A Frenchman on the run in Morocco arrested in Marrakech A 37-year-old French national was arrested Friday evening in the suburbs of Marrakech, Moroccan authorities announced. The man was in an irregular situation on Moroccan territory. Of Algerian origin, he was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by French justice last September.
Morocco gains 1055 kilometers of expressway After the completion of the works and the carrying out of signaling operations, 950 km of the Tiznit-Dakhla expressway are already open to traffic. And, the upcoming opening of the last sections is becoming clearer. Completion of the structural works, finishing touches to be made before the official opening […]
A French woman stabs her father, who prevented her from “wearing the veil” The Nantes criminal court (Loire-Atlantique) sentenced a 23-year-old French girl who converted to Islam for stabbing her father, who prevented her from “wearing the veil”. Angelina was obviously no longer the same after her conversion to Islam. Convinced of having been “banished” […]
Morocco goes against the grain on the time change The 2024 winter time change is approaching, and this year again, Morocco is going it alone. While France and the rest ofEurope will set their clocks back one hour during the night of Saturday October 26 to Sunday October 27, the kingdom will maintain summer time […]
Drug trafficking in Antwerp: a former Moroccan escapee sentenced to a heavy sentence Mohamed J., arrested in Morocco in 2009 and sentenced to ten years in prison after his escape from Bruges prison aboard a helicopter with Ashraf Sekkaki alias “The King of Escape”, was sentenced Friday by the court Antwerp Correctional Facility to forty […]
Controversy surrounding a marital rape case in Morocco The Court of Cassation recently overturned a decision of the Tangier Court of Appeal which had convicted a man for the rape of his wife. This case, which dates back to 2019, was initially dismissed by the first instance, before being relaunched by the court of appeal. […]
Ryanair fails to impose electronic tickets in Morocco Ryanair faces a major obstacle in its quest to go completely digital. While the airline plans to remove paper tickets and check-in counters in the rest of the world, it is forced to maintain the paper format in Morocco. The Moroccan authorities require airlines to print plane […]
Stellantis: Italy sacrificed for the benefit of Morocco? Concern is growing in Italy over Stellantis’ strategy. The automobile giant, while halving the production capacity of its Melfi plant and its supply chain in Basilicata, is doubling that of its Kenitra factory, Morocco. A situation that makes local economic players fear the worst. In Basilicata, the […]
Morocco modernizes its air fleet The Royal Moroccan Navy is preparing to receive a second unit of the Bell 412EP multipurpose helicopter. Enough to strengthen its aerial capabilities. The Royal Moroccan Navy fleet will soon expand. It is planned to receive a second unit of the Bell 412EP multipurpose helicopter, which will help increase the […]
Casablanca: a police officer at the heart of a financial scandal The Moroccan General Directorate of National Security announced the opening of a judicial investigation concerning a police officer from the prefecture of Casablanca. The latter is suspected of having embezzled more than 4 million dirhams, or around 360,000 euros, to the detriment of a […]