A Moroccan woman has been arrested among six people in Accra, Ghana, for illegal gold trading, the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) announced on October 7. The suspects, including four Ghanaians and an American citizen, were detained during a task force operation following weeks of surveillance. According to GoldBod, a government agency responsible for buying, assaying, selling, and exporting gold and other minerals produced by licensed artisanal and small-scale miners, the group attempted to
Un procureur néerlandais a requis une peine de 14 ans de prison contre Soufiane B., un résident de Rotterdam âgé de 31 ans, accusé d'avoir mortellement poignardé son cousin Hicham sur une plage d'Al Hoceima, au Maroc, en juillet 2023. Les tensions entre les deux hommes, qui remontaient à plusieurs années, auraient atteint un point critique lors de vacances familiales. Les procureurs ont qualifié l'affaire de «grande
Un fiscal de los Países Bajos ha solicitado una condena de 14 años de prisión para Soufiane B., un residente de Róterdam de 31 años, acusado de apuñalar mortalmente a su primo Hicham en una playa de Alhucemas, Marruecos, en julio de 2023. Las tensiones entre ambos hombres, que se arrastraban desde hace varios años, habrían alcanzado su punto álgido durante unas vacaciones familiares. Los fiscales describieron el caso como
King Mohammed VI will preside on Friday, October 10, over the opening of the first session of the fifth legislative year of the 11th Legislature, the Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol, and Chancellery announced. The ceremony will take place at the Parliament headquarters in Rabat, where the monarch will deliver a speech before members of both Houses, the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors. The Royal Address will be broadcast live on national radio and television
Not far from the modern city of Larache, the ancient site of Lixus stands as one of the key centers of fish-salting production that defined the golden age of the Mauretanian-Roman civilization. Active between the 1st century BCE and the 5th century CE, its vast facilities rank among the most important within the Roman Empire, producing garum and salted fish that were exported across the Mediterranean.
Spanish authorities have temporarily suspended live cattle exports to Morocco following the confirmation of an outbreak of lumpy skin disease among cattle in Spain. According to Spanish media citing official sources, the decision is a precautionary measure intended to prevent the spread of the virus and protect livestock health as well as the agricultural sector. The restrictions apply exclusively to live animal exports, while shipments of red meat and related products continue under current
The Criminal Appeals Chamber at the Court of Appeal in Errachidia handed down a life sentence last Tuesday to the defendant convicted of murdering a teacher in Erfoud. The court found him guilty of premeditated murder. This ruling follows a previous decision by the initial chamber, which sentenced him on July 16 to 30 years in prison and imposed a fine of 300,000 dirhams to be paid to the victim's family. The sentence was increased upon appeal. The tragic incident occurred on the morning of
A Dutch prosecutor has requested a 14-year prison sentence for 31-year-old Rotterdam resident Soufiane B., accused of fatally stabbing his cousin Hicham on a beach in Al Hoceima, Morocco, in July 2023. The two reportedly had a long-running conflict that escalated during a family vacation. Prosecutors described the case as «a great human tragedy», noting that Hicham’s death occurred during his sister’s wedding. After the killing, B.’s parents’ home in
The security situation in the Tindouf camps has reached a critical level. On October 6, members of the Polisario Front reportedly abducted several Chinese workers involved in building the railway line for the Gara Djebilet iron mine. «The Front’s members abandoned the Chinese workers, tied up, in a remote area after stealing their off-road vehicle. They then fled toward the Es-Smara camp», a well-informed source told Yabiladi. The disappearance of the workers quickly raised
As part of the eight Arab countries that fought the October war, Morocco sent the one and only battalion it possesses in 1973 to Syria. Once there, Moroccan soldiers fought bravely on the Golan Heights even though they were betrayed by their Syrian counterparts. Flashback.