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• Major Moroccan Drug Lord Arrested in Barcelona After Years-Long Manhunt
  11 March 2020, by Bladi.net

  A Moroccan drug trafficker, wanted in Germany for about thirty drug-related cases, was arrested by the national police in Barcelona, Spain. This arrest was made possible thanks to the collaboration of the national police officers with the BKA in Germany.
  The national police were informed of a European arrest and surrender warrant issued by the German authorities, for a total of 36 cases of drug trafficking. This mainly involved cannabis and hashish, carried out between 2012 and 2015 in (…)

• Moroccan Imam Faces 15-Year Sentence for Child Rape at Barcelona Mosque
  1 June 2019, by Amine

  This imam, named Abdeslam, is said to have taken advantage of the Quran learning classes he gave to this child to rape him by force, before threatening him with revenge if he were to reveal the affair. And it was not a single rape, but repeated sexual assaults over a period, specifically between May and July 2017.
  From the beginning of May 2017 until July 13, 2017, the assaults were repeated "each time the minor went to the mosque," wrote Sonia Canal, as reported by the website 20minutos. (…)

• Sahrawi Woman Flees Forced Marriage, Seeks Asylum in Spain
  1 January 2020, by Bladi.net

  Sentenced to marry a man she does not love, a young Sahrawi woman managed to escape. She joined Barcelona with illegal papers.
  The young Sahrawi girl arrived at Barcelona airport with fake travel documents, after having tricked the vigilance of the control posts at the Algiers airport.
  She was able to leave Tindouf, her native village, thanks to the support of her mother. "My father had threatened to kill me if I didn’t accept the marriage," the young girl confided to the Spanish media (…)

• New Spanish Citizenship Rules Require Moroccans to Renounce Original Nationality
  8 November 2019, by Kamal

  As part of the new naturalization measures imposed by the courts in Barcelona, the certificate of renunciation of Moroccan nationality, certified by the Consulate of the Kingdom, has become mandatory and threatens hundreds of thousands of Moroccans in the region.
  According to Akhbarona, the provision, implemented by a judge of the Civil Registry in order to accelerate the application of this law, is part of a series of measures put in place for the acquisition of Spanish nationality. (…)

• Barcelona Eyes Ajax Star Mazraoui as Free Transfer Target
  6 October 2021, by Ginette

  At 23 years old, the Moroccan player is multiplying exploits and arousing the interest of the biggest European clubs. Having become one of Mino Raiola’s protégés, Noussair Mazraoui is on the radar of FC Barcelona, thanks to his performances since the start of the season.
  According to the Spanish media Fichajes, the Catalan club is waiting for the end of the player’s contract with Ajax Amsterdam to start discussions. Barça currently occupy 9th place in La Liga with 12 points (3 wins, 3 (…)

• AC Milan Offers Moroccan Star Mazraoui €3M Annual Salary in Five-Year Deal
  7 March 2022, by Ginette

  Three million euros in annual salary. This is the offer that AC Milan has just put on the table to recruit the Moroccan international Noussair Mazraoui, out of contract with Ajax Amsterdam.
  In addition to the annual salary of 3 million euros, the Italian club would have offered the 24-year-old Moroccan defender a five-year contract.
  In 28 appearances this season with Ajax, the Moroccan player has scored five goals and provided four assists in all competitions. But he will not extend his (…)

• Moroccan Talent Ilias Akhomach Scores Twice as Barcelona B Impresses in Spanish Third Division
  8 November 2021, by Ginette

  Very good performance for the Moroccan player Ilias Akhomach last Saturday, during the 11th day of the Primera División RFEF (D3). FC Barcelona’s B team enjoyed themselves, grabbing another victory.
  The young Spanish-Moroccan, Ilias Akhomach, largely contributed to FC Barcelona’s victory by scoring two goals in the 6th and 20th minutes, under the admiring gaze of Xavi Hernández, appointed coach of the A team.
  Many observers of sports news had indicated that the young player was destined (…)

• Barcelona’s Young Moroccan Talents Impress in Espanyol Match Under Xavi
  21 November 2021, by Prince

  Ilias Akhomach, the 17-year-old Moroccan striker, was called up with his 19-year-old compatriot Abde Ezzalzouli by the new FC Barcelona coach, Xavi Hernandez, for the match against Espanyol which took place yesterday. The two young players had a good performance during the match.
  Ilias Akhomach, who came from the training center of the Catalan club, just like Xavi Hernandez, is a player full of talent. In the absence of Ansu Fati and Dembélé for the match against Espanyol on Saturday, the (…)

• Morocco’s Football Federation Moves to Secure Young Talents Akhomach and Ezzalzouli for National Team
  24 November 2021, by Ginette

  To avoid having Ilias Akhomach and Abdessamad Ezzalzouli stolen, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) has decided to take matters into its own hands to integrate them into the national team. Fouzi Lekjaa and his team do not want to relive the same experience as the three Belgian-Moroccans who were recently snatched by the Belgian national football team.
  It is in consultation with the national coach Vahid Halilhodzic that the FRMF is taking steps to have the two players integrated (…)

• Barcelona Prospect Ilias Akhomach Opts for Spain Over Morocco National Team
  27 November 2021, by Prince

  Ilias Akhomach, the young Moroccan striker who was called up by the new FC Barcelona coach for the match against Espanyol, would have declined the offer from the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) to be part of the Atlas Lions.
  Ilias Akhomach would have been contacted a few years ago by the FRMF to join the national team, believes the Spanish newspaper Marca. Sergio Piernas, mandated by the FRMF to scout young talents for the U17 team of which he was then the coach, had been (…)