The Polisario sent on Thursday, 29th of March, two military vehicles to Mahbes, a settlement close to the security wall and located 100 kilometers northeast of Bir Lehlou. «Around 6.30 pm, 9 armed militiamen arrived at the buffer zone», said a local source to Yabiladi. «They set up a tent just 1km away from the area controlled by Moroccan soldiers. A few minutes later, two other cars carrying five militiamen joined the first group», said the same source. For the
Le service préfectoral de la police judiciaire d’Agadir, en coordination avec les services de Meknès, a procédé jeudi à l’arrestation d’un individu apparu dans une vidéo diffusée sur internet, en train d’agresser physiquement sa femme sur la voie publique et en brandissant une arme blanche dans des circonstances pouvant menacer la sécurité des citoyens, indique la Direction générale de la
Spanish companies based in Ceuta are «planning to leave the autonomous city for Morocco,» reported Thursday, March 29th, El Confidencial. The economy of the entire city depends on the daily flow of goods at border posts. The website states that «60% of the goods the city imports are destined for resale in Morocco». Several stores and businesses are starting to go bankrupt. This is notably the case of a shop tht sells perfumes operating for more
A Moroccan national who lives in Italy was recently arrested for a murder he committed in 1991 in Veneto, Susegana. The man had «broken the skull» of his brother-in-law during a fight. Following the incident, he had disappeared, said Treviso Online. The victim succumbed to his injuries and died two days later. Later on, investigators in Treviso have managed to arrest the fugitive. The Moroccan had meanwhile moved to Agrigento, «where he has lived quietly with his family for
At a briefing held Tuesday in Casablanca, Morocco bid chairman Moulay Hafid Elalamy questioned the impartiality of the FIFA president Gianni Infantino, reports Associated Press on Thursday. The FIFA responded stressing that its president won't meddle in the 2026 World Cup bids. «It’s very serious if the opinion of a president could change strategic opinions», said Elalamy referring to Infantino’s comments on the North American bid. In a press conference held in Dubai,
Ancien joueur international et entraîneur de l’équipe nationale de football, Abdellah Settati, s’est éteint jeudi à Casablanca à l’âge de 83 ans, indique la Fédération royale marocaine de football (FRMF). Figure légendaire du football national, Settati avait été entraîneur-adjoint du technicien macédonien Blagoje Vidinic pour les Lions de l’Atlas, lors de la phase finale de la Coupe
After the police announced on, Wednesday, that they have arrested a 21-year-old man suspected of attempting to rape a 17-year-old girl in a video that went viral on the internet, the other individual believed to film the assault was also captured Thursday in Rhamna, reports Telquel. The authorities are looking for a third individual, accused of not reporting the assault. He is currently on the run, said the same source. The two arrestees will have to appear in court today in
The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) dismantled on Thursday a pro-ISIS terror cell made up of eight people who were operating in the cities of Oued Zem and Tangier, the Interior ministry announced. Investigations revealed that the members of this cell were looking for raw materials used for manufacturing explosive devices and belts with the aim of carrying out terrorist operations against sensitive sites in several Moroccan cities as part of ISIS terror agenda, the source
Le ministère de la Culture et de la communication a récemment publié une série de décisions visant à inscrire un ensemble de sites, monuments historiques, paysages, écrits, artefacts et autres sur la liste du patrimoine en vue de leur protection et préservation. Parmi ces monuments figurent Hammam El Bali, monument archéologique datant de l’ère des Mérinides, et Hammam Jarda, considéré comme un
On Thursday morning, a stolen car tried to ram French soldiers near Varces (Isère), reports Le Dauphiné libéré, quoting sources close to the file. No one was injured in the attempted attack, said the same source, adding that the police is looking for the assailant who is on the run. Quoted by the newspaper, the public prosecutor in Grenoble, Jean-Yves Coquillat, said that «we must remain cautious regarding the motives of the attacker». An investigation