Tragic Gas Leak from Water Heater Kills Pregnant Woman and Husband in Kenitra, Morocco
29 October 2019
A pregnant woman and her husband died in Kenitra on Sunday, October 27, due to a gas leak.
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Young Man Arrested for Attempting to Approach King Mohammed VI’s Motorcade
29 October 2019
A young man was brought before the Criminal Chamber near the Court of Appeal of Rabat, for intentional obstruction of traffic on the public highway. He had tried to intercept (…)
ISIS-Linked Terror Cell Dismantled in Morocco, Planned Major Attacks
29 October 2019
We now know a little more about the terrorist cell that was dismantled last Friday. The director of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), Abdelhak Khiam, during (…)
Morocco’s Rural Women: 6.5 Million Strong, Facing Demographic Shifts
29 October 2019
The rural female population in Morocco is estimated at 6.5 million people in 2019, according to the High Commission for Planning (HCP). This figure represents almost half of (…)
Moroccan ISIS Fighters in Syria Plea for Repatriation Amid Kurdish Prison Trials
28 October 2019
A few weeks after the announcement of their trial by Kurdish courts, Moroccan fighters in Syria are demanding to be repatriated urgently in order to escape the treatment (…)
High-Speed Mediterranean Chase: Moroccan Navy Pursues Drug-Laden Boat
28 October 2019
An impressive chase was triggered off the Mediterranean coast between the Moroccan coast guards and a foreign pleasure boat. Two nationals, of English and Spanish nationality, (…)
Algerian Officials Signal Thaw in Morocco Relations Over Western Sahara Dispute
28 October 2019
The declaration on the Moroccanness of the Sahara by the former leader of the Algerian National Liberation Front as well as the remarks of the first President of the Supreme (…)
Morocco Rejects French Textbook with Disputed Map, Demands Withdrawal
28 October 2019
The Ministry of National Education, Vocational Training, Higher Education and Scientific Research has issued a formal denial about the approval of a French manual containing a (…)
Customs Seize Nearly 2,000 Smuggled Smartphones at Moroccan Port
28 October 2019
Arrest of two international freight truck drivers who wanted to fraudulently introduce 1928 new smartphones of different brands into Moroccan territory. It was the Customs (…)
Surge in Crime by Unaccompanied Moroccan Minors Challenges Paris Authorities
28 October 2019
Moroccan minors wandering in Paris represent a real challenge for the French security services and a real threat to public order. More than 2,000 children were arrested in (…)