Foreign Investors Detained in Morocco Over Ride-Hailing App Use
18 December 2024
As they were about to get into a car using the "inDrive" app, a Saudi investor and a Belgian investor were arrested by two Moroccan police officers.
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French Drug Bust Leads to 7-Year Sentence for Extradited Trafficker
14 December 2024
Acquitted of complicity in importation and criminal association, a drug trafficker arrested in Morocco and extradited to France was convicted of complicity in drug possession.
Algerian Islamist Leader Arrested After Criticizing Regime, Supporting Morocco’s Sahara Claim
13 December 2024
An Algerian Islamist leader has been arrested by the security forces of his country because of his criticism of the Algerian regime and his support for the Moroccanness of the (…)
Moroccan Arrested in France for Alleged Role in Visa Smuggling Ring
9 December 2024
Suspected of being an active member of the "Khadija" smuggling network, named after a Moroccan woman who is the boss, a Moroccan residing in France was arrested, indicted in (…)
Belgian Drug Kingpin Arrested at Dubai Airport, Awaits Extradition
7 December 2024
Belgium expects the extradition of a Moroccan-origin drug lord arrested at Dubai airport. He had been sentenced to eight years in prison as part of the "The Figure" case, an (…)
Daughter Finds Relief as Suspect Arrested in 24-Year-Old Cold Case Murder
4 December 2024
Dounia, Leïla’s daughter, expresses her feelings after the arrest and indictment for murder of the retired Moroccan suspected of the murder of her mother, found dead on May 12, (…)
Taxi Driver Arrested in Casablanca After Dispute Over Ride-Hailing Service
4 December 2024
Following the complaint of a Russian diplomat involved in an altercation between a taxi and a VTC near a luxury hotel in Casablanca, a taxi professional was arrested to the (…)
Moroccan Retiree Charged in Two Decades-Old Murders in France
3 December 2024
Arrested at his home in Dijon by the gendarmerie for the murders of Nathalie Boyer committed in 1988 and of Leila Afif in 2000, in the "missing persons of Isère" case, the (…)
Belgian Drug Kingpin Arrested in Dubai After International Manhunt
3 December 2024
The flight of the Antwerp drug baron Othman El Ballouti has come to an end in Dubai (United Arab Emirates). He was arrested, and Belgium now expects his extradition.
Fire Targets Moroccan Man’s Home in Antwerp, Four Dutch Suspects Arrested
1 December 2024
While he is on a trip to Morocco, a man living on the first floor of a building located on the Sint-Bernardsesteenweg in Hoboken (Antwerp) learns that the residence has been (…)