In its recent report on European drug markets, the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction addressed innovations in drug production and trafficking methods for all drugs. The survey cites the involvement of Moroccan organized crime groups in the trafficking of cannabis resin and cocaine.
The United States Department of State has repossessed Anti-Terrorism Assistance (ATA) dogs from Morocco, the US Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced in a December report. Entitled «Management assistance report: Continued health and welfare concerns for antiterrorism assistance and explosive detection canines», the survey indicates that in August 2019, 10 DS/ATA dogs were repossessed from the Kingdom because they «were not being used for their intended
A Moroccan teenager who was arrested in France’s Orly airport for trying to fly to Morocco while on LSD was heard, Friday, in court. Arrested in June 2019, the Moroccan irregular migrant was found in the cockpit of an Airbus A321 while on LSD, French daily Le Parisien reports. The arrestee is prosecuted for «having attempted to fraudulently evade an Airbus A321 plane to the detriment of the airline company Vueling», wrote the daily. According to the same source, the
American actress Ashley Benson went on a birthday trip to Morocco with English model Cara Delevingne. The visit was Delevingne 30th’ birthday gift to her girlfriend Benson, wrote Fox News. Benson shared, Sunday, on her Instagram account photos from the Morocco trip with a caption, saying she «couldn’t have asked for anything better». «Morocco has always been a place I’ve wanted to visit. I faced so many fears and took on new adventures with my best friend
Since his arrest last week in Dubai, the extradition of alleged criminal Ridouan Taghi has opened a new chapter in the diplomatic crisis between Morocco and the Netherlands. Ties between the two countries were marked in the past by similar issues.
Algeria’s powerful military chief General Ahmed Gaid Salah passed away, Sunday, December 22, wrote the Algerian press agency APS, quoting the Presidency of the republic. Gaid suffered a heart attack at the Ain Naadja military hospital, where he was admitted, the same source said. ? #Breaking_news: Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaid Salah passes away.↪️ https://t.co/R4KVjvXEvZ pic.twitter.com/Bd7WeTt8EL — APS | وأج ?? (@APS_DZ) 23 décembre 2019 Gaid Salah debuted his
As expected, the Polisario Front’s fifteenth congress, currently held in Tifariti, an oasis town located east of the sand wall, has paved the way for Brahim Ghali to continue leading the separatist movement. According to pro-Polisario platform Futuro Sahara, Ghali, who has been leading the Polisario since July 2016 after the movement’s former leader Mohamed Abdelaziz passed away, is the only candidate bidding to head the Polisario Front.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) unveiled, Sunday, the shortlist for its 2019 awards. The list includes Morocco’s professional footballer Achraf Hakimi, who plays for German club Borussia Dortmund on loan from Real Madrid, Nigeria’s Samuel Chukwueze and Victor Osimhen. The three footballers will be competing for CAF’s title : African Youth Player of the Year. The contest includes other titles, such as African Player of the Year, African Interclubs Player of the
Moughit El Moutaouakil, known as Guito, is a keen boxer. Neither a fracture, nor his dismissal from certain competitions, made him give up on his passion for boxing. Defeated once, Guito had a total of twelve victories including eight by KO.
The sublime voices of four female figures from the Aïta and the Amazigh musical repertoire of the Rways resounded, Friday evening in Brussels, during a colorful concert organized as part of the Darna Fest - Echoes of Moroccan ceremonies festival. On this occasion, the four artists offered the public performances that represented the cultural diversity of Morocco and recalled the beauty of its natural landscapes. In front of a packed room, the first performance was given by Aïta