Day: April 11, 2024

Since dawn today, as the aggression entered its 188th day, the occupation warplanes have intensified their air strikes on Gaza City and the Nuseirat camp in the middle of the Gaza Strip, which resulted in the death of a number of martyrs, the wounding of others with various injuries, and the widespread destruction of property.

According to local sources who spoke to “Wafa” Agency, two citizens were martyred when the occupation warboats bombed citizens’ homes in the Beach Camp, west of Gaza City.

The same sources added that 5 martyrs and a number of wounded were reported as a result of the occupation bombing of a residential apartment and a school north of the Nuseirat camp.

It indicated that the occupation aircraft launched successive fire belts north of the camp, targeting the mosques of Dhu al-Nourin and Moaz bin Jabal.

In an infinite toll, the number of martyrs has risen since October 7 to 33,482 martyrs and 76,049 injured, while thousands of citizens are still missing.

Source: National News Agency –
Lebanon

France and Morocco are making progress in implementing their “ambitious” joint roadmap, deputy spokesperson for the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs said on Thursday.

Talks between the French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Stéphane Séjourné, and his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita, which took place in Paris on Tuesday, have “enabled us to make further progress in implementing the political agenda and the ambitious common roadmap that we now share with Morocco,’ said the deputy spokesperson for the Quai d’Orsay, speaking at a press briefing.

This roadmap “covers everything from major investments in the future to security aspects, cultural exchanges and global issues,’ he added.

Following his talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, France’s top diplomat wrote on his X account that “the relationship between France and Morocco is unique.’

Séjourné had visited Morocco at the end of February, as part of the firm determination of HM Kin
g Mohammed VI and French President Emmanuel Macron to boost the bilateral strategic partnership on strong bases, capitalizing on the solid historical and human foundations on which these relations are built, while taking advantage of the achievements recorded within the framework of this partnership over the decades.

Source: Agence Marocaine De Presse

Members of the Marrakech police prefecture arrested on Wednesday, on the basis of precise information provided by the services of the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance, a 35-year-old French national who was the subject of international arrest warrants issued by the French judicial authorities for cases linked to deliberate homicide and international drug trafficking, a security source said.

A cross-reference with the database of the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) confirmed that the individual was the subject of an international alert for a wanted person, specifically a ‘red notice’ issued at the request of the French judicial authorities. This notice aimed to enforce prison sentences handed down against him for his involvement in cocaine trafficking and his participation in a homicide linked to settling scores between drug trafficking gangs in France, the source explained.

The French national is also suspected of being involved in forgery. During a search of his residenc
e in Marrakech at the time of his arrest, forged identity documents (both French and foreign) containing his personal details were seized.

The individual was placed in police custody to facilitate ongoing investigations supervised by the relevant public prosecutor’s office, focusing on forgery and the use of forged documents. Concurrently, the National Central Bureau (Interpol Office in Rabat), under the General Directorate of National Security, was tasked with informing its counterpart in France about the arrest, initiating the extradition procedure, the source confirmed.

This arrest aligns with international security cooperation relations and underscores the efforts exerted by Moroccan security services to locate individuals wanted internationally for involvement in transnational crime cases

Source: Agence Marocaine De Presse

Members of the Royal Armed Forces in charge of coastal surveillance intercepted, on Wednesday, 186 km south of Dakhla, a grounded pirogue with 54 candidates for irregular migration on board.

The would-be migrants, of sub-Saharan and Asian origin, had set sail from the Mauritanian coast on their way to the Canary Islands, the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces said in a statement.

It added that those rescued received the necessary care, before being handed over to the Royal Gendarmerie for the usual administrative procedures.

Source: Agence Marocaine De Presse

Strengthening the friendly relations between Morocco and Russia and topical issues in the Middle East and Africa on the agenda of the UN Security Council were the focus of meetings that took place on Thursday in Moscow between Morocco’s ambassador to Russia, Lotfi Bouchaara, and two top officials from the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Talks between Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin and Morocco’s ambassador focused on “several topical issues in the Middle East and Africa on the agenda of the UN Security Council,” a statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Particular attention was given to the settlement of the Moroccan Sahara issue in light of its forthcoming discussion at the Council, it added.

On this occasion, the Russian side stressed “the importance of reaching a just, lasting, and mutually acceptable solution to the Sahara issue based on the relevant Security Council resolutions, within the framework of procedures in line with the principles and objectives of the United Nations Ch
arter,” according to the statement.

The diplomat was also received by Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Representative of the President of Russia for the Middle East and Africa, Mikhail Bogdanov.

On this occasion, topical issues linked to “strengthening the traditionally friendly relations between Russia and Morocco” were discussed, particularly “the deepening of political dialogue on issues of common interest in the Middle East and Africa,” the Russian Foreign Ministry underlined in another press release.

Source: Agence Marocaine De Presse