24K Inmates Benefited from Reintegration Programs in 2017: Prison Administration
Rabat – The number of inmates who have benefited from reintegration programs reached 23,946 in 2017. This number represents a 36 percent increase compared to 2016, said Mohamed Salah Tamek, General...
View ArticleAlcohol 3rd Most Widely Used Drugs in Morocco: ONDA
Rabat – Despite the existence of multiple anti-alcohol awareness campaigns, alcoholic beverages are the 3rd most widely used drug in Morocco, according to a recent study conducted by the National...
View ArticleA Wave of Protests Hit Eastern Morocco After the Death of Two Miners
Rabat – Since Sunday, December 24, thousands of people flocked to the streets of Jerada, (Eastern Morocco), after the death of two brothers during the flooding of an underground mining well sparked a...
View ArticleMoroccan Authorities Closely Monitors Mosques Across the Country
By Sana Elouazi Rabat – The General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST) closely monitors Morocco’s mosques amid concerns over extremists infiltration within these places of worship,...
View ArticleMoroccan Cleric Annahari Stirs Row Over New Year’s Eve Celebration
By Sana Elouazi Rabat – Morocco’s controversial cleric, Sheikh Abdellah Annahari, has stirred up controversy once again on social media by claiming that celebrating the New Year’s eve was “undoubtedly...
View ArticleFormer Salafi Abou Hafs Defends Women’s Sexual Rights During Global Orgasm Day
By Sana Elouazi Rabat – After receiving harsh criticism for defending gender equality in inheritance in Islam, former Salafi detainee Mohamed Abdelouahab Rafiki, better known as Abou Hafs, took to his...
View ArticleNew Year’s Celebration: New Law Enforcement Unit to Join DGSN
Rabat – A new law enforcement unit will join national security authorities in conjunction with the new year’s eve festivities, scheduled to take place next Sunday, December 31. Abdellatif Hammouchi,...
View ArticleTunisia Bans Emirates Airline Over ‘Sexist and Racist’ Security Measures
Rabat – The Tunisian government announced on Sunday, December 24, the suspension of all Emirates airline flights to and from the North African country, after a number of Tunisian women have been denied...
View ArticleGambling with Death: The Tragic Life of Jerada’s Coal Miners
Rabat – The death of two miners in Jerada on Friday rubbed salt on the wound of the 43,000 inhabitants of the mining town. Previously silent and powerless in the face of death and poverty, the town’s...
View ArticlePhoto of Tortured Moroccan Child: DGSN Clears Up the Imbriglio
Rabat – The General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) has denied that its police elements committed torture against a child in the city of Imzouren, where social protest’ movements were carried...
View ArticleAlgeria Deports 10,000 Sub-Saharan Migrants from Its Territory
By Sana Elouazi Rabat – Algerian authorities have reportedly launched a new massive wave of expulsion by forcibly deporting more than 10,000 migrants from various sub-Saharan countries to the...
View ArticleTunisian’s Social Media Brawl with the UAE
Rabat – On December 22, 2017, United Arab Emirates banned Tunisian women under 30 from flying on Dubai-bound flights, which took effect on December 25, sparking the outrage of many Tunisian social...
View ArticleGermany Builds Two Centers in Morocco to Deport Unaccompanied Minor Migrants
Rabat – After opening its doors for migrants and asylum seekers in 2015, Germany is planning to deports unaccompanied Moroccans, who reached Germany in the three last years. To do so, Germany is...
View ArticleParis: Seeking Shelter from the Cold, Moroccan Teenagers Sleep in Washing...
Rabat – Their upper bodies agonizingly twisted inside washing machines, arms wrapped around their middle or hanging along their legs on the cold floor, a photo showing Moroccan minors sleeping in...
View ArticleMoroccan Minors Soon Eligible for Driving Licence Examination
Rabat – Moroccan minors aged between 14 and 18 will soon be able to pass their driving licence examination, according to a draft bill adopted yesterday by the government. The Governing Council, meeting...
View ArticleThe Blurry Eyes That Monitor Jerada’s Despair
Rabat – The massive outburst of the protests in Jerada has flustered the Government. Its spokesman, Mustapha El Khalfi said that Saad Eddine El Othmani, head of the government, is “closely monitoring”...
View ArticleMore Stringent Conditions to Obtain Driving License in Morocco
By Sanae Elouazi Rabat – Obtaining a driving license in Morocco will no longer be an easy task, announced the Secretary of State for Equipment and Transport, Najib Boulif, following the Governing...
View ArticleSuicide Game “Blue Whale Challenge” Allegedly Kills Two Moroccan Children
Rabat – The suicide game, officially known as the Blue Whale Challenge is broadening its influence worldwide. This dangerous game has allegedly caused the death of two Moroccan children, reported...
View ArticleMorocco’s Gendarmerie Dismantles International Illegal Migration Ring
Rabat – Moroccan royal gendarmerie has dismantled a five-people organized criminal group involved in illegal emigration to Europe through Libya, and in other serious crimes, including kidnapping and...
View ArticleOuarzazate’s Police Arrest Suspect for Kidnapping, Assaulting US National
Rabat – Ouarzazate’s law enforcement arrested on January 1 a Moroccan individual for his alleged involvement in the kidnapping and assault of an American national, reported Maghreb Arab Press agency...
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