DJ Ahmed Akhannouch, son of Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch, is set to perform at the upcoming 2025 edition of the Coachella Festival. This makes him the only Moroccan artist to be featured at this prestigious music event, scheduled to take place next April in California, USA. Ahmed, known as Spins, is participating in this festival alongside prominent international stars such as Lady Gaga, Missy Elliott, Benson Boone, Travis Scott, and other well-known artists. The Coachella
Recherché à la fois en Belgique et aux Pays-Bas, un fugitif de 50 ans surnommé «Samir Patatje» a été arrêté au Maroc, ont rapporté les médias belges lundi. Le résident d'Anvers est recherché pour trafic international de cocaïne et est soupçonné de trafic d'ecstasy et de traite humaine au Maroc. Identifié comme Samir El Y., mais connu sous les surnoms «Patatje» ou
Un touriste belge a disparu pendant ses vacances au Maroc, a révélé sa famille la semaine dernière dans un appel sur les réseaux sociaux. Les autorités locales de Tamri, une petite ville côtière près d'Agadir, recherchent Dries De Graeve, 29 ans, originaire de Gand, dans le nord-ouest de la Belgique. Le jeune homme était en vacances avec deux de ses amis depuis le 12 novembre, selon le quotidien flamand De Standaard. De
Wanted in both Belgium and the Netherlands, a 50-year-old fugitive nicknamed «Samir Patatje» has been arrested in Morocco, Belgian media reported on Monday. The Antwerp resident has been wanted for international cocaine smuggling and is suspected of ecstasy smuggling and human trafficking in Morocco, the same source added. Identified as Samir El Y., but known by the nicknames «Patatje» or «Samir Turtle», he was arrested a month ago near Casablanca. There
A Belgian tourist has gone missing while on holiday in Morocco, his family revealed last week in a social media appeal. Local authorities in Tamri, a small coastal town near Agadir, have been searching for 29-year-old Dries De Graeve from Ghent, northwest Belgium. The young man had been on holiday there with two of his friends since November 12, according to the Flemish daily newspaper De Standaard, which reported the story on Saturday. De Graeve disappeared on the morning of Tuesday,
A court in the Algerian city of Annaba recently sentenced a Moroccan craftsman to 15 years in prison for his involvement in an international migrant smuggling network. According to Algerian media, the 31-year-old man was arrested in mid-March 2024 in Annaba at a construction workshop and did not have residency papers. After being investigated, he was charged with «smuggling Moroccan migrants into Algeria». The same sources said that the Moroccan citizen «admitted to
As the Confederation of African Football prepares to elect the members of its Executive Committee in March, Algeria is launching a new campaign against Moroccan Fouzi Lekjaa.
The investigating judge at the Court of Appeal in Tangier has ordered the provisional detention of six individuals at the local prison in connection with the murder of a minor student last Wednesday near a primary school in the city, Alyoum 24 reports. The start of detailed investigation sessions with the defendants has been scheduled for early December. The investigation led to the arrest of six suspects, including one adult and five minors, after the student was killed by his
Royal Air Maroc announced the delivery of its tenth Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. The company added in a post on X that this delivery represents «this delivery marks the first step in implementing Royal Air Maroc’s development plan, following the program agreement signed with the government in July 2023». Royal Air Maroc receives its tenth Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. This delivery marks the first step in implementing Royal Air Maroc’s development plan, following the
After 72 hours in custody, the investigating judge at the Casablanca Court of Appeal ordered the pre-trial detention of three individuals at Oukacha Prison on Saturday. This follows a complaint filed by a French lawyer accusing them of rape. The lawyer supported her claim with a medical expert report prepared in Paris, which reportedly found evidence of sexual activity and injuries, according to Le360. The accused include Kamil Bennis, nephew of Ali Bennis, the former president of