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• Moroccan Star Saad Lamjarrad’s Hit "Salam" Returns to YouTube After Copyright Dispute
  1 November 2019, by Bladi.net

  The music video for Saad Lamjarrad’s song "Salam" is back and can be viewed again on YouTube. Owned by Tamza vision, the suspension was related to copyright issues.
  For 24 hours, YouTubers were unable to access this video which has a record number of views: over 15 million in less than three weeks!
  In reality, according to Abderrafii El Abdioui, the director of the clip, this situation is due to copyright issues. "It was just temporary. The YouTube management had hidden the video (…)

• Lille Mayor Files Complaint Over Nazi Symbols on City Statue
  3 November 2019, by Sylvanus

  Following the discovery of Nazi tags, Martine Aubry, the Socialist Mayor of the city of Lille, intends to file a complaint.
  It was on Twitter that the Mayor of Lille announced the city’s intention to file a complaint. "Swastikas and SS symbols have been drawn on the statue of the Demoiselle de Fives. This act is deeply shameful and infamous. The city of Lille is filing a complaint," wrote Martine Aubry.
  Confiding to AFP, Sébastien Duhem, Deputy Mayor in charge of Fives and cleanliness (…)

• Stone-Throwing Incidents Plague Morocco’s Casablanca-Rabat Highway, Endangering Motorists
  6 November 2019, by Ginette

  Many motorists were hit by stones on Sunday evening between Mohammedia and Bouznika, on the Casablanca-Rabat highway. Individuals have taken it upon themselves to sow disorder and disturb the peace of road users.
  According to Article19.ma, no information has yet been given on the identity of these delinquents whose actions have endangered the lives of several road users.
  Unfortunately, cases of stone throwing are quite frequent in Morocco, where there are many victims. A few months ago, (…)

• E-Cigarette Battery Explosion in Hospital Injures Expectant Father
  7 November 2019, by Sylvanus

  An electronic cigarette battery exploded from Farouk’s pocket a few minutes after the doctors asked him to leave the delivery room.
  Farouk was with his wife in the delivery room. She was about to give birth. After an examination, the doctors recommended a cesarean delivery. This is how they asked the husband to leave the delivery room.
  As he was taking the maternity elevator, Farouk’s pants exploded in his pocket. "It went boom. [...]. There was smoke up to the 5th floor," he recounts. (…)

• Moroccan Activist Zefzafi’s Torture Claims Denied by Prosecutor’s Office
  7 November 2019, by Ginette

  Nasser Zefzafi claims in a voice message published a few days ago to have suffered obscene acts of violence and indecency during his arrest. These statements provoke a reaction from the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
  Faced with these accusations, the Attorney General of the King near the Court of Appeal of Casablanca, indicated that the detainee had confirmed, during his first appearance before the Public Prosecutor’s Office on June 5, 2017, in the presence of his defense, to have suffered (…)

• Former Charlie Hebdo Journalist Sues Rapper Booba Over Social Media Clash
  9 November 2019, by Bladi.net

  Zineb El Rhazoui asked her lawyer to file a complaint against rapper Booba. The latter had reacted to the controversial remarks of the former Charlie Hebdo journalist who was speaking about the violence that occurred in certain French neighborhoods.
  Zineb El Rhazoui’s remarks had sparked a lively controversy last Tuesday about the violence that occurred in Mantes-la-Jolie and Chanteloup-les-Vignes. The former Charlie Hebdo journalist had thought that the police should shoot live (…)

• Investigation Launched into Alleged Judicial Corruption Following Viral Video
  16 November 2019, by Bladi.net

  The prosecution has opened an investigation to clarify the situation following the release of a video on an alleged case of corruption of a magistrate.
  According to Le360 based on security sources, "the individual who appears in the said video, negotiating a bribe to obtain a reduced sentence for a woman being prosecuted, is known to the security services as an intermediary (Samsar, or even a scammer)".
  Named Adil R., residing in the Korea district, he is currently being sought by the (…)

• Seine-Saint-Denis to File UN Complaint Over France’s Handling of Unaccompanied Migrant Minors
  21 November 2019, by Ginette

  Seine-Saint-Denis accuses the French state of negligence in the management of unaccompanied foreign minors. It plans to refer the matter to the UN to compel the State to play its role in protecting them.
  The State "disregards" the obligations of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which France has nevertheless signed, according to Seine Saint-Denis in its referral.
  According to francetvinfo, the community claims to have mobilized in 2019 "nearly 59 million euros", or "17 (…)

• Moroccan Teacher Sentenced to One Year for Bigamy, Court Reduces Initial Penalty
  25 November 2019, by Sylvanus

  The two-year sentence handed down against a teacher married to two men by the Court of First Instance of [Meknès] was commuted to one year on appeal.
  If the teacher’s prison sentence was reduced on appeal to one year of imprisonment, it is because the judges removed two charges against her, in particular that of breach of trust and fraud, reports the newspaper Akhbar Al Yaoum.
  This was also possible thanks to the presentation of elements showing that it was her first husband who had (…)

• Moroccan Real Estate Scandal: Bab Darna Group Accused of $40 Million Fraud
  2 December 2019, by Ginette

  The Bab Darna group is at the heart of a major real estate scam. There are already 855 victims nationwide for an amount of more than 400 million dirhams.
  The amount, according to Hespress, could evolve and exceed 500 million dirhams. The Moroccans residing abroad (MREs), victims of this vast scam, are rushing to the doors of Moroccan embassies and consulates in Europe and the United States to register. Among the plaintiffs are also senior civil servants, private companies as well as (…)