To international human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW), Morocco «should immediately free those who are being detained for exercising their right to freedom of expression and drop the charges». HRW recalled Wednesday that the Moroccan authorities have arrested and prosecuted at least 10 activists since September 2019. Quoting the Moroccan Association of Human Rights, the New York-based NGO said that the arrestees are «artists or activists who did nothing but
His new play is honoring a Belgian historical event and at the same time showing how «newcomers» can adapt and learn about the country. Latif Ait is a Belgian comedian of Moroccan origin who fought to find a common ground between his Moroccan roots and Belgian encounter.
Moroccan professional footballer Khalid Boutaib to see his contract with Egyptian club Zamalek terminated, the club’s president Mortada Mansour announced on Tuesday. According to daily newspaper Ahram, Mansour said that the Moroccan striker «has been absent for long and [the club] failed to reach him». In a press conference held on Tuesday, Mansour added that Boutaib «kept skipping the team’s training sessions», which led to the decision. The
The United States will start importing Moroccan raspberries, Morocco’s National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA) announced on Tuesday. In a press release sent to Yabiladi, ONSSA said it negotiated with the American Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) an action plan to allow these imports. This action plan will allow the United States to export Moroccan raspberries for the first time. The American authorities want the Moroccan raspberries to be packaged by ONSSA’s
The «Deal of the Century» was in the heart of the meeting attended, Tuesday, by Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita and members of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the House of Councilors. MPs from the Justice and Development Party (PJD) focused on the position of Rabat regarding the US peace plan for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict unveiled on January 28 by the President of the United States Donald Trump. Elected Islamists said that the Palestinian issue is
Rabbi Haim Messas is a Jewish saint who lived in the city of Meknes. He was the master of several known disciples and was known for helping the city’s poor.
Moroccan Prime Minister Saadeddine El Othmani and Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh discussed in a phone call, Monday, the new «peace plan», released by the Trump administration to put an end to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. El Othmani said on his Twitter account, Monday, that Haniyeh reiterated Palestine’s rejection of the so-called «Deal of the century», hailing the efforts of King Mohammed VI. تلقيت مساء أمس اتصالا
After the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the new coronavirus a global emergency, it said this week that Morocco has the technical skills to detect the deadly virus. In a press release published on its website, the UN agency said that the «necessary kits have been sent in sufficient quantity to the country and a larger supply is expected to be delivered in two or three weeks». The World Health Organization is «supporting Morocco in
A Dutch politician, who heads a populist and right wing party, said he was «too quick and too firm» when claiming that «Moroccans» were harassing two female passengers on a train, NL Times reports. FvD leader Thierry Baudet took to social media after Dutch railways NS denied his the claim, he posted on Friday, stressing the men he called «Moroccans» were the company’s inspectors and a police officer who were checking the passengers’ train
In March 2019, Morocco repatriated eight of its nationals who had fought for ISIS in Syria. Since then, several families have urged the Moroccan authorities to repatriate of women and their children stuck in the region.
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