Sentenced to twelve years in prison in Switzerland for stabbing his wife, a Moroccan national is contesting his own conditional release. It would lead to his return to Morocco, where he refuses to go back. The Federal Supreme Court has just rejected his appeal.
Romeo is now a young Muslim of Moroccan descent, in love with Juliet, who comes from a conservative Dutch family. In the Netherlands, Theater Oostpool is presenting a new adaptation of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy, starring Moroccan-Dutch actor Hamza Othman.
Ayoub Boukhari, younger brother of former Morocco international Nourdin Boukhari, has scored four goals in five days for the Dutch futsal team. The 29-year-old was the driving force behind the 2-2 draw with Andorra on Wednesday in Rotterdam, watched by his older brother.
MoroccoThe National Union of Car Rental Agency Owners in Morocco has informed the authorities in the Marrakech region of the many problems facing professionals in the sector that will have to be resolved before the 2030 World Cup.
SpainThe Spanish government has tasked the public engineering company Ineco with preparing a preliminary project for the tunnel to connect Spain and Morocco under the Strait . This document is expected by 2026, the likely year for the start of construction of the railway tunnel.
MoroccoIn Morocco, student and faculty demonstrations supporting the Palestinian cause against Israeli action in Gaza are hardening in universities. They call for the cancellation of the normalization of diplomatic relations between the kingdom and Tel Aviv and the cancellation of all academic agreements concluded by Moroccan university institutions with their Israeli counterparts.
MoroccoA teacher was sentenced to three months in prison by the court of first instance of Marrakech for adultery . Her lover, also involved in this case, was sentenced to six months in prison. The two defendants will also have to pay twenty thousand dirhams jointly.
MoroccoThe 2024 edition of African Lion, the military maneuvers jointly organized by Morocco and the United States, will take place from May 20 to 31 in several cities of the kingdom.
MoroccoThe development and expansion project of Ibn Batouta airport aims to contribute to the tourism and economic development of the city of Tangier. The municipality is providing financial support.
SpainThe Mocro Maffia , the Moroccan criminal network specialized in drug trafficking and organized crime in Belgium and the Netherlands, is gradually expanding its area of influence in Spain. While it had concentrated its operations only on the Costa del Sol, the gang is now active in Barcelona and Madrid.
SportMoroccan international Brahim Diaz contributed to Real Madrid’s overwhelming victory over Granada (4-0) on Saturday by scoring a brace. The Atlas Lion is back on the goal trail.
MoroccoThe court of first instance of Fez ordered the detention of the author of the song "Charr kabbi Hawai" (Verse of Hawaii) whose lyrics are considered as offenses to the royal family and the government.
MoroccoAs the Marhaba operation marking the return of Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) approaches, the shipping company Intershipping finds itself unable to provide maritime links in the Strait of Gibraltar: Tangier city-Tarifa and Tangier Med-Algeciras.