Moroccan Court Upholds Dissolution of Airline Pilots Association, Backing Royal Air Maroc
30 June 2021
Bad news for the Moroccan Association of Airline Pilots (AMPL). The Court of Appeal of Casablanca has just confirmed its dissolution.
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Moroccan Protest Leader Zefzafi Hospitalized After Collapsing in Prison Cell
30 June 2021
Nasser Zefzafi was admitted on Tuesday to a hospital in Tangier after losing consciousness in his cell. This is the third time he has been transferred to a health center since (…)
Moroccan Explosives Firm Sues Sefrioui Family for 10 Million Dirhams Over Property Destruction
28 June 2021
EPC Maroc has sued the businessman Anas Sefrioui, and the members of his family Saad Sefrioui, Kenza Sefrioui and Malik Sefrioui, following the unannounced destruction of its (…)
Suspect in Brussels Daylight Throat-Slitting Murder Remains Jailed as Investigation Continues
28 June 2021
The preventive detention of the suspect in the murder of Mounia, a 36-year-old Moroccan woman, whose throat was slit in broad daylight in Evere, has been extended by one month. (…)
DNA Evidence Prompts Push for Retrial in Infamous Omar Raddad Murder Case
23 June 2021
A new trial could open after the discovery of traces of a male DNA not belonging to the former Moroccan gardener Omar Raddad, convicted and then pardoned for the death of (…)
Bidart Woman Sentenced for $400,000 Luxury Hotel Fraud in Morocco
23 June 2021
The Bayonne judicial court on Tuesday, June 22, convicted a resident of Bidart for non-realization of a luxury hotel in the town of Oualidia, in Morocco. She is accused of (…)
Muslim Official in France Removed from Polling Station Over Headscarf Controversy
22 June 2021
For wearing the veil as president of a polling station on Sunday, during the first round of the departmental elections, Rachida Kabbouri, an EELV municipal councilor in (…)
Ceuta Overwhelmed by Influx of Moroccan Minors, Judge Warns
21 June 2021
A month after the massive arrival of Moroccan migrants in Ceuta, the juvenile judge, José Luis Puerta, notes that the situation is unsustainable for the autonomous city. For (…)
12-Year-Old Gamer Dies by Suicide in Morocco, Raising Concerns About Online Trends
19 June 2021
A suicide case caused an uproar last Wednesday, in Douar Lebabra in the province of Taounate. A young boy aged 12 committed suicide by hanging.
American Traveler Arrested at Casablanca Airport with Over 1kg of Drugs
19 June 2021
A traveler who was trying to board a flight to Washington, in possession of more than a kilo of drugs, was unable to pass all the security checkpoints at Casablanca (…)