Moroccan Teen’s Trial for Alleged Royal Insult Postponed to March
21 January 2020
The appeal trial of the young high school student Ayoub Mahfoud, sentenced to three years in prison at first instance, has been postponed.
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Israeli President Praises Morocco’s King for Promoting Jewish-Muslim Coexistence
21 January 2020
King Mohammed VI’s visit last Wednesday to the old medina of Essaouira continues to arouse admiration within the Jewish community of Morocco and elsewhere. The Israeli (…)
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI Meets Abu Dhabi Crown Prince in Rabat
21 January 2020
After a stop in Essaouira, which has been revitalized thanks to the complementary program for the rehabilitation and enhancement of its old medina, King Mohammed VI visited the (…)
Royal Heist: Trial Begins for 25 Accused in King Mohammed VI’s Watch Theft
21 January 2020
At least 25 defendants are on trial in Rabat for their involvement in the theft of several luxury watches belonging to King Mohammed VI. The announcement of the disappearance (…)
Moroccan Father Arrested for Horrific Child Abuse, Burning 7-Year-Old Daughter
21 January 2020
A man in his forties living in Taroudant subjected his 7-year-old daughter to the worst torture, burning all parts of her body as well as her genitals with an iron rod.
Global WhatsApp Outage Hits Morocco, Disrupts Messaging Service
21 January 2020
Outages disrupted the functioning of the WhatsApp messaging service in many countries, including Morocco, on Sunday, causing frustration among users. It was the DownDetector (…)
Moroccan Employment Minister Survives Highway Rollover Crash Near Rabat
21 January 2020
Mohamed Amekraz (PJD), Minister of Employment, escaped death in a car accident. The accident occurred on Monday, January 20, 2020, on a section of the highway towards Rabat.
Mass Poisoning of Stray Cats in Casablanca Shocks Animal Advocates
21 January 2020
Animal protection associations had barely finished digesting the scandal of the massive killings of dogs in Dar Bouazza, when they were faced with the mass poisoning of 17 cats (…)
Wife of Convicted Terrorist Alleges Inhumane Treatment in Moroccan Prison
21 January 2020
The wife of the Belgo-Moroccan, Abdelqader Belliraj, came out of anonymity on Friday to denounce the "abusive isolation regime" in which her husband has been living for more (…)
Moroccan Prison Authority Refutes Human Rights Watch Claims on Inmate Conditions
21 January 2020
The General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) contradicted, on Friday, the "false allegations" relayed by the organization Human Rights Watch (HRW) (…)