- 10h ago
Morocco detains exiled journalist Ali Lmrabet at Tangier airport on vague charges, drawing rights-group censure
Dissident journalist Ali Lmrabet was detained at Tangier airport on his first return to Morocco in five years and transferred to a police unit in Casablanca for interrogation over vaguely defined accusations.
- Jun 27
Morocco convicts 29 in Sahara Escobar drug trial: former football chief and ex-officials jailed
A Casablanca court handed prison terms of up to 12 years to 29 people, including former politicians and a football club president, in the 'Sahara Escobar' drug trafficking and corruption case. The convictions on June 25 mark the first time top political figures have been sentenced for narcotics in Morocco.
