Last week, American newspaper the New York Times published a portrait of the United Arab Emirates’ Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, relying on the account of Richard Clarke who served in the past as an advisor in the country. The newspaper recalls MBZ’s teenage years in Morocco, indicating that when he turned 14 years old «his father sent him to school in Morocco». «Zayed seems to have intended this to be a toughening experience; he gave his son a passport
In Spain, authorities have seized a number of fossils believed to have been smuggled from Morocco. The seizure brings to the surface a series of other smuggling operations that have been denounced by researchers.
The spring campaign of French fashion house Louis Vuitton has been shot in Morocco. Entitled «Footprints», photos from the campaign were unveiled this week by the artistic director of Louis Vuitton Men’s Virgil Abloh. According to Arab News, the images were photographed by Dutch artist Viviane Sassen in the cities of Tangier and Chefchaouen. The luxury retail company chose the two Moroccan cities for the theme of its new collection. The photos had colorful backgrounds,
Turkish Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan will visit Morocco, Wednesday, alongside a Turkish business delegation to explore new business cooperation opportunities in the country, Anadolu Agency reports. After visiting Nigeria on Monday and Tuesday, Pekcan will head to Rabat, where the Turkey-Morocco Free Trade Agreement’s joint committee is expected to hold a meeting. While in Morocco, the Turkish minister will meet with Economy and Finance Minister Mohamed Benchaaboun, Moulay Hafid Elalamy,
Drivers participating to the 12th edition of the Africa Eco Race were able, Monday, to cross Guerguerat safely, organizers told Yabiladi. The crossing comes after the Polisario threatened to block the Guerguerat stage of the annual race.
Moroccan-Dutch writer Abdelkader Benali has been chosen to receive the Golden goose quill, a Dutch cultural award initiated in 1955 and granted to a person or organization of great significance to the written and printed word. The Beni Chikar-native was awarded as an ambassador of the Dutch language because «he knows how to reach young people» and builds «bridges» between the Dutch and Moroccan cultures, wrote Dutch newspaper AD. The 44-year-old writer and
A Belgian-Moroccan who was accused of defrauding charities and law offices in the United State of millions of dollars has been sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to repay $1.6 million to his victims, The Brussels Times reported on Sunday. Aref Zokita Said was involved in a scam which consisted of sending a cheque to charities as a donation and then «calling to tell them the sum involved was a mistake and ask them to repay a portion», the same source recalls. The cheque,
Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said received Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco, who flew to Oman to offer condolences, Monday, the Oman News Agency (ONA) said. Moulay Rachid was received «at the Al Alam palace as an envoy of His Majesty King Mohammed VI bin Hassan king to offer condolences on the death of the late Sultan Qaboos bin Said», ONA wrote. «Prince Moulay Rachid, expressed his sincere condolences and His Majesty the Sultan expressed his sincere thanks to His Highness and
Settled down in Spain for more than 21 years, artist Mohamed Ziani made more than ten artistic collaborations around the world performed in more than 300 concerts across Europe and Morocco and managed to create his own fusion music style.
The International Police Cooperation Service (SCIP) has released a 47-year-old Italian national kidnapped in Morocco, Corriere della Sera said. The woman had come to Morocco from Italy in November to have a paper marriage with a Moroccan so that the latter could obtain a residence permit. She then planned to return to Italy, but she was allegedly kidnapped by his family. The Italian national had been persuaded by a Moroccan friend to accept a marriage of convenience with her nephew, a
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