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Society

King Mohammed VI pardons dozens of inmates convicted on Hirak-related charges

Sports

Morocco’s midfielder Youssef Ait Bennasser rejoins AS Monaco

History : When King Hassan II forbade Moroccans from celebrating Eid al-Adha

Moroccans will celebrate Eid al-Adha on Friday, the sacrifice feast that commemorates the strength of Ibrahim’s faith, the prophet who agreed to sacrifice his own son Ishmael as an act of obedience to God’s command. Before sacrificing his son, the latter was replaced by a sheep which will serve later as one of the major components of Eid al-Adha. Since then, Muslims around the world have taken the habit of slaughtering each year one of the four : a six-month-old sheep, a

Economy

Banque Populaire’s CEO Mohamed Benchaaboun to serve as Morocco’s Finance Minister

Transportation

Accused of discriminating against a Liberian official, RAM gives its version of the stroy

Morocco’s national carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has been accused of discriminating against a Liberian official on social media. In a video that went viral in the last two days, the minister appeared complaining about the delay of a flight connecting Casablanca to Monrovia. The latter claims that RAM booked hotel rooms for American passengers and left its African clients sleep on the airport’s floor. Liberia's Minister Eugene Fahngon engaging Air Maroc officials for

Politics

A new bill to bring compulsory military service back in Morocco

Implemented for the first time in Morocco in 1966 and banned in August 2006 through a royal decree, compulsory military service will be reinstated again, twelve years after its abolition. On Monday, 20th of August, a special government meeting was held in Tetouan to discuss bil 44.18 on compulsory national service. Pending approval by the Council of Ministers «Bringing back compulsory military service is a positive step during this particular phase», a well-informed source from

History

The «Marrakesh Express», a 60s pop song on Graham Nash’s Casablanca train trip

For American-British singer and songwriter Graham Nash, a train trip from Casablanca to Marrakesh was fascinating enough for the writing of a three-minute pop song. Known as the leading vocalist of the British 60s pop band The Hollies, Nash was one of the many Western artists and celebrities who took Morocco as an essential hippy stopover. During a trip to the Kingdom, he wrote the «Marrakesh Express» which, according to critics, defined the hippy musical era during the 60s. The

Politics

Cyril Ramaphosa urges the Southern African Development Community to pressure Morocco

How Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha abroad

Muslims living abroad do have their own version of Eid al-Adha, a feast where families pray and sacrifice an animal as one of the rituals set by Shariaa law. Being away from home though is not an excuse for not celebrating the Eid, Muslims and most precisely Moroccans tend to pray together meet with families and slaughter their sheeps. To know how Muslims spend the day of Eid al-Adha abroad, Yabiladi spoke to several Muslim associations in European and American countries namely Finland,

History

Moroccan diplomats #14 : Meir Macnin, a cunning merchant and an untrusted diplomat

Meir Macnin was a cunning merchant but an untrusted diplomat. The Jew who was born in 1760 as Meir Ben Abraham Cohen belonged to one of the most powerful Jewish families that settled down in Essaouira to turn it into Morocco’s principle port of trade. By the 1780s the trader managed to establish strong connections with the city’s governor. Alongside his brother, Macnin’s business flourished and he worked hard to gather a fortune, he would invest later in England. Impressed

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