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The Pegasus affair in which some organizations have made serious accusations of espionage against Morocco continues to be controversial. Mohamed Fizazi , one of the most media-savvy Salafist leaders in Morocco , said that "it is up to the media consortium to prove in accordance with the law the facts necessary for the success of its claims against Morocco".
Accused of having wiretapped foreign personalities and journalists, Morocco has hired lawyer Olivier Baratelli, mandated to file a [complaint against Amnesty International and Forbbiden Stories]. On Thursday evening on BFM TV, the latter categorically stated that "Morocco has never had any contractual or commercial ties with the NSO company", the supplier of the Pegasus spyware.
The mosque of Gennevilliers will have to find another imam. On July 8, Mohamed Benali, president of the Ennour association, was summoned to the prefecture to explain a sermon considered "very vindictive". Yet the mosque on Paul Vaillant-Couturier Street was known for its openness and tolerance.
After a few months spent in the greatest calm, the mythical Jemâa El Fna square is regaining its old habits and is once again attracting people. The shows have resumed to the delight of tourists and the many trades that revolve around the tourism sector.
A total of 2,577 fighters, including 1,659 Moroccans, were counted in the conflict zones in Iraq and Syria. They had left Morocco to join various terrorist groups active in the region. This is revealed in a report produced by the deputies of the fact-finding mission on Moroccans stranded in Iraq and Syria. There are 290 women and 628 minors.
French President Emmanuel Macron convened an "exceptional defense council dedicated to the Pegasus affair and the issue of cybersecurity" this Thursday, July 22nd. The announcement was made by Gabriel Attal, the government spokesman.
The Moroccan Ministry of the Interior has activated the emergency program for the supply of drinking water by tanker trucks for the year 2021. The heat wave and water shortages are plunging certain areas, especially rural ones, into a worrying water deficit.
In search of a third title, the French double Olympic medalist Teddy Riner has exiled himself for the last eight months in Morocco to prepare both physically and mentally. A France 2 team has looked into the athlete who, to move forward, has made major changes within his team.
A 54-year-old man was arrested by the elements of the National Security and Customs operating at the Tanger-Med Port . He would be involved in a criminal network active in the international drug and psychotropic trafficking.
Members of the Moroccan Jewish community have presented their wishes to Moroccans on the occasion of the Eid al-Adha festival celebrated this Wednesday, July 21. A gesture that reinforces the tolerance between Jews and Muslims in Morocco .
In Morocco, withdrawing money through bank ATMs is an impossible mission for many citizens. Some ATMs are severely lacking in cash. Consumer associations are called to the rescue to resolve this situation that deprives the citizen of his right to access his money, especially during a holiday as important as Eid al-Adha.
The two videos of journalist Soulaimane Raissouni published by the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) are not to the liking of the head of government. Saad Eddine El Othmani considered the act "unacceptable" during a meeting held on Tuesday, July 20 in Rabat.