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Two French citizens were extradited from Morocco and placed under formal investigation in Toulouse on Friday, authorities confirmed, as part of a crackdown on an organized drug trafficking network operating between Spain and France. Both suspects were also placed in pre-trial detention. The suspects, aged 27......

Morocco’s national health union coordination has issued a strong warning after months of stalled negotiations with the Ministry of Health. In a statement released this week, the unions denounced what they describe as significant delays in implementing the commitments outlined in the agreement signed on July 23, 2024. As a result, they......

Authorities in the Moroccan town of Dar Ould Zidouh arrested three individuals on Sunday, including a minor, after a Japanese tourist was robbed under threat near the Oum Er-Rbia River. According to preliminary information, the tourist had travelled to the area on the evening of November 29 to photograph the local scenery. While taking pictures,......

Moroccan pop star Saad Lamjarred, known for his international hits, is appearing once again before the French justice system. He is set to face the assize court of Var in Draguignan on Monday for rape allegations dating back to August 26, 2018, which could carry a sentence of up to 15 years in prison. The case involves......

Authorities in Soualem, near Berrechid in Morocco, discovered the bodies of three family members after neighbors alerted local officials to a strong, unusual odor emanating from their home. The victims included a couple and their child, according to preliminary reports. The Royal Gendarmerie, alongside the civil protection team and local......

The Casablanca Stock Exchange closed the month of November with a trading volume exceeding 5 billion dirhams, reflecting sustained investor activity and renewed confidence in the Moroccan financial market. According to market data, most of the transactions were concentrated on the Central Equity Market. Three major players dominated trading:......

Moroccan customs authorities have uncovered a vast network of shell companies accused of orchestrating large-scale customs fraud through suspicious import operations. Regional customs control teams in Casablanca, Tangier and Agadir, acting on instructions from the central administration, launched an in-depth audit targeting companies believed......

A 25-year-old Moroccan man has been sentenced to one year in prison, including eight months without parole, for directing anti-Semitic insults at a Jewish family and a rabbi in Béziers, southern France, prosecutors announced Sunday. The incident occurred in July when a 66-year-old man, along with his family and the attending rabbi,......

The subsidized flour scandal in Morocco has taken a significant turn, particularly in the Fès-Meknès region, as judicial authorities have ordered a technical analysis of phones seized from several suspects. The step aims to uncover communications and links between individuals involved in the alleged diversion of subsidized flour. The......

Khalid Alami Houir has been elected as the new Secretary General of Morocco’s Confédération Démocratique du Travail (CDT), the union announced on Sunday in Bouznika. The election took place during the 7th national congress of the CDT, held from November 28 to 30 under the theme “Loyalty to Founding Principles......

The Royal Gendarmerie unit of El Khemis El Metouh, in the province of El Jadida, successfully foiled a major drug and tobacco trafficking operation on Saturday in the Al-Ababda village. The operation, conducted at dawn, forms part of ongoing security campaigns targeting networks involved in the distribution of illicit products. According......

The city of Tangier concluded, on Saturday, November 29, the 17th edition of the Medays Forum, once again confirming its status as a major international event. Held from November 26 to 29 under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, the forum highlighted Morocco’s growing role in global diplomatic dynamics. This year’s......

In a recent interview on Walaw TV’s program Meeting with Walaw, Ramadan Abu Jazar, director of the Brussels International Center for Research and Human Rights (BIC), provided an in-depth analysis of Morocco’s evolving diplomacy and the rising influence of the Medays Forum, now in its 17th edition in Tangier. According to......