On Saturday, December 16, a British national has appeared before a federal court in Brooklyn in the United States for defrauding investors of nearly $100 million in a Ponzi-like scheme on nonexistent luxury wines. Recently extradited from Morocco, where he was arrested in 2022, Stephen Burton is said to have acted through a wine company. He entered the national territory using a false Zimbabwean passport, American authorities said. The co-accused, James Wellesley, remains the subject of
Cadi Ayyad University, one of the largest universities in Morocco, has won the UNESCO-ICHEI Higher Education Digitalisation Pioneer Case Award. The award ceremony took place on December 7, 2023 in Shenzhen, China, a press release said. The Moroccan university was awarded for its hybrid teaching certificate on university pedagogy, designed to strengthen the skills of teachers on including information and communications technology (ICT). Subsequently, the UCA Training and
The new Algerian ambassador to Spain, Abdelfetah Daghmoum, has taken up residence in Madrid, Iberian media reported. The move comes shortly after the Spanish Foreign Minister visits Morocco. A trip marked by support, reiterated by Jose Manuel Albares, for the Moroccan plan for autonomy in Western Sahara. For the record, the Algerian government proposed the name of the diplomat, after a 17-month «break». The return of the Algerian ambassador was preceded by the announcement from
After Algeria, the US Deputy Assistant Secretary for North Africa Joshua Harris is visiting Morocco on December 17 and 18. In Rabat, the American diplomat is expected to «consult on further strengthening the U.S.-Morocco partnership and to review a range of regional security priorities, including events in Gaza and the UN process on Western Sahara», the US Department of State said in a statement published Saturday on X, Twitter formerly. Harris is also expected to
Forget Bali’s crowds and Mexico’s price tag. Whether you are chasing small or large waves, Morocco is the new Mecca of surfers. In addition to the good waves and great vibes, Morocco has it all. Red Bull's «NO CONTEST OFF TOUR» reveals Morocco's secret surf sauce: affordability, epic waves, delicious food, and warm sunshine. «For the last decade Morocco has ranked as the most visited country in Africa», says No Contest host Ashton Goggans, «and by the
French electrician Emile Leray is known to the rest of the world as the man who turned his car into a motorcycle to survive hunger and thirst in the Moroccan Sahara. In 1993, his car broke near Tan Tan after he was on a solo trip to the desert.
During the night of Friday to Saturday, the Polisario fired «four missiles» on the province of Aousserd, falling within the Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab region. The attack did not result in any human casualties. The projectiles fell in an area where there are no inhabitants, located only 5 or 6 kilometers from the sand berm, indicates a local source. A Polisario media outlet recognized the attack «carried out by missiles». The same source indicates that «the
Rachid Bendriss is a Moroccan professor and an Associate Dean for Foundation, Student Outreach, and Educational Development Programs at Cornell University in Qatar. The El Jadida-native oversees a foundation program that gives a second chance to students who were not able to get into medical programs.
In the 1590s, Saadi sultan Ahmad al-Mansur appointed Spanish military leader Judar Pasha to lead a campaign, conquering the Songhai empire in West Africa. Thanks to his army, Morocco took control of gold and salt trade routes.
The TCR World Tour is going to have a nine-race calendar for 2024, with a round in Morocco, Touring Car Times reported on Friday. Other rounds will be hosted by Italy, USA, Brazil, Uruguay, China, Australia and Macau. The Morocco round will be held at the Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan in Marrakech on May 3-4. Le circuit Moulay El Hassan est de retour dans le calendrier du Touring Car 2024.Le TCR World Tour (qui remplace partiellement le WTCCR) est un championnat FIA de
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