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Morocco Arrests 11 Suspects Wanted by France, Belgium, and the Netherlands on Drug and Fraud Charges

Moroccan security services carried out simultaneous arrests across Tangier and Marrakech on Monday, detaining eleven individuals suspected of involvement in international drug trafficking, money laundering, and financial fraud in France, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The operation was coordinated between La Direction Générale de la Sûreté Nationale and La Direction Générale de la Surveillance du Territoire, […]

Moroccan Appeals Court Upholds Jail Sentence for Frenchman on Terrorism Charges

An Appeals court in Morocco upheld a guilty verdict for French national, Thomas Gallay, on charges of funding a terrorist cell based in the Moroccan Atlantic city of Essaouira. Gallay, 36, saw his prison term reduced to four years in prison after a lower court had initially handed him a six-year sentence. He was found […]

Pope Francis coming to Morocco as “a pilgrim of peace & fraternity”

On the eve of his visit to Morocco at the invitation of King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, Pope Francis expressed, on Thursday, his thanks to the Sovereign for this ‘gracious’ invitation. In a video message to the Moroccan people, Pope Francis says he is coming to the Kingdom as a “pilgrim of peace […]