Amnesty International urges Moroccan authorities to release Maati Monjib and drop charges against him

The Moroccan authorities «must immediately and unconditionally release human rights defender Maati Monjib, and drop all charges against him including from a previous trial ongoing since 2015 in relation to his work on freedom of expression», Amnesty International said on Wednesday. Moroccan historian was arrested on 29 December and his next investigation session before an investigative judge is scheduled for 27 January. «Maati Monjib is the latest victim of the government's

Moroccan researchers study the composition and density of the TRAPPIST-1 planets

Morocco has been associated with the discovery of seven planets orbiting around a dwarf star called TRAPPIST-1. The Oukaimeden Observatory has also participated in a new study which examines the composition and density of these planets that are the same size as ours.

Moroccan hackers target the Scottish Prison service website

Moroccan hackers targeted the Scottish Prison Service web page, the Scottish Sun reported on Tuesday. The hackers replaced the page’s normal content with a message that said : «Hacked By Morocco Hack_Team». An urgent investigation was launched following the infiltration was spotted at around 11 am, January 26. The attack did not «pose a security risk and the hackers could not access personal information», the same source explained. «We are awaiting a full

Algeria doubles efforts to bring back Western Sahara issue to surface ahead of AU summit

After declaring the end of the African Union troika on Western Sahara, Sabri Boukadoum visits the Democratic Republic of Congo, expected to head the continental body for one year.

«Hamza mon BB» : Dounia Batma sees sentence increased to one year in prison on appeal

The Marrakech Court of Appeal sentenced, Wednesday, Moroccan singer Dounia Btama in the «Hamza mon BB» case. Previously sentenced to 8 months in prison, the court raised the sentence to one year and fined the singer to 10,000 dirhams. The court reduced the sentence handed down at first instance against Aicha Ayach from one and a half year to one year in prison and upheld the sentences against Ibtissam Batma (one year in prison) and Soufia CHakiri (ten months in

An ancient medina house in Casablanca collapses

A house at the ancient medina in Casablanca collapsed, Wednesday, local authorities at the Casablanca-Anfa prefecture announced. The incident caused the partial collapse of a neighboring building. The same source reported that the building in question was empty at the time of the incident. «As soon as they were informed of the accident, the local authorities and fire fighters rushed to the neighborhood to secure neighboring houses», it added. This collapse is the second of its

Morocco receives 500,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine

A Royal Air Maroc plane carrying the first batch of the Sinopharm anti-Covid-19 vaccine arrived, earlier on Wednesday, to the Casablanca airport, a well-informed source told Yabiladi. After a trip to Beijing, the Dreamliner brought 500,000 doses of the vaccine developed by the Chinese pharmaceutical company. A well-informed source close to the national carrier confirmed the arrival of the plane and the vaccine doses. Morocco has initially ordered 45 million doses of the Sinopharm

Covid-19 : 867 new infections, 15 deaths Tuesday in Morocco

867 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 467,493. 1,351 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 444,823. 15 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,187. 8 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 2 in Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, 2 in Beni-Mellal-Khenifra, 1 in

Benjamin Netanyahu tries to arrange visit by King Mohammed VI ahead of elections

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the National Security Council are working with Moroccan officials to organize a visit by King Mohammed VI to Israel, Israeli newspaper reported. According to the same sources, the visit is expected «once the coronavirus lockdown is lifted». Meanwhile, Israeli newspapers reported that the king is planned to visit Ramallah and also meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, while in Israel. According to the

Israel charge d’affaires arrives in Morocco to head liaison office

Israeli diplomat David Goffrin arrived, Tuesday, in Rabat to assume his post as Israel’s temporary charge d’affaires in Morocco. The Israeli Foreign Ministry Facebook page announced the arrival of the diplomat, who formerly worked as Israel’s envoy to Egypt. «The head of the liaison office and his team will work together to strengthen relations [with Morocco] in all areas», said the same source. Morocco and Israel have agreed to reopen liaison offices in a deal