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Morocco agreed to return to France its national Thomas Gallay who was convicted by a Moroccan court for connections with a terrorist network, the Justice Ministry said. The ministry explained in a statement that this extradition comes in response to a request by President Emmanuel Macron, adding that the convict will spend the remaining of […]
Germany extradited to Morocco Mounir El Motassadeq who was indicted in 2007 for his involvement in September 11 attacks, international news agencies reported. At the age of 44, El Motassadeq was given a 15-year jail sentence for his involvement in the killing of 246 passengers who lost their lives in the September attacks on the […]
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University of Morocco’s phosphate OCP Group has signed an agreement with Finnish energy company St1 for the implementation of an afforestation pilot project aimed at combating global warming through carbon sequestration. Over a period of three years, the project will examine the carbon sequestration by trees under various controlled conditions in Morocco. […]
The Board of Directors of Solvay, a Belgian chemical company, has appointed Ilham Kadri CEO of the Group. Ilham Kadri, who will replace Jean‐Pierre Clamadieu, is assigned the mission to continue Solvay’s transformation strategy. Ilham Kadri is CEO and President of U.S. hygiene technology and services company Diversey and has led, since 2013, its turnaround, […]
Morocco’s Interior minister, Abdelouafi Laftit, is taking part in Lyon, France, in the G6 Interior Ministers’ meeting, gathering the European Union’s six biggest countries (France, Germany, United Kingdom, Spain, Italy & Poland). Morocco and the United States are the only two non-European countries invited to the two-day meeting that is focused on the fight against […]
As Spain and Morocco feel the heat of the surge in migrants after the closure of the Balkan route and deterioration of security conditions in Libya, the EU is more divided than ever, with member states pursuing narrow national interests while ignoring the shared responsibility in managing migration. Spain has recently urged the EU to […]
IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 84,345 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2018 through 3 October, with 38,451 to Spain, the leading destination this year. The data show a drop in the region’s total arrivals compared with 139,677 arrivals across the region through the same period last year, and 312,153 at […]
The Euromed University of Fez has received over €13 million, donated by the European Union via the European Investment Bank (EIB) for the construction and equipment of its eco-friendly campus. This world-class campus, to be built over 26 ha area, will be able to accommodate about 7,000 students and 650 staff members of diverse nationalities […]
Morocco reiterates its refusal of hosting migrant detention centers known as disembarkation platforms allowing the EU to externalize its asylum and migration policies. In an interview with German newspaper Die Welt, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita reaffirmed that his country “is generally opposed to all kinds of centers,” “This is part of our migration policy […]
Morocco’s Justice Minister Mohamed Aujjar canceled a visit to the Netherlands against the backdrop of diplomatic tensions between the two countries after Morocco accused the Netherlands of meddling in its internal affairs. The Dutch Foreign Minister had submitted to his parliament a report describing the verdict against Rif activists as a “matter of concern.” The […]