Throne Day: King Mohammed VI pardons over 19,670 inmates

King Mohammed VI has pardoned 19,673 convicts on the occasion of Throne Day, celebrated on July 30 in Morocco, the ministry of Justice announced Tuesday in a press release. The list of the beneficiaries of the royal pardon includes inmates who were granted a pardon over their remaining jail terms, convicts who had their prison […]

Morocco eats into its anti-coronavirus fund

Voices are rising in Morocco for a new donation campaign for the anti-coronavirus fund, which now has 9 billion dirhams ($975 mln). The fund was spurred by King Mohammed VI when the virus first outbroke in Morocco and gathered some 33.7 billion dirhams ($3.7 bln) thanks to generous donations from Moroccan enterprises and individuals. The […]

Fifty jihadists neutralized in Mali – French general staff

The French Barkhane force has neutralized recently about fifty jihadists in central Mali, announced the French General Staff. Between February 9 and 17, Barkhane carried out several operations in central Mali around the town of Mopti, enabling the force to neutralize fifty jihadists, destroy around thirty motorcycles and two pickups, and seize weapons, phones and […]