World Braille Day is annually celebrated on the 4th of January all over the world. In Morocco, teaching using this tactile writing system utilized by people is provided by the 13 centers of the Alaouite Organization for the Promotion of the Blind and the Moroccan Braille League, located in Taza. A close up on Braille teaching in Morocco.
The latest issue of the Official Journal of Algeria, dated December 31, 2023, announces that loans granted to foreign governments were closed and entirely paid to the Algerian treasury. The list of countries concerned includes Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. These countries joined, during the Marrakech meeting on December 23, King Mohammed VI's international initiative to enable Atlantic Ocean access for Sahel States. A similar decision was made by the
A few days ago, the daughter of the Deputy Mayor of Salé held a funeral ceremony for her deceased cat. She received people who came to present their condolences, hosted a dinner, and hired people to recite prayers for her beloved pet, showed a video shared to social media. «Despite the pain and sadness, I was not able to forget my cat, and I decided to organize this charity dinner in her memory», said the woman in the same video. «Oh God, please accept
By settling thousands of inhabitants of Western Sahara in the Tindouf camps, Algeria has only materialized a project dating from 1967. It aimed at making the city a capital of the Sahrawis.
Chelsea F.C. Women will be flying, Thursday, to Morocco for a training camp after the mid-season break, the English club said on its official website on Tuesday. Morocco was chosen for its warm weather, to prepare for five matches across three competitions in January, the Blues said. The squad’s activity in Morocco will be followed by the club channels, the club said, calling fans to keep an eye on those. Chelsea FC women is expected to compete for Adobe Women’s FA Cup title in
Royal Armed Forces (FAR) drones bombed, on Tuesday, December 2, twice, vehicles belonging to the Polisario, which were in the locality of Mijek, located in the buffer zone east of the Sand Wall, erected by FAR. This announcement was made by media close to the Front, but without mentioning any human casualties. The same source affirms, on the other hand, that the individuals who were on board the all-terrain vehicles «are Mauritanian and Sahrawi gold miners». Mijek, located near
Algerian authorities announced on Tuesday, January 2, that they had «dismantled in Mostaganem an international illegal migration network, whose sponsors are based in Morocco», local media reported. The operation has led to the «arrest of 25 individuals, including 24 Moroccans, for forming a criminal organization, human trafficking, arranging illegal migration by sea, as well as hosting foreigners without a residence permit», the same sources add. For the record, the
Moroccan researcher at the Complutense University of Madrid Mohammed Dahiri has been named member of Spain’s Royal Academy of Cordoba. Dahiri’s appointment took place during a solemn public session, becoming the first Moroccan and Arab academic to obtain such position, Spanish media wrote on Tuesday. The ceremony was presided by José Gusano Mayor, president of the Royal Academy of Córdoba, and attended by the body’s Governing Board, members of the academy,
From the comfort of her home, in her small village in southern Morocco, Noura El Merras is making small videos that she uploads to her Instagram page teaching English, French, Spanish, Turkish and Russian.
Moroccan international Hakim Ziyech is reportedly eyed by Italian giant AS Roma, Italian media speculated. The midfielder for Süper Lig club Galatasaray is expected to leave the Turkish club during the winter transfer window. «The Italian capital club, which is experiencing many changes, is eyeing Moroccan winger Hakim Ziyech to strengthen its ranks during the January transfer window», wrote Il Romanista. The Italian club, under the guidance of its coach Jose