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King Mohammed VI Pardons 889 People on Eid including Rif Convicts

King Mohammed VI of Morocco pardoned 889 people on the occasion of El Eid including over 180 people convicted on charges relating to the Rif protests. Eleven of the pardoned inmates were serving prison sentences in the Casablanca prison. The Rif protests erupted in late 2016 after a fishmonger died crushed in a trash compactor […]

Morocco takes part in parliamentary conference on interfaith dialogue

A Moroccan MP delegation is taking part in the 2nd Parliamentary Conference on Interfaith Dialogue which opened Thursday in Rome under the theme: “Strengthening trust and embracing hope for our common future”. The three-day event is organized by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the Italian Parliament in cooperation with NGO Religions for Peace. The conference […]

Counterterrorism: Minor arrested in Netherlands thanks to intelligence tips from Morocco’s DGST

Dutch police announced this week the arrest in Sittard (southern Netherlands) of a minor suspected of involvement in a case relating to the fight against terrorism, extremism, and radicalization, thanks to information provided by Morocco’s General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST). Dutch police said, in a statement, that the suspect was identified thanks to information […]