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• Morocco Ordered to Pay $500,000 in Damages for 2018 Imlil Terror Attack
  4 July 2021, by Prince

  The administrative court of Marrakech has ordered the State to pay 5 million dirhams in damages to the heirs of one of the victims of the terrorist murders committed in December 2018 in the Imlil region.
  The State’s no-fault liability is engaged in the two terrorist murders, the judge ruled in his decision handed down on June 16, in response to the petition filed by the heirs of the Danish Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, one of the two victims. The heirs of the Norwegian victim, for their (…)

• ECHR Upholds Denmark’s Deportation of Moroccan Terror Suspect Despite Monarchy Criticism Claims
  15 February 2019, by Amine

  The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the highest European human rights court, has just rejected the appeal filed by Saïd Mansour after his expulsion by Denmark (for incitement to terrorism). The latter even claimed to be in danger in Morocco for having criticized the king and the government.
  "The bookseller of Brønshøj", as he is called in the Danish media (Brønshøj being a district of Copenhagen, the Danish capital), has recently been expelled to Morocco (on January 4, 2019) after (…)

• Morocco Futsal Team Crushes Denmark 8-1 in Friendly Match
  20 September 2023, by Said

  The Moroccan futsal team largely dominated its Danish counterpart with a score of 8 goals to 1, Tuesday at the Mohammed VI Football Complex in Salé, in a friendly match.
  The goals of the Atlas Lions were scored by Otmane Boumezou, who scored four goals, Soufiane El Mesrar who scored a hat-trick and Soufiane Charraoui.
  The Moroccan futsal team had previously won against their Argentine counterpart 7-0, also in a friendly match, then drew against the same team a few days later (0-0). (…)

• Interpol-Wanted Danish Gang Member Arrested in Morocco for Violent Crimes
  24 May 2019, by Amine

  A Danish criminal who was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by Interpol at the request of the Danish authorities has just been arrested in Marrakech. The facts for which he is wanted show that he is dangerous and violent.
  According to a statement from the DGSN (General Directorate of National Security), this criminal is wanted (by the Danish authorities) for alleged membership in an organized criminal gang and for serious assault and battery in the context of (…)

• Danish Princess Mary to Inaugurate Youth Dialogue Festival in Morocco
  24 September 2019, by Sylvanus

  Princess Mary of Denmark will travel to Rabat on October 3 and 4, reports Royalcentral.co.uk. During this visit, she will inaugurate the Youth Dialogue Festival. Then she will exchange with the participants.
  The Youth Innovation Summit-Morocco 2019 is a summit co-organized by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Arab-Danish Partnership Program, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the Government of Morocco. It will be held in Rabat from September 30 to October 4, 2019. (…)

• Denmark’s Crown Princess Mary Runs Marathon in Morocco During First Trip as Regent
  7 October 2019, by Sylvanus

  During her two-day visit to Morocco, the Crown Princess, Mary of Denmark, participated in a marathon. This is her first outing since her appointment as Regent by Queen Margrethe II.
  The 47-year-old Princess Mary, newly appointed Regent, highlighted her fitness performance by participating in a marathon on Friday, October 4.
  Dressed in a navy blue and blue jogging outfit and a cap, she was smiling as she ran with other participants in Rabat.
  The Crown Princess of Denmark also took the (…)

• Danish Drug Trafficking Suspects Arrested in Tangier Following Interpol Warrant
  17 February 2020, by Bladi.net

  Drug and psychotropic trafficking. This is the charge against two Danish nationals, arrested on Friday in Tangier, after an international arrest warrant. Their arrest was made possible by an operation carried out by the elements of the prefectural service of the judicial police of Tetouan, jointly with the Judicial Police Brigade of the port of Tangier.
  These two Danish citizens, already in an irregular situation in Morocco, were apprehended in the city of the Strait.
  A press release, (…)

• Denmark Backs Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara, Awaits UN Envoy
  6 March 2020, by Sylvanus

  Nikolaj Harris, the Danish ambassador to Morocco, reaffirmed Denmark’s support for the kingdom and its autonomy plan in the Sahara.
  Denmark is "like the majority of countries in the world, in favor of a political solution, acceptable to all parties, just and lasting, under the auspices of the UN," said the Danish diplomat, in an interview with Al Massae.
  For Nikolaj Harris, his country’s position on the Sahara issue has never been ambiguous. He said he is awaiting the replacement of the (…)

• Denmark Scrambles to Repatriate Citizens Stranded in Morocco Amid Coronavirus Travel Ban
  18 March 2020, by Ginette

  Since Morocco has decided to suspend air traffic to and from its territory, hundreds of Danes find themselves stranded, with no possibility, for the moment, of returning to Denmark.
  Several international press agencies have described the current situation in Morocco, where all passenger air links have been interrupted until further notice, even as tourists from many countries can no longer leave the kingdom. France announced on the morning of Sunday, March 15 that an agreement had been (…)

• Danish-Moroccan Student Achieves Perfect Score on National High School Exam
  29 June 2019, by Kamal

  Her name is Soumia Daoudi. She is a Danish of Moroccan origin and has just obtained the best average in the country with a score of 20/20 on the baccalaureate exam.
  At only 17 years old, the young girl obtained this average in the literary stream, report several Moroccan media, which specify that this allows her to be designated the best student in Denmark.
  Several videos of Soumia have been broadcast following this achievement and glowing comments have since been posted on social (…)