Un tribunal de Melilla a condamné un membre de la Garde civile espagnole à sept mois de prison pour avoir volé de l'argent à un citoyen marocain lors d'un contrôle frontalier à Beni Ansar, selon l'agence de presse espagnole Europa Press. L'incident s'est produit le 27 mai 2022, vers 10h30, lorsque l'accusé a profité de sa position de membre de la Garde civile pour voler un petit sac placé sous le siège du conducteur de la
Atlas-Chat is the first large language model tailored for Darija, Moroccan Arabic, outperforming similar models in handling this dialect. The model was created using existing language resources and new datasets.
The Spanish Interior Ministry confirmed the expulsion of Moroccan Said Ben Iazza, one of the three jihadists convicted in the August 17, 2017 Barcelona and Cambrils attacks, according to Spanish media. The expulsion took place in April. Initially, Ben Iazza was sentenced to eight years in prison for collaborating with a terrorist organization. The judge later determined that, while not directly involved in the attacks, he had loaned a truck to members of the Ripoll terrorist cell and provided
The Tetouan Court of First Instance on Tuesday convicted 50 people in connection with the mass migration that occurred in the city of Fnideq to Ceuta on September 15, following a social media call. Prison sentences ranged from three to nine months, with fines of up to 1,000 dirhams. The court postponed the hearing of 20 related cases until next Wednesday. Media sources reported that one person was acquitted, while twenty received nine-month sentences, twenty-seven received seven-month
A court in Melilla sentenced a member of the Spanish Civil Guard to seven months in prison for stealing money from a Moroccan citizen during a border check in Beni Ansar, according to Spanish news agency Europa Press. The incident occurred on May 27, 2022, around 10:30 a.m., when the accused took advantage of his position as a Civil Guard member to steal a small bag placed under the driver's seat of the victim's car. The victim, a 38-year-old Moroccan citizen, was being inspected by other
Switzerland, which holds the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council in October, has scheduled three meetings to address the Sahara question. The program published on Tuesday includes a meeting on October 10, during which the UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, will brief the fifteen members on the latest developments in the region. On October 16, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Western Sahara and head of MINURSO, Russia's
Algeria's Foreign Minister met with the UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara in New York on Tuesday, October 1. Ahmed Attaf reaffirmed to Staffan de Mistura that Algeria, «in its capacity as an observer of the decolonization process in Western Sahara», insists on a solution that guarantees «the Saharawi people's right to self-determination», according to a press release from Algerian Foreign Ministry. Attaf also reiterated Algeria's rejection of
Morocco Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Washington on Tuesday. Before the talks began, Blinken told the press that they would discuss «a variety of issues that we work on together, particularly stability both in the Middle East as well as in Africa and North Africa». He emphasized that Morocco is «an essential partner to the United States» according to a statement from the US Department of State. Nasser Bourita
The reform of the UN Security Council, discussed at the 79th UN General Assembly, could see two permanent seats allocated to Africa, with nations like South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, and Morocco vying for the spots.
Prince Moulay Hicham of Morocco, the first cousin of King Mohammed VI, has announced that his Lebanese family members had been warmly welcomed in Morocco amidst the ongoing Israeli attacks on their homeland. In a statement shared on his Facebook account, on Monday, the Moroccan prince expressed his deep sadness over the attacks that had claimed hundreds of lives and displaced thousands of people. «My eyes are tearing, my heart and soul ache for the loss of lives and the destruction that