With a migrant background, Fatima Zibouh was interested in the trajectories of these Belgians whose integration took place in stages. A political scientist and active in civil society, she has made the fight against discrimination her battle horse.
During the coronavirus lockdown, Moroccan student Zineb Bouchra recreated famous paintings at home. Her posts had a Moroccan twist to them.
2,423 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 112,522. 1,746 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 91,932. 42 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 1,998. These deaths were recorded in Casablanca (10), Marrakech (5), Oujda (4), Errachidia (3), Tanger-Assilah (3),
A study conducted by the Northern Observatory for Human Rights on the coronavirus in Morocco revealed this week that 48% of young people consider the coronavirus a «biological weapon». 9% of respondents believe that it is a «biological weapon unintentional leaked from a laboratory». On the other hand, 31% of them believe that SARS-CoV-2 is of natural origin, while 10% claim that it is a «divine punishment resulting from corruption». The study also
A free photography exhibition at the Museum of the Art and History of Judaism (mahJ) in Paris sheds light on the largest Jewish population that ever existed in the Arab world in Morocco. Entitled «Juifs du Maroc», the exsibition is a particularly personal project for Hannah Assouline, a French photographer with more than 30 years of experience. The exhibition includes the photos of her father Rabbi Messaoud Assouline, Arab News reports. Born in Algeria and based in Paris, she
Trigon Metals, a publicly-traded Canadian exploration and development company, has completed a 100 percent acquisition of the Silver Hill Project, a 16km2 property in the Anti-Atlas region of Morocco for base metals occurrences. The acquisition was preceded by an agreement concluded on May 26, 2020. The purchase, according to Stock House, was made via the Toronto-based company's acquisition of Technomine Africa SARL. The Canadian company paid vendors C$500,000 and issued 6 million common
During the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said he regretted the obstacles preventing the settlement of the Western Sahara conflict. The other allies of the Polisario, including South Africa, Namibia and Botswana, have also raised the question of the Sahara.
Moroccan footballer Jaouad El Yamiq signed, Thursday, a four-year contract with Real Valladolid after he reached an agreement with Italian club Genoa CFC to complete his transfer. El Yamiq, 28, joined Europe two years ago, thanks to his transfer from Raja to the Italian club in January 2018, Europa Press recalls. At the start of the season, he was loaned to Associazione Calcistica Pérouse Calcio (AC Perugia Calcio) until June 2019, then loaned again from January to August 2020 to
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has removed the city of Laayoune from its Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC), Spanish news agency EFE reported. The decision took place days after the UN agency included the cities of Laayoune, Benguerir and Chefchaouen in its international policy-oriented network that provides inspiration, know-how and best practice. The U-turn was announced in a press release by UNESCO only one day after the
2,356 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 110,099. 1,942 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 90,186. 38 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 1,956. These deaths were recorded in Casablanca (12), Marrakech (5), Inzegane Ait Melloul (3), Khouribga (3), Salé