Spanish restaurant chain Pans&Company responded, Wednesday, to those who accused its staff of racism. The company thus defended itself after a waitress that works for one of its restaurants in Girona refused to serve several young Moroccans because of their origin, citing her bosses’ instructions. The restaurant chain said that its policy is «based on equality», dismissing accusations, after a viral video showed the waitress in question refusing the orders of Moroccan
Morocco’s central bank Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM) warned Moroccans against card skimming fraud. In a communiqué sent to Yabiladi, BAM explains that its warning has been issued after it received a letter from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) regarding the threat. DGSN reports that police in Marrakech discovered, between December 13 and 15, skimming devices, which can capture the information stored on the card's magnetic strip, on ATMs. The central bank
The next Ordinary Session of the African Union, which will be held from January 21 to February 10 in Addis Ababa, has «Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa's Development» as the theme of the year 2020. During this meeting, the African Union will have South African President Cyril Ramaphosa as president of the continental organization for one year. He will also be in charge of the Western Sahara troika, established during the Nouakchott summit
In Morocco, several movie theaters had to close their doors due to the ups and downs of the local movie industry. From Godzilla to Titanic, every cinema had a story to tell.
A Dior dress that the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle wore to a reception during her February visit to Morocco is the most expensive clothing item she pt on in 2019, wrote the Daily Mail. In a list, which includes the cost of all the new items worn by Markle throughout 2019, the British daily reports that the Duchess’ «most expensive outfit» was the one she wore during her royal tour of Morocco. The cream-colored gown reportedly costs £90,000 (MAD 1 120 851),
Dozens of young Moroccans visited churches in six Moroccan cities on Sunday, December 22, amid Christmas festivities. According to Vatican News, the objective of these visits is to «exchange Christmas greetings» there while Christians were celebrating the birth of Jesus. These visits took place in Rabat, Marrakech, Casablanca, Mohammedia, Fez and Tangier, the same platform reported. «Since the Pope’s visit, a new dialogue spirit has been launched»,
Issues related to the delimitation of the Atlantic maritime borders between Morocco and Spain have pushed Canary Islands’ pro-independence groups to consider breaking away from Spain. These demands date back to the Franco era.
The former head of Qatar state funded channel Al Jazeera Yasser Abu Hilala stirred controversy on Twitter after he accused Morocco of having explicitly «supported terrorism» in Algeria during the nineties. Abu Hilala reacted, earlier in December, to the statement of Algeria’s newly elected president Abdelmajid Tebboune, who addressed the reopening of land borders between Morocco and Algeria, urging Moroccans to apologize. «It is unimportant to
Rabbi Haim Pinto Hagadol left Agadir to study in Essaouira. In the port city he rubbed shoulders with two powerful rabbis, who knew that he would become a saint. His Hiloula is celebrated every September.
Brahim Ghali was re-elected, Tuesday, as the Secretary-General of the Polisario Front. According to Algerian press agency, (APS) Brahim Ghali received 86.10% of the votes, as declared Tuesday morning by the movement’s election committee chairperson, Brahim Mokhtar. The results of this vote were revealed after a minute's silence to honor Algeria’s chief army Gaid Salah was observed. The vote took place during the Polisario’s 15th congress, held in Tifariti, an oasis
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