Motassadeq was convicted in 2007 of «membership in a terrorist organization and accessory to murder for aiding the three hijackers who lived in Hamburg», says the same source. According to German newspaper Bild,
Germany’s government wants to add Morocco to the list of «safe countries of origin» for migration, reports Deutsche Welle on Wednesday. The decision was discussed earlier today in a weekly meeting attended by the Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet in Berlin. Tunisia, Algeria and Georgia are also affected by the procedure which if enacted would allow the German authorities to deport nationals from these countries back home. «This means that people from these safe
Moroccan football player Amine Harit is back in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) after the Marrakech deadly car accident. Harit managed to join his team, Schalke 04 FC, but reportedly did not participate to a training session held Monday, 16th of July. According to German online newspaper WDR, the 21-year-old player, did an individual performance diagnosis at first then spoke to the club’s leaders. Christian Heidel, the sports director of the Schalke 04 football club, advised Amine Harit not to
A 25-year-old Moroccan national was arrested, Friday 13th of July, for running on the railway track connecting Neumünster to Flensburg, two towns in Germany, reports online newspaper SHZ. Fortunately, the train driver was able to avoid hitting the man, says the same source. Trail traffic was heavily impacted by the incident that other train drivers were advised to slow down. The German federal police managed to find the suspect in the vicinity of the station. He was found hiding there