The Moroccan consul general in Turin Mohamed Khalil represented, Saturday, the Kingdom of Morocco at the State funerals for the victims of Tuesday's bridge collapse in Genoa. King Mohammed VI had sent a message of condolence and compassion to president of the Republic of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, in which the Sovereign expressed to him, the grieving families and to the friendly Italian people, his deep condolences and sincere feelings of compassion, imploring God to grant them patience and
Two Moroccan migrant farm workers were carried in the road crash that occurred last Monday in southern Italy (city of Foggia), killing 12 people, a diplomatic source said Monday, 13th of August. A 39-year-old Moroccan man who was driving the vehicle and another 41-year-old Moroccan farm worker were killed in the accident, said the same source. The Foggia public prosecutor’s office explained that the victims did not have their IDs on them, which delayed their
Two Moroccan nationals were arrested and expelled from Italy on Saturday, 11th of August, for state security reasons, reports local media. The two suspects identified in Umbria (central Italy) were highly radicalized and were members of the terrorist group Islamic State. The two detainees maintained direct contact with recruiters,through social media, «to facilitate the sending of foreign fighters to the Syrian-Iraqi borders», said the same source. One of the two suspects has
Two accidents occurred earlier this week in Italy, killing migrant fram workers. The Italian Prime Minister visited the region, after hundreds of workers took the streets, denouncing exploitation.
Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini announced on his Twitter account that he will be visiting Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria soon. The controversial minister added that he would like Italy to become a «protagonist» again in dealing with migration issues. Furthermore, this regards «a billion-dollar project to support the economy and work in those countries». For the record, the far-right minister was heavily criticized for banning two ships
A Moroccan 19-year-old man was arrested for raping and stealing a 17-year-old girl, Sunday, in Rho, a town and commune in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region of Lombardy, reports local online newspaper Rai News. The suspect attacked the girl and raped her after they met occasionally the night before. In a public park, the 19-year-old and after going heavy on drinking, pushed the girl to the ground and sexually assaulted her before stealing her cell phone, says the same source,
In Italy, the assault that took place on Sunday 29th of July in Turin, targeting an Italian-Nigerian athlete Daisy Osakue and the death of a Moroccan national near Aprilia (Center) brought back a debate on the disturbing rise of racist attacks. According to Le Monde, ten cases in which Italians opened fire on foreigners, including the murder of labor activist Soumaïla Sacko, in San Calogero (Calabria) have occurred only in early June. The French media also refers to the car
A Moroccan national was killed in a car chase on Saturday, 28th of July, in Aprilia, Italy, reports online newspaper La Stampa. The Moroccan was wandering in a car with another man lat at night in Aprilia (central Italy). They were followed by another car driven by two Italian men who suspected that they could be thieves. During the car chasing, the first vehicle got off truck, before crushing near the highway, says Corriere Della Sera. The 43-year-old Moroccan national who had a criminal
Portuguese football Cristiano Ronaldo held a press conference on Monday 16th of July, addressing media for the first time since his transfer from Real Madrid. When asked about being in the same football club as Morocco’s national team captain Medhi Benatia the Ballon d’Or five-time winner said : «We fought hard and he’s a great defender. We had some clashes during the World Cup but that’s part of the game. It will be interesting to play for the same club and
A 30-year-old Moroccan national told the Italian authorities that he murdered a 52-year-old Italian woman in Peraso, a town on Italy’s Adriatic coast, reported Italian news agency ANSA on Monday. The man allegedly beat the victim, Sabrina Malipiero, before stabbing her with a knife in the throat. The murder took place in her home, said the same source, quoting the Italian police. The Moroccan man was convicted for aggravated murder.