On Thursday, Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok presented in the parliament his report on Morocco’s Hirak. For him, European Union countries did not break their silence about the heavy sentences handed down to Hirak activists.
Dutch MPs in the Netherlands have urged their government to pressure Morocco into releasing Hirak detainees. This initiative might affect diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Moroccan-Dutch attacking midfielder Hakim Ziyech was named on Monday, 3rd of September, the best Dutch footballer of the year and won the Gouden Schoen award (Golden Boot), announced Football 24/7 on Twitter. He is a «piece of jewelry for Dutch football», said Ajax Coach Eric ten Hag after the annual ceremony, quoted by Dutch online newspaper Voetbalprimeur. «I think he plays for a good team, with lots of good footballers, it is wonderful and motivating to see him
Far-right politician Geert Wilders has canceled his prophet Mohammed cartoon contest after receiving death threats. In the Netherlands, a Moroccan Imam was criticized for defending Wilders, stating that «freedom of speech is more important than an insulting cartoon».
Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax has honored its former Moroccan player by naming its «best young player» trophy after Abdelhak Nouri, tweeted Befoot on Wednesday. Nouri who has been in a coma for more than a year, woke up on August the 5th and is able to communicate through sign language, revealed his family last week. L’Ajax a décidé de renommer son trophée du "meilleur jeune" en l’honneur de Nouri, l’appelant désormais le
Moroccan nationals living abroad, and youngsters with dual nationalities are confused by Morocco’s new compulsory military service bill. The latter was approved on Monday by the Kingdom’s government.
In a coma for more than a year, Moroccan-Dutch midfielder Abdelhak Nouri woke on August the 5th and is able to communicate through sign language, reported his family. Named as one of the best 40 youth players by the Guardian in 2014, Abdelhak Nouri collapsed during a friendly match against Werder Bremen, due to cardiac arrhythmia on July the 8th, 2017. He was transferred to the hospital and his family was told by doctors that he had suffered severe and permanent brain damage as a
A series inspired by the book «Mocro-maffia», will be broadcast in October the 11th in the Netherlands, reports Dutch online newspaper Totaal TV. Based on the book published in 2014 and written by two Dutch journalists, Wouter Laumans and Marjin Schrijver, the series sheds light on the new generation of Amsterdam’s criminals for several years, one of the authors told the Telegraaf. The series was produced by Thijs Romer and Moroccan-Dutch producer Achmed Akkabi, known for
A 22-year-old Moroccan national, living in the Netherlands, is facing deportation because of his criminal record. The young man has been sentenced in 2012 for being involved in a mob murder of a football linesman after a youth game in Almere in December of the same year, says Dutch online newspaper DutchNews. According to the same source, the Netherlands National Press Agency (ANP) reported that the Immigration & Naturalization Service (IND) had told the man two years ago that his
Sued by an ex-employee, the Moroccan embassy in The Hague has refused to comply with a court ruling, citing diplomatic immunity.