The Belgian justice system has suffered a major setback with the escape of Farhan Bouzambou. This heavily convicted drug trafficker evaded his extradition from Dubai by fleeing to Morocco with a false passport.
The United Arab Emirates has extradited to France a major French drug trafficker who occasionally resided in Morocco. He had been living in Dubai since 2019.
Hasnae Taleb, a 29-year-old Moroccan, is a key figure in global high finance. The young woman holds a portfolio of over $3.8 billion in assets at the heart of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
Royal Air Maroc opts for leasing, while waiting for the acquisition of its new aircraft to strengthen its fleet. The airline has just signed an agreement with Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) for the lease of two Boeing 737-8 MAX.
Spain is pressuring Dubai to hand over two drug lords involved in a large-scale cocaine and cannabis trafficking operation, particularly with Morocco.
After months of postponements, the trial of Dikke Nordin El Hajjioui in the "Bombs and Grenades" case was supposed to be held this Wednesday. But the Moroccan-born defendant did not appear in court. The prosecution requested a sentence of twelve years in prison and a fine of 100,000 euros against him.
The Rocade neighborhood in Avignon was the scene of automatic gunfire on Sunday, March 3. Bursts of fire damaged building facades, vehicles and a tram. This incident is part of a context of repeated violence in Avignon and the Vaucluse, the sponsors of which would be located, among others, in Morocco.
To stop the violence related to drug trafficking in Brussels (Belgium), a journalist specializing in crime issues recommends "tackling the drug barons who, in complete safety from Dubai, Turkey and Morocco, direct their troops on the ground and are directly responsible for drug-related violence."
On Friday, the authorities of the United Arab Emirates handed over to the Moroccan authorities the municipal elected official and member of the Fès City Council, Sara Khaddar, who had been arrested by border police at Dubai airport after arriving from Turkey. She was the subject of an international arrest warrant and had been listed in Interpol’s database, pursuant to a warrant issued by the National Brigade of Judicial Police (BNPJ).
Struggling with Galatasaray, Hakim Ziyech seems poised to bounce back in the United Arab Emirates. According to several local sources, the Moroccan international has reached an agreement with Al-Nasr, who have just released his compatriot Adel Taarabt, who has moved to Sharjah FC.
Othman El Ballouti, 37, is one of the first cocaine traffickers to fructify his illegal activities in Dubai. Since his last conviction in 2013, he has disappeared from the radar. He is not the subject of any arrest or search warrant.
French rapper Maes was arrested on January 22 in Morocco, where he had taken refuge after fleeing Dubai. This arrest follows an international arrest warrant issued by the French justice system in October 2023.