20% of Barcelona’s homeless men were born in Morocco, survey finds

According to a recent count, more than 1,200 people have been sleeping on the streets of Barcelona since May. 20% of these homeless men were born in Morocco.

Will Morocco be angered by the King of Spain’s scheduled visit to Ceuta and Melilla ?

The King and Queen of Spain, Don Felipe and Dona Letizia, are expected to visit Ceuta and Melilla during their currently ongoing royal tour. The information was confirmed by the spokesperson of the Zarzuela Palace, the residence of the King of Spain, El Faro de Ceuta reports. The same source did not reveal when the royal couple will be visiting the autonomous cities, but it stated that their royal tour started in June. «They have already traveled to the Canary Islands and

Morocco : 333 new coronavirus cases, mainly in Tangier and Laayoune

333 new coronavirus cases were recorded in the past 24 hours in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections to 12,969. 64 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 9,090, with a recovery rate of 70.1%. One death was recorded during the same period, bringing the Covid-19 death toll to 229. Morocco has 3,650 active cases under treatment, including 19 that are in a severe or critical condition. 125 of the new cases were

Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi signed by Inter Milan

Inter Milan signed Moroccan professional footballer Achraf Hakimi, Thursday. «Achraf Hakimi is officially an Inter player», the Italian club announced in an official statement. «The Moroccan, who was born in 1998, has joined the Nerazzurri on a permanent basis from Real Madrid and has signed a contract which will last until 30 June 2025», it added. Hakimi has just recently completed a two-year loan spell at Borussia Dortmund.

Morocco : Voices call for the reopening of mosques amid easing of lockdown measures

Al Adl wal Ihsane movement criticized the continued closure of mosques despite the easing of lockdown measures in several parts of the Kindgom. The Justice and Development party for its part, seized the presidency of the Lower House to question Ahmed Taoufik on the measures undertaken to open mosques.

Forbes : Akhannouch, Benjelloun, Zniber and Bensaleh, the richest families in Morocco

Forbes Middle East Magazine released this week its list of «the Top 100 Arab Family Businesses». The list includes four Moroccan family businesses. Akwa group, whose board of directors is chaired by Minister of Agriculture Aziz Akhannouch, ranks 25th. Akwa was created in 1959 and has one of the largest gas storage capacities in Morocco, with a fleet of 23 million cylinders. Forbes recalls that Africa Gas, a subsidiary of the Akwa group, supplies other brands,

Canada honors a Moroccan who died trying to stop the Quebec mosque attacker

Azzedine Soufiane was one of the six men killed in the attack that targeted the Quebec mosque in January 2017. The 57-year-old father of three was shot while trying to disarm the terrorist. Soufiane is one of the 123 Canadians honored by the Quebec Governor General Julie Payette. Soufiane, who died trying to stop the attacker, was posthumously awarded, Wednesday, the Star of Courage, the second-highest award for bravery in Canada after the Cross of Valour.  Four survivors of the attack,

NGOs urge Facebook to address hate speech against LGBTQI+ community in the MENA region

22 LGBTQI+ rights associations sent Facebook an open letter about the increase of hate speech against the LGBTQI+ community. «We pledge the Facebook administration in the MENA region to halt the use of its platform for spreading bigotry and hate, especially among the Arabic speaking users», read the letter. The signatories argued that «social media is being used as a tool to share hatred, bullying, discrimination and violence, particularly by those with homophobia launching

Italy : A Moroccan sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing a man who looked happy

A Moroccan national was sentenced, Wednesday, to 30 years in prison for killing an Italian man who looked «happy». On February 23, 2019, Stefano Leo, an Italian salesman was picnicking near the River Po in Turin. He was killed with a knife by Said M., EFE reports. «That morning, I decided that I should kill someone. I chose to kill that young man because he looked happy. And I couldn’t stand his happiness», Said M. said. The 27-year-old man had a criminal

54% of Moroccans living abroad want to spend these summer holidays in Morocco, survey

743 Moroccans living abroad participated in a survey conducted by C&O Marketing in partnership with Yabiladi. 8 Moroccans living abroad out of 10 had initially planned summer vacations in Morocco before the pandemic. Despite the health crisis, 54% of them still hope to come to Morocco in the coming weeks when the borders are reopened.