Fifteen Moroccan nationals arrested in Italy in an anti-drug raid

Fifteen Moroccan nationals were arrested, Monday, during an anti-drug raid led by the Carabinieri di Avezzano, in Eastern Rome. The suspects are accused of drug trafficking, reports Italian online newspapers Qui Quotidiano and Corriere Quotidiano. The operation took place following investigations that allowed the Carabinieri to arrest three of these individuals in a vehicle. These three people were selling cocaine to young people between Avezzano and Luco dei Marsi, according to the same

Morocco : An 11-year-old talented programmer mocked by a girls' Facebook group

In December, 11-year-old Idder Moutii made headlines for being the youngest English-speaking programmer in Morocco. He participated to the DevFest Festival, held in Agadir on the 9th and 8th of December at the Ecole National des Sciences Appliquées by GDG. The self-taught programmer who is fluent in English, participated to a coding and debugging workshop. On Friday, he was invited, alongside Mariam Amjoun who won the 2018 Arab Reading Challenge in Dubai, to a weekly

Morocco’s Islamic jurist Ahmed Raissouni campaigns against civil rights activists

Elected chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, Ahmed Raissouni launched a campaign against activists, defending individual freedom. The Moroccan Islamic jurist argued that these people «destroy families and marriages».

Muslims in Quebec to abide by Alexandre Bissionnette’s sentence

After the Muslim community in Quebec denounced the sentence handed down to Alexandre Bissionette, its leaders announced that they would respect the decision of the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions, reports Le Journal de Quebec. «We take note of the sentence and we respect the judicial system of our country; we will respect the decision of the Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions; we want to get back to normal life and protect our children», said the Islamic

Arab-European summit : King Mohammed VI wants Arab nations to boost cooperation with EU

King Mohammed VI sent, Monday, a message to the attendees of the first Arab-European Summit, held currently in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. He urged in his message Arab countries to open up promising prospects for peaceful coexistence with the European Union.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have a taste of Moroccan cuisine

On their last day in Morocco, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited the Royal Moroccan Equestrian Club Dar Essalam, located in Rabat. The royal couple arrived in the club casually dressed to attend a horse-grooming session, «before watching a riding demonstration and meeting trainers and instructors», reports Hello Magazine. In the club, Harry and Meghan discovered how young people are benefiting from working with horses. Later in the Villa des Ambassadeurs, the Duke and Duchess

Royal Air Maroc loses the luggage of three British royal family’s photographers

After a Royal Air Maroc flight, that was carrying the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, couldn’t make it, Saturday, on time to Morocco, the national carrier lost the luggage of the British royal family’s photographers. Three British photographers, who were assigned to take photos of the royal couple while visiting the Kingdom, reported on Twitter that they lost their suitcases while flying with the Moroccan airline. Royal photographer Mark Cuthbert wrote, Sunday, that Royal Air Maroc

Algerians protest against Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s fifth term, referring to his «Moroccan origins»

Hundreds of Algerians took to the streets, the weekend, to protest against Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s bid for a fifth term. During these manifestations, Algerians referred to the President’s «Moroccan origins».

Gad Elmaleh's alleged plagiarism : Twitter lifts the ban on CopyComic’s videos

After it removed the tweets that contained CopyComic’s videos on Gad Elmaleh alleged plagiarism, citing copyright, Twitter decided to put them back on the platform, reports French-language newspaper L’Express. The anonymous channel, known as CopyComicVideos, announced Saturday on Twitter, that the latter lifted the ban on the two tweets that had two videos, accusing Moroccan-French-Canadian comic Gad Elmaleh of copying the routines of American stand-up comedians. «When the

US Senator James Inhofe leads a Congress delegation in the Tindouf camps

After visiting the Tindouf camps in 2017, US Senator James Inhofe is back again. The Chairman of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee arrived Sunday in the camps, heading a Congress delegation. The American delegation is composed of 17 personalities including six (6) elected, headed by Chairman of the US Senate Armed Services Committee, and Finance Committee Chairman Enzi Michael Bradley, reports SPS. This visit was planned by Algerian lobbyists in Washington, especially the Keene