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Morocco’s intelligence agency has helped its German and French counterparts to thwart serious terrorist plots that were targeting the airports of Charles de Gaulle and Stuttgart, according to German ZDF TV Channel. In a TV report, ZDF terrorism expert Elmar Theveßen said the “German and French intelligence services have foiled major terrorist acts that targeted […]
Moroccan law enforcement agents in Tangier have dismantled a human trafficking network Friday and arrested four suspects aged between 24 and 44. A statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) said that the police arrested three Moroccans involved in human trafficking. The nationality of the fourth suspect is unspecified. Police also arrested 22 […]
The remains of the two Scandinavian backpackers who were killed near Imlil, in the Atlas Mountains, were repatriated, Friday, to Copenhagen, Denmark’s capital. Several local online media reported that the bodies of the two hikers who were found dead near their tent on Monday, were flown to Denmark Friday. The Norwegian embassy in Rabat confirmed […]
Moroccans from all walks of life have denounced the despicable murder of two Scandinavian women in the Atlas Mountains, expressing their sympathy and solidarity with the families of the victims, Louisa Vesterager Jespersen and Maren Ueland. In social media posts, Moroccan NGOs, politicians, intellectuals, artists, sport stars, traders, physicians, teachers, students, street vendors… joined their […]
US magazine, International Policy Digest, published Wednesday a long story on Moroccan-Algerian strained relations that hamper the integration of the Maghreb region and tried to analyze the ins and outs of this situation. The magazine came to the conclusion that the Algerian animosity toward Morocco “is exclusively the work of the Algerian military that controls […]
Morocco is building a brand-new terminal in the Rabat-Salé airport to keep up with a growing number of passengers and air traffic as the North African country has become one of the world’s popular tourism destination and an attractive hub for investors. King Mohammed VI, who spearheads the country’s modernization, launched on Wednesday the construction […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved $2.9 billion for Morocco Under the Precautionary and Liquidity Line (PLL) that will provide insurance against external risks, support Moroccan efforts to reduce fiscal, external vulnerabilities and promote more inclusive growth. Despite a sharp pick up in global oil prices, Moroccan authorities have reduced fiscal and external vulnerabilities […]
Morocco, France, Spain and Belgium have just set up a joint security cell, tasked with foiling any terrorist attacks during the year’s end holiday season. According to local daily Al Ahdath Al Maghribia, which is reporting the news this Monday, the joint security cell is already operational and works around the clock. The daily, quoting […]
Pope Francis hailed on Sunday the Marrakech Pact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration adopted last week, expressing hope that the global pact would help to better handle migration flows and incite the international community to assume its responsibility towards those forced to flee their homes. “The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, […]
After they suffered setbacks at the European Parliament, which voted at the level of committees for the renewal of the EU-Morocco farm & fisheries deals recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara, the Polisario separatists, relayed by Algerian media, rushed to distort the remarks made lately by US National security advisor John Bolton on Washington’s review […]