In Spain, Karim Bouyakhrichan (46), one of the main leaders of the Mocro maffia , a mafia organization based in the Netherlands and Belgium, arrested in January in the seaside resort of Marbella, on suspicion of money laundering from drug trafficking, has been released.
The Belgian police have arrested a 31-year-old man from Amsterdam and a 24-year-old woman from Breda for their alleged involvement in the murder of Firdaous , the 11-year-old girl killed by a bullet in January 2023 at her parents’ home in Merksem, Antwerp.
A Moroccan, a drug baron, was arrested in Casablanca after committing a traffic-related offense. The suspect, holder of a Dutch residence card, was the subject of an international arrest warrant for drug trafficking.
After a flying start, Moroccan international Hakim Ziyech , who was injured in the ankle during the match between Morocco and Zambia during the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN Côte d’Ivoire 2024), won by the Atlas Lions (1-0), is struggling in Turkey. His request to continue his rehabilitation in the Netherlands was categorically refused by Galatasaray.
The Dutch low-cost airline Transavia has revised its commercial policy on baggage allowances. From April 3, its Moroccan and other nationality customers will pay for a service that it had offered them free of charge until now.
The Spanish National Police this week dismantled the branch of the Mocro Maffia , the Moroccan mafia specialized in drug trafficking and organized crime in the Netherlands and Belgium, on the Costa del Sol. In total, 172 properties worth more than 50 million euros, as well as 3 million euros spread over more than 100 bank accounts, were seized.
Moroccan international Noussair Mazraoui explains why he chose to play for the Moroccan national team, rather than the Dutch one, saying that joining the Atlas Lions is "a choice that comes from the heart".
Christo Hülters, 43, was extradited to the Netherlands after a long period of fleeing for eight years and a recent arrest in Morocco.
Dutch actor and author of Moroccan origin Abbie Chalgoum was a victim of domestic violence from his father. He looks back on this difficult period.
In Spain, Moroccan melons are in high demand. The kingdom has set a new record, making it the main supplier to the Iberian peninsula ahead of the Netherlands.
The trial of Ould Lefchouch (rich kid) who mowed down and killed a gendarme in Harhoura in 2019 opened before the Second Degree Criminal Chamber of the Rabat Court of Appeal.
The Moroccan-Dutch Mohamed Benchellal is the lucky winner of the 2023 "Fashion Stipend" encouragement prize, the most important award a fashion designer can receive in the Netherlands.