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Egyptian national forces and coastguards assisted by Greek forces have been mobilized on the Mediterranean to look for the missing EgyptAir flight MS804, which disappeared from radar between Paris and Cairo. The plane Airbus A320 is believed to have crashed into the Mediterranean at 2:30 am local time, around 280km north of the Egyptian coast. […]
Increasing number of voices, including families of Paris attacks victims, have expressed their discontent over the payment by the State of a lawyer to assist Salah Abdeslam in the process of investigations. The suspect number one in the attacks is now in custody in France. Elisabeth Boissinot, mother of a 25-year-old young woman killed in […]
The European court has cancelled its former verdict on farm deal with Morocco in the appeal lodged by the European Union. This new ruling deals a hard blow to the Polisario separatists, backed by Algerian lobbyists who tirelessly seek to undermine Moroccan-European relations. During her latest trip to Morocco, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini […]
An agreement between Mauritania and Spain to protect and boost mutual investments came into force Thursday enabling both countries to expand economic cooperation. Signed on March 4, this agreement aims at scaling up bilateral economic cooperation. It also enables both countries to protect mutual investments by creating a legal framework for businessmen from both countries […]
Two explosions hit the Brussels airport Tuesday morning while another explosion struck the Maelbeek Metro station, near EU headquarters an hour later. The two terror attempts killed 34 people and injured scores of others. According to a provisional toll, the airport blasts killed 14 people and injured 81, while 20 people lost their life in […]
IS group is planning major, Paris-style attacks in the UK and may choose the Queen’s Birthday celebrations as target events to strike, Britain’s top anti-terror officer warned on Tuesday. Scotland Yard Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley stated that IS is aiming at the UK and that intelligence gathered revealed that the expanding group is determined to […]
Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation has dismantled a heavily armed 10-member terror cell that was active in Essaouira, Meknes and Sidi Kacem, the Interior Ministry announced on Thursday. A French national was among the cell members, the Ministry said, adding that the anti-terrorist brigade of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ,) called Morocco’s […]
A group of 100 young Ivorians including 14 females are due in Morocco shortly to undergo religious training in the Rabat-based Mohammed VI institute for the Training of Imams, Morchidines, and Morchidates (religious counselors) and be taught the precepts of moderate Islam as it is practiced in the North African country. According to Ivorian High […]
Nadia Sminate, member of the Belgian “New Flemish Alliance” party (N-VA) has become mayor of the municipality of Londerzeel, a breakthrough for Moroccan community living in Belgium and a source of inspiration and pride for all Moroccans. She is the first Flemish mayor of Moroccan origin to hold and reach such a post. Nadia took […]
Moroccan security agencies have dealt in 2015 hard blows to ISIS at home and overseas. Thus, they take serious the threats made by Islamic militants and religious fanatics to carry out revenge attacks on New Year’s Eve. Moroccan law enforcement & counter-terror services have all reasons to be concerned. They have disrupted plots after plots […]