A UK fashion sourcing show to host the first ever Moroccan Pavilion

Fashion SVP, a UK's leading sourcing show that presents buyers with over 100 leading global apparel producers, is expected to host the first ever Moroccan Pavilion, a fashion platform reported on Thursday. The Moroccan Pavilion will be offering a «different view of manufacturing in Morocco», Fashion United UK said. The show, to take place on 29th and 30th January 2020 in Olympia London, will allow visitors meet fashion manufacturers from the Kingdom of Morocco and have an idea

Pressured by its government, South Africa pulls out of a sports tournament to be held in Laayoune

Pressured by the Cyril Ramaphosa government, South Africa’s Football Association (Safa) decided to pull out of the scheduled 2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations (Afcon), which will be hosted in Laayoune.

Morocco’s runner Al Mahjoub Dazza provisionally suspended by Athletics Integrity Unit

The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has provisionally suspended Moroccan marathon runner Al Mahjoub Dazza after he was suspected of using prohibited substance, Inside the Games reported on Wednesday. The athlete’s name was featured, Friday, in a list that includes the latest cases that have been dealt with under the jurisdiction of, or overseen by, the Athletics Integrity Unit. According to the sports platform, AIU has found «anomalies in the in the 28-year-old's athlete

Swedish MEPs call for the labelling of products originating from Western Sahara

Two Swedish MEPs have addressed a written question to the European Commission, Tuesday, calling for the labelling of products coming from Western Sahara. Charlie Andreas Weimers and Jessica Stegrud recalled that on November 12, 2019, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that products originating from Israeli settlements on Palestinian territories must be labelled as such. «Based on this decision, is the Commission planning to

The Italian woman found dead in Dakhla died from drowning, autopsy finds

An autopsy has found that the Italian woman, who was found dead in a Dakhla beach earlier this month, died from drowning. According to Italian newspaper Il Giornale Di Vicenza, sources close to her family, who visited Morocco, confirmed that a post mortem examination confirmed the findings.   «The Moroccan authorities believe that the woman may have been betrayed by the big waves. The body was found after more than 24 hours of search operation», the same source said. For the

The Quebec mosque to become safer after $1.2 million renovation

The Quebec Mosque is currently undergoing major renovations estimated at $1.2 million, wrote CBC Canada. The works will make the Muslim place of worship «safer», the Canadian broadcaster said, adding that they would also «create more space for the growing number of worshipers». «It is comforting — after everything we went through, we need to have some happy moments», the mosque's former president, Mohamed Labidi, told CBC. He explained that the

Slammed by the UN for Guerguerat, the Polisario prefers to criticize Morocco

The Polisario Front criticized Morocco on Monday, accusing it of «challenging» the international community. Its reaction comes shortly after the United Nations warned against blocking traffic at the border crossing of Guerguerat, during the 12th edition of the Africa Eco Race. In a statement relayed by its press agency, the separatist movement reproached Morocco for its attempts to «perpetuate the illegal occupation of the Sahara», by «involving other

Morocco «continued to target, prosecute, jail, and harass critics», HRW says

In its recent report on the human rights situation in several countries, Human Rights Watch said that Morocco «continued to selectively target, prosecute, jail and harass critics, an enforce various repressive law, notably pertaining to individual liberties» in 2019.

Islamists prevent a Moroccan writer from hosting a conference in Melilla

The Islamic Commission of Melilla (CIM) has pressured the local government of the autonomous city into canceling a conference by Moroccan feminist, activist and writer Zoubida Boughaba Maaleem. The conference in question was scheduled for Monday, January 13, and was meant to celebrate the Amazigh New Year. «She is a person with many Islamophobic statements. She claims that the Hijab oppresses Muslim women, degrades them and makes them invisible», wrote Mohamed Ahmed Moh, president

Jewish pilgrimage in Morocco #28 : Yehudah Jabali, the father of miracles

Rabbi Yehudah Jabali is a saint venerated by both Muslims and Jews. His tomb in the city of Ksar el-Kebir is linked to many miracles and legends shared by the Moroccan Jewish community.