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Eid Al Fitr: King Mohammed VI pardons 1,533 inmates, including convicts in extremism, terrorism cases

On the occasion of Eid Al Fitr, celebrated on March 31 in Morocco, King Mohammed VI granted pardon to 1533 People, sentenced by the different Moroccan courts, the Justice Ministry said in a statement. The Ministry of Justice unveiled the list of the beneficiaries of the royal pardon, who are either detained or serving a […]

Morocco, UAE discuss ways of strengthening security cooperation

National Security and Territorial Surveillance Director General Abdellatif Hammouchi on Friday received the Commander-in-Chief of the Abu Dhabi Police, Major General Faris Khalaf Al Mazrouei, currently visiting Morocco at the head of a large security delegation. This meeting was an opportunity to review the levels of security cooperation and areas of police coordination on various […]

Morocco: Prominent Journalist Arrested over Sexual Assaults Complaints

The Moroccan police arrested Taoufiq Bouachrine, a prominent columnist and editor in chief of Akhbar Al Yaoum, one of the leading papers in the country, following complaints of sexual assaults filed against him. Local media said that 20 plain-clothed policemen raided the office of Akhbar Al Yaoum in Casablanca and arrested Bouachrine. The Arabic-language newspaper […]