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France’s smear campaign against Hakimi sparks outrage amid Ballon d’Or controversy

Achraf Hakimi, a name synonymous with brilliance on the pitch, finds himself at the heart of a storm as France appears to mount a calculated effort to tarnish his reputation ahead of the 2025 Ballon d’Or announcement. Despite his stellar performances for Paris Saint-Germain and Morocco, the Moroccan......

Moroccan NGO calls for stronger laws after young woman’s suicide linked to online abuse

A Moroccan women’s rights organization has condemned the rise of digital violence following the tragic suicide of a young woman in Khenifra, urging stronger legal action to address the pervasive issue of online harassment and blackmail. The victim, Wafaa, a young student from a modest family living......

Spain's government faces turmoil as top prosecutor and PM's wife face legal trials

Spain’s leftist government is under intense scrutiny as legal challenges mount against key figures, including the nation’s top prosecutor and the prime minister’s wife. These developments have intensified political tensions, threatening the stability of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s......

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......

Morocco advances cannabis industry with approval of 67 legal products

Morocco has taken a significant step toward regulating its cannabis industry by approving 67 cannabis-based products for legal distribution. This marks a key milestone in the country’s efforts to formalize a sector that has historically operated in the shadows. The newly approved products comprise......

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif fights gender testing rules in international sport

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, gold medalist in the under-66 kg category at the Paris 2024 Olympics, has launched a legal challenge against World Boxing’s gender testing regulations. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) confirmed it received her appeal but declined to suspend the contested rules......

Utah high court halts firing squad execution of man with Dementia

The Utah Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked the execution of Ralph Leroy Menzies, a 67-year-old man convicted of killing Maurine Hunsaker in 1986, after his attorneys argued that he suffers from severe dementia. Menzies had been scheduled to face a firing squad on September 5, a method he chose......

DNA results reveal grandfather fathered four grandchildren in Moroccan incest case

The case of incest in Ain Aouda, Morocco, has taken a horrifying turn as DNA results confirmed that a 60-year-old grandfather fathered four of his grandchildren. The shocking revelation has sparked outrage across the country, highlighting the devastating consequences of generational sexual abuse. DNA......

Moroccan civil society demands sweeping reforms to combat child sexual assault

A prominent Moroccan civil society organization, “Yallah Nt3awnou,” has called for urgent and far-reaching legal reforms following a series of child sexual assault cases that have sparked widespread public outrage. The group submitted a petition to the Minister of Justice and Parliament,......