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EU introduces new rules to enforce Europe-wide driving bans

The European Union is tightening its grip on road safety by ensuring that driving bans issued in one member state will now be recognized and enforced across all 27 nations. This landmark regulation, adopted by the European Parliament on Tuesday, seeks to close loopholes that previously allowed offenders......

Epstein scandal forces Prince Andrew to relinquish royal titles

Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, announced on October 17 that he would no longer use his royal titles or honors following prolonged public scrutiny over his involvement in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. In a statement, the prince explained that the decision was reached after discussions with King Charles......

Legal dispute over Ousmane Dembélé's €200,000 birthday gift to his mother

The mother of football star Ousmane Dembélé, Fatimata Dembélé, has taken legal action to challenge the taxation of a €200,000 transfer her son made to her in 2017. The administrative court of Rennes is assessing the case, with the French tax authorities treating the sum......

Spanish court grants release of suspect in Ceuta-Morocco drug tunnel case

A Spanish court has released one of the main suspects in the drug smuggling tunnel case linking Ceuta and Morocco after he posted bail of €20,000. The decision, made by Spain’s National Court, partially granted a request for release based on humanitarian and medical grounds. The suspect,......

Fire attack victim dies from injuries in Tangier after shocking Al Hoceima incident

A man who suffered severe burns in a brutal attack in Al Hoceima has died from his injuries at Tangier University Hospital Center after several days in intensive care. The victim, an artist with special needs and a motor disability, sustained third-degree burns when another man set him on fire during......

Bartomeu under investigation over €10 million Malcom transfer scandal

Former FC Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu is once again facing legal scrutiny after being summoned by the 16th Court of Barcelona over allegations of embezzlement linked to the 2018 transfer of Brazilian winger Malcom. According to El Periódico, Barcelona’s police submitted a report......

Spain opens trial for Moroccan accused in deadly 2023 church machete attack

Spain’s National Court in Madrid has opened the trial of Moroccan national Yassine Kanjaa, accused of killing a church worker and injuring others in a machete attack that shocked the country in early 2023. A deadly night in Algeciras According to the prosecution, the incident took place on January......

Casablanca court sentences activist Saida El Alami to three years in prison

The Court of First Instance in Casablanca has sentenced Moroccan blogger and human rights activist Saida El Alami to three years in prison and fined her MAD 20,000 ($2,000). The verdict, handed down on Tuesday, follows charges of “insulting a legally constituted organization,” “spreading......

Morocco enacts criminal procedure reform to modernize justice system

Morocco’s Ministry of Justice announced that Law No. 03-23, amending the Code of Criminal Procedure, officially came into force on September 8 following its publication in the Official Bulletin. This reform is being hailed as a transformative step in strengthening the rule of law, modernizing the......

Spanish court bars Ceuta officials over illegal deportation of Moroccan minors

A Spanish court in Ceuta has sentenced two former officials to nine years of disqualification from holding public office over the illegal repatriation of 55 unaccompanied Moroccan minors in 2021. The court's ruling applies to Salvadora Mateos, the former government delegate in Ceuta, and Mabel Deu,......

Morocco implements alternative sentences to modernize justice system and reduce prison overcrowding

Courts across Morocco have begun applying alternative sentences as part of a new law aimed at reducing prison overcrowding and modernizing the justice system. By September 4, just two weeks after the law came into effect on August 22, Moroccan courts had issued 107 alternative rulings. Variety of alternative......

Federal court halts Trump's use of wartime law for Venezuelan deportations

A federal appeals court has dealt a significant legal blow to former President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement strategy. In a 2-1 ruling, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decided that the administration could not invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to expedite the deportation of alleged......

Moroccan authorities intercept 60 kilograms of hashish at Bab Sebta crossing

Moroccan customs officials, in collaboration with the national police, successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle 60 kilograms of hashish at the Bab Sebta border crossing on Tuesday morning. The operation, part of Morocco's ongoing efforts to combat drug trafficking, highlights the country’s......