Anas Sabi is a Moroccan national living in Turin, bravely saved a woman who set herself on fire in front of the National Social Security Institute's office in Turin (istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale). Originally from Casablanca, the man was queuing at the door right behind the desperate woman, whose condition is critical. «I saw her set herself in fire, it was terrible», Anas told the Italian Press agency ANSA today, adding that he is «thankful to god for giving me
A Moroccan national who had been living in Italy since 2001 was deported from the European country on Friday because he represented a potential threat to society. He already has a crime record such as «resistance to public agent, threats, theft and concealment of stolen goods», writes the Italian news site Il Giornale. The Moroccan was placed under temporary release, he was identified as a user of Facebook publishing jihadist content. The Italian Interior Ministry declared that the
The Mother of Youssef Zaghba, the third suspect identified after the london’s attack, lives in a small town called Fagnano di Valsamoggia near Bologna, Italy. Valeria C, interviewed by Italian media has given her version of the story concerning her son Youssef. She declared as stated by Corriere Della Sera : «So My son has chosen hate». According to her, the Italian mother couldn’t reach her son over the phone since Friday. Her Husband Mohammed has warned her
Six Moroccans were arrested on the 17th of May on drug trafficking charges in Novara, northwestern Italy, Il Venerdi reports. Two investigations, including a third one initiated in 2015, have led to the arrest of six Moroccans in an irrigular situation. The network was mainly selling hard drugs such as cocain and heroine alongside hashish and marijuana in the forested areas of Italy. In addition to these charges, one of the defendants is accused of attempted extorsion. According to the same
The International Organization of Migrants (IOM) has recorded an increase in the number of migrants coming from Morocco and Bangladesh towards Italy. 30 000 migrants and refugees were registered this year by the same organization, 7000 of these were Moroccan and Bangladeshi nationals. 7 times more than last years' numbers, EFE reports. 2423 Moroccan migrants arrived to Italy in 2017 in contrast to 893 that were registered in April 2016 by the UN agency. More than 4600 Bangladeshi have crossed
The Police of Bolzano, a city located in Northern Italy, have arrested twelve individuals allegedly involved in an international drugs trafficking network, Rai News reports. Among the defendants were 10 Moroccans and two Italians who reportedly transported «hundreds of kilograms of Hashish from Spain, as well as psychotropic drugs». The network operated in five Italian regions namely Trentino-Alto Adige in the north, Piedmont near the French borders, Lombardy, Vento
A 29-year-old Moroccan man was arrested yesterday 24th of April in Italy for planning terrorist attacks. ANSA news agency, reports that Mouner El Aoual was arrested by the Italian Carabinieri police in Turin for «allegedly promoting Islamist extremism on the Internet, planning attacks in Italy and looking for people to carry them out with.» Preliminary investigations suggest that El Aoual is «extremely dangerous» and at a «high risk of moving to the execution of
The football Moroccan player, Mehdi Benatia, has announced today through his social media accounts that he will not play for the Moroccan national team in the upcoming international break. Instead, the captain of the Moroccan national team will stay with Juventus. The centre-back 29 year old player has won 42 caps for his country, but will not accept the recent call he received from Hérve Renard; until he is playing more regularly for the Torino’s city team. Benatia who played