Morocco
Moroccan Activist Exposes 'Pleasure Marriages' Exploiting Rural Women
In a video posted online, the knight of the French Order of Arts and Letters Leila Ghandi denounces a very widespread practice in rural areas, pleasure marriages.
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Morocco
Moroccan Acrobats Deploy "Ninja-Tech" to Inspect Africa's Longest Cable-Stayed Bridge
Three types of Moroccan "ninjas" have been called upon to inspect the Mohammed VI bridge, the longest cable-stayed bridge in Africa.
Morocco
Fatal Stabbing in Casablanca: Teen Killed Over Refusal to Join Taxi Dispute
A man has just died from his knife wounds, in Casablanca. The reason: he refused to get involved in a dispute with a taxi driver.
Morocco
Moroccan TV Network Reprimanded for Controversial Racial Sketch on Comedy Show
The sketch by Abdellah Elberkaoui, in Stand Up, which had sparked a lively controversy on social networks due to its alleged racism, has just earned the SNRT a reprimand from the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA) through a decision of the Superior Council for Audiovisual Communication (CSCA): a warning and an obligation to notify the Council’s decision and to publish it in the official bulletin.
Morocco
Moroccan Mother's Christian Conversion Sparks Debate Ahead of Pope's Visit
At the age of 29 and the mother of a child, a Moroccan woman has not only confided in an online video that she has converted to Christianity, but she has also recounted her story.
Sport
Messi Likely to Start on Bench for Argentina's Friendly Against Morocco
Lionel Messi will not be a starter in the friendly match Morocco-Argentina, according to certain media. He will be a substitute. And he could therefore even not play at all, or very little.
Morocco
ISIS-Linked Cell in Morocco Sentenced for Targeting Drug Lords and Terror Plot
These are sentences ranging from 2 to 14 years that have just been handed down to the 20 members of a terrorist cell based in Tangier. The latter were financing themselves by attacking... drug barons.
Morocco
Algerian Protesters Stage Mock Funeral for Bouteflika Amid Fifth Term Controversy
On Friday, the demonstrations against Bouteflika’s 5th term continued in Algeria with their share of images and coded messages. This time, a coffin, wrapped in a Moroccan flag, with a photo of the current Algerian president, could be seen.
Morocco
ECHR Orders Greece to Compensate Migrant Teens for Illegal Detention
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ordered Greece to pay 4,000 euros to nine teenagers, including a Moroccan, who arrived in the country in early 2016. It would have welcomed them poorly.
Morocco
Polisario Leader Calls Morocco "Brotherly Country," Urges Direct Negotiations on Western Sahara
New tactic of the Polisario. Brahim Ghali, the head of the front, has just stated that Morocco is a "brotherly country" and that Algeria, on the other hand, is "the Mecca of revolutionaries".
Morocco
Moroccan Tax Official and Accomplice Accused of $3.9 Million Embezzlement Scheme
An investigation has just been opened by the Regional Brigade of the Judicial Police, in Rabat, targeting two people, in a case of embezzlement of public funds and money laundering. One of these two people is a principal tax collector in the tax administration.
France
Moroccan Serial Rapist Sentenced to 12 Years in Montpellier, Avoids Deportation
Lahcen Aghrod, a serial rapist who was active on the streets of Montpellier during the summer of 2015, has just been sentenced to serve a 12-year prison sentence. However, while his deportation was requested, the judge decided that it would not take place since he is recognized as having a mental disorder.