Nearly two years after a 14-year-old Moroccan-Dutch boy was wrongly arrested in Urk on suspicion of burning Israeli flags, an investigation has revealed that local authorities acted against Public Prosecution Service (OM) guidelines. The findings, published Thursday by Dutch newspaper Nederlands Dagblad (ND), show that the OM only cleared the boy’s name more than three weeks after his arrest. By then, the family had already become the target of threats and attacks on their home,
Moroccan international Soufiane Boufal, now playing for Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise, took to social media to dismiss rumors about his mother’s death. On Thursday, September 11, Boufal posted on InstagraM: «The rumors about my mother’s death are unfounded. She is doing well». «Please respect our privacy and refrain from spreading this false information», he urged his followers. Boufal’s close bond with his mother drew international attention in
A municipal employee in Alcudia, on the island of Mallorca, has been arrested by the judicial police of the Spanish Civil Guard on suspicion of illegally registering more than 400 Moroccan migrants in the population register, according to the website OK Diario. The investigation began several weeks ago after authorities noticed an unusual rise in new registrations. Mayor Fina Linares (People's Party) then ordered an internal probe, which revealed that the employee, about 45 years old, had been
Police in Almería arrested on Thursday, September 11, a Moroccan taxi driver who fled after a hit-and-run in Madrid as he tried to reach Morocco, accoridng to El Mundo. The accident took place on September 4, when the driver allegedly ran a red light, colliding with a motorcyclist and dragging him about 20 meters before crashing into a tree. The 47-year-old victim suffered multiple injuries and had his left foot amputated. Witnesses recorded the taxi’s license plate, but the
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has marked the 100-day countdown to the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025 this Friday with the unveiling of a special poster. The competition, returning to Morocco for the first time since 1988, will run from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026, bringing together 24 teams across nine stadiums in six cities: Rabat, Casablanca, Fès, Tangier, Marrakech and Agadir. CAF aims for the finals to surpass the record-breaking 2023 edition
The 4th edition of the Grand Prix d’Afrique opened Thursday at Bouskoura’s Cité du Cheval, after three editions in Marrakech. Organized by SOREC and ALA, the three-day event features exhibitions, seminars on African lotteries, and a final race day at the Casa-Anfa Racecourse.
La 4ème édition du Grand Prix d’Afrique a débuté jeudi à la Cité du Cheval de Bouskoura, après trois éditions à Marrakech. Organisé par la SOREC et l’ALA, cet événement de trois jours propose des expositions, des séminaires sur les loteries africaines, ainsi qu’une journée de courses finale à l’hippodrome Casa-Anfa.
La 4ª edición del Gran Premio de África comenzó el jueves en la Ciudad del Caballo de Bouskoura, tras tres ediciones en Marrakech. Organizado por la SOREC y la ALA, este evento de tres días ofrece exposiciones, seminarios sobre las loterías africanas, así como una jornada final de carreras en el hipódromo Casa-Anfa.
Spain’s imports of fresh fruit and vegetables from Morocco reached €899.5 million in the first half of the year, marking an annual increase of 33% and reinforcing Morocco’s position as the leading supplier to the Spanish market in terms of value. In terms of volume, imports also rose by 33%, reaching 377,842 tons, according to FreshPlaza. Over the past five years, purchases from Morocco have grown by 58% in value, rising from €571.4 million in the first half of 2021 to
The traveling exhibition «Belgica Biladi: A Belgian-Moroccan Story», which pays tribute to generations of Moroccan immigrants in Belgium, past and present, is on display for a few more days in Saïdia. Set up at the main entrance of the Medina Mall since September 1, it follows a first stop in Nador and will next move to Al Hoceïma. The event, launched by the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME) in partnership with the Circle of Belgian Laureates (CLB), opened