In Meknes, a family’s choice to name their newborn son Massinissa, after the historic Amazigh king, sparked administrative hurdles this week. A civil registry officer at the 8th district office in the Marjane 2 neighborhood refused to register the name, despite clear legal and judicial rulings granting parents the freedom to choose names, and official instructions requiring officers to register them or refer disputes to the High Commission within 24 hours, the family's lawyer, Sabri
Madrid is best known today as the capital of Spain. Yet long before it gained this status, it was founded in the 9th century as a Muslim city by the Umayyad rulers of Al-Andalus. This origin, and the social structure it fostered, remain little acknowledged, but archaeological evidence and historical accounts trace the city’s roots to this period, a time when Muslims, Christians, and Jews lived side by side for centuries.
In Civitanova, Italy, a routine patrol turned into a bizarre arrest when a 51-year-old Moroccan man, undocumented and living in a tent, tried to hide his stash in the most unusual way possible, by swallowing it. Already known to the police, the man was caught selling two doses of heroin near the Chienti river cycle path. Officers later found nearly 24 grams of heroin, including pre-packaged doses and smaller quantities, plus less than one gram of cocaine in his tent, Italian media
The Ministry of the Interior has issued new directives to governors of prefectures and provinces, ending the practice of granting partial occupancy permits and certificates of compliance. From now on, these authorizations will only be issued once construction work is fully completed in accordance with approved plans. The move aims to curb building fraud and safeguard the aesthetic appeal of cities. Municipal presidents have been instructed to ensure these directives are enforced, preventing
On Thursday, August 15, three individuals seen in a video throwing stones at a car in Taroudant were arrested, along with the person who filmed the incident. According to Alyaoum 24, police in Taroudant identified the suspects shown in the footage and apprehended them on Thursday evening. They were placed in custody pending an investigation supervised by the public prosecutor’s office. The Agadir Police Department responded to a video circulating on social media since Wednesday, August
The Spanish National Police have successfully dismantled a criminal network that was operating between Madrid and Guadalajara, responsible for the theft of over 50 cars. These vehicles were then resold to intermediaries who distributed them to repair workshops across various regions in Morocco. According to security sources, the operation led to the arrest of eight individuals. The network specifically targeted between six and ten cars each week, focusing on parking areas designated for
An attempted arson attack targeted a Muslim prayer room in Châtillon-sur-Seine (Côte-d'Or) during the night from Thursday to Friday, August 15. France's Interior Minister, Bruno Retailleau, took to social media to denounce the incident, describing it as «an anti-Muslim act of great cowardice». Local media reported that the department's prefecture revealed lit pamphlets were found wedged in the entrance door. The situation could have escalated into a tragedy if not for
Morocco’s strategy for the economic development of the Sahara is drawing the attention of global powers, according to an American media outlet that has examined this political approach in detail.
On Monday, the public prosecutor’s office in Tetouan instructed the judicial police to open an investigation into the discovery of a headless body in an advanced state of decomposition. The remains were found by fishermen aboard a deep-sea fishing vessel off the coast of M’diq while working with their nets. According to Al Akhbar newspaper, the prosecutor ordered that the body be transferred to the morgue at Mohammed VI Regional Hospital in M’diq for a medical autopsy to
A pro-Israel Moroccan journalist claims that a planned trip to meet his brother in the Bahamas turned into a 32-hour detention in Cuba, alleging he was targeted because of his ties to Israel. Speaking to Israel’s Ynet News via video call, Amine Ayoub said he was traveling from Morocco via France to Havana when Cuban officials detained him on arrival, questioning him for hours about numerous Israeli visa stamps in his passport. «They held me there like a criminal», he said,
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