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Morocco foils illegal migration attempt in El Jadida, arrests two smugglers

Morocco’s police foiled on Monday an illegal migration operation in the Atlantic coastal city of El Jadida and arrested two smugglers of people aged respectively 38 and 39. The two smugglers were housing 35 illegal migrants, including a 15-year-old minor, in a local popular district as they were preparing their illegal migration operation from the […]

Morocco: Seven alleged IS militants en route to Libya arrested

Moroccan security authorities Tuesday succeeded in disrupting plans of seven extremists to join IS in Libya. The seven alleged militants, from Marrakech, Laayoune and Boujdour, were arrested as they were attempting to go to Libya through the Moroccan-Mauritanian border. According to a statement released by the Interior Ministry, the alleged terrorists were trying to cross […]

Belgian VM Steel makes foray in Morocco to conquer Africa

VM Steel, a Belgian stock-listed exporter of a wide range of steel products has launched a subsidiary, VM Steel Maroc, in Morocco from where it aims to conquer the African continent. The subsidiary is the first international branch of the Belgian steel giant. “The choice of Morocco is not due to chance. Morocco is indeed […]