Fatiha Rouissem is a determined woman. The Casablanca-native has been working for years to better the conditions of Moroccans living in Italy and help them integrate.
A few meters away from the San Giuliano Milanese station, two men were crushed to death by a train Sunday, 8th of July, at around 8:30 am, says Italian online newspaper Il Giornale. One of the victims was immediately identified as he had his ID on. He is a 27-year-old Moroccan national living with his girlfriend in San Giuliano. The second man has not been identified yet, said the same source, indicating that «he must be Moroccan». Following the fatal accident, rail traffic was
French-Moroccan footballer Medhi Benatia might have his contract with Italian club Juventus extended, says Football Italia on Sunday quoting sports newspaper Tuttosport. It has been reported that the 31-year-old World Cup player would leave Turin this summer for Germany and North London. Benatia made 32 appearances with Juventus and scored four goals last season with the Italian club. He joined Juventus in 2016 after playing for Bayern Munich. Benatia is the captain of the Moroccan team
Born in Meknes, Hammadi Boujmal lived in the United States and Morocco before settling down in Italy to pursue his dreams and ambitions in the musical scene.
A 45-year-old Moroccan national was arrested, Monday, in Italy. He was driving a car with a Lithuanian license plate before being stopped by the police in Naples, reports Italian media Napoli Today. According to the same source, the Moroccan national’s fingerprints revealed that he was the subject of an arrest warrant issued by the Moroccan authorities in 2002. «Although he carried a fake ID, the police have discovered that he is the subject of an international arrest warrant
Fatna El Hamrit is a young Italian woman of Moroccan descent who is attached to her roots and dreams. She is part of the team that created «The Shukran», the first social network made by the Muslim community.
Pope Francis is to pay Morocco an official visit for the first time ever. Vincenzo Abbinante, honorary consul of Morocco in Bari, Italy, told online newspaper Turiweb that the Pope «will go on a trip to the Kingdom soon». «We have started procedures to invite His Majesty the King of Morocco to the the Holy See in Rome», added the diplomat, before stating that Morocco «has become a hub for coexistence, intercultural and inter-religious dialogue». For the
The Carabinieri arrested, on Wednesday, a 34-year-old Moroccan national in the city of Reggio Emilia (Italy). The arrested man was wanted in Spain after the release of a European arrest warrant by the Toledo court (Spain), says Gazetta di Reggio. The Moroccan fled Spain where he sexually abused two girls aged between 6 and 8 years old. The arrestee is facing a six-year sentence for «sexually abusing minors». The detainee is now in Reggio Emilia Prison waiting to be deported. The
14 people have been arrested Thursday, May the 10th, in Italy for their alleged links with a terrorist organization in Syria, reports Euronews. Some of the arrestees «believed to have created a network to finance the al-Nusra Front, a terrorist group fighting against Bashar El-Assad’s regime», are Moroccan. The arrests took place in several regions : Lombardy, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna and Sardinia. Ten of the arrestees are Syrian while four of them are Moroccan. Those
Moroccan-Dutch nationals to rally Saturday, in Rotterdam (Netherlands) demanding «better living conditions in northern Morocco», reports Dutch newspaper Rijnmond Friday. The rally will start at 2:00pm in the Schouwburg Square, after the delivery of a speech by the organizers, says the same source. «Many Riffians believe that the Moroccan government is investing too little money in the region [in addition to] corruption and unemployment», says Rijnmond. It recalls