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A joint operation by Moroccan and Spanish police led to the arrest of 28 people suspected of trafficking in endangered wild birds and the seizure of about 300 exotic birds exported from southern Spain to North Africa. The announcement was made lately by the Spanish Civil Guard, which opened an “Oratrix” investigation aimed at combating […]
Policemen on Wednesday arrested two people, including a Mauritanian national, for their alleged involvement in illegal immigration and human trafficking activities. The two suspects, aged 37 and 38, were arrested in the southern city of Laayoune, National Police (DGSN) said in a release, adding that a search carried out at a home located in Al […]
A little over 100 days before the Ivorian presidential election, the question burns everyone’s lips: will Alassane Ouattara finally resolve to run? The death of his former Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly, who was the candidate of the ruling RHDP party, has upset plans. The RHDP therefore brings together its elected officials to find a […]
Slim Chiboub, son-in-law of former Tunisian President Ben Ali was arrested Wednesday in connection with corruption allegations after he refused to show up before the public prosecution for questioning, reports say. The prosecution Wednesday sent forces for Chiboub who reportedly ignored two demands to appear before the prosecutor of Tunis court of first instance in […]
South Africa has just lost another great figure of the struggle against apartheid. Andrew Mlangeni passed away in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday. He had just celebrated his 95th birthday and for the past week had been admitted to a hospital in Pretoria for abdominal pains. It is a page in the history of […]
Several Sahrawi human rights & development NGOs operating in the Moroccan Sahara have hailed the freedom, which is governed in Morocco by an evolving and credible institutional and legal framework. In a letter sent to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, 925 NGOs said: “as local Sahrawi organizations operating freely on their […]
Like other airlines across the globe, the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the plans of Moroccan airline plans for regional expansion pushing it to cut staff, axe routes and adopt painful austerity measures. The company plans to lay off 750 employees including 150 pilots, in a move that is met with fierce resistance from unions. The […]
Morocco’s competition council will unveil this week a heavy fine against fuel distributors that amount to 10% of their turnover for uncompetitive practices, local Moroccan media reported. Citing a source close to the matter, le360.ma said the fine could amount to 4 billion dirhams ($400 million). The council’s board will meet on Thursday to make […]
The American beverage giant Coca Cola has appointed Moroccan Mehdi Alami as the new General Manager of its kingdom-based franchise. Alami has been in the company for more than 12 years and occupied several strategic positions, including Customer and Commecial Leadership Director Morocco & Mauritania. The 41-year old man will, in his new role, have […]
Turkey Tuesday said it opposes any form of division of Libya where it backs the UN-sponsored Government of National Accord (GNA), which is challenged by rebel Gen. Khalifa Haftar, backed by Egypt, UAE, Russia, France and USA. “We are absolutely against the breaking up of Libya, whether in reality, or on the map, or politically […]