Abdel Hamid Gharbaoui, commonly known as Benny B, is the first dancer and rapper to introduce the boy band style to the French scene in the mid-1980s. Quickly becoming the darling of talk shows, in Belgium and France, he is proud to defend the fact that «the first French rap is Moroccan».
Local authorities in Tetouan have banned a sit-in, scheduled for December 1 in the morning at Moulay El Mehdi Square, to protest «the poor economic conditions in the city». The pasha justified his decision by the fact that no party has submitted to local authorities an application to get an authorization to hold the event. Because of that, according to him, the event would «constitute an obstacle to the circulation and a disturbance of the public order». In recent
Usman Khan, a 28-year-old man who killed two people in a knife terrorist attack in London Bridge on Friday before being shot dead by police, was a former prisoner convicted of terrorism, said British counterterrorism chief, Neil Basu, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports. «This individual was known to authorities, having been convicted in 2012 of terrorism offenses. He was released from prison in December 2018 on licence», said the police chief in a statement. The latter
Rotterdam’s mayor Ahmed Boutaleb, who is of Moroccan descent, was accused of being a «puppet in the hands of the Moroccan government» by the Dutch-Moroccan community after banning a Hirak march. Ahmed Boutaleb refused to give the go-ahead to a march of support for Hirak detainees, citing security measures, reports Dutch online newspaper Rijnmond. The mayor and city authorities said the event could provide an opportunity for groups of young people to engage in looting
Trauma’s van Nora is a Facebook group created by a Dutch-Moroccan to help members of her community share their past traumas. The platform gained fame among the Moroccan community in the Netherlands.
Morocco’s national football team has lost one spot in the monthly FIFA ranking, becoming 43rd in the world. The Atlas Lions ranked fifth in Africa, behind Senegal 20th, Tunisia 27th, Nigeria 31st and Algeria 35th. In the Arab World, the Moroccan team comes third, behind Tunisia and Algeria and ahead of Egypt, which ranks 51st in the world. Globally, Belgium 1st, France 2nd, Brazil 3rd, England 4th and Uruguay 5th top the FIFA ranking for the month of November.
An Egyptian citizen and his accomplice were sentenced, Tuesday, to death by the Tangier Court of Appeal for murdering a Moroccan man, mutilating and cremating his remains, Arabic-language newspaper Al Ahdath reports. The victim went missing in November 2018 in mysterious circumstances. The Tangier prosecutor’s office received a complaint in December, which initiated an investigation. The latter revealed later that the man was killed and that his body was cut then cremated to conceal the
IDEMIA, a French multinational firm specializing in security and identity solutions, will help Morocco’s National Security Government Department (DGSN) introduce a secured digital identity online services platform for Moroccans, said the firm in a press release relayed Friday by Financial Post. IDEMIA has signed a strategic contract with DGSN to supply Morocco’s latest national electronic ID. With the help of the French firm, the new platform will allow Moroccans to «access
Kiwi organizations protesting against a cargo ship carrying phosphate rock sourced in Western Sahara are ready to turn to a compromise. Trade unionists are asking for a «clamorous and pragmatic action» and are open to discuss an agreement with the importing company.
A British woman has been accused of assisting her boyfriend after he allegedly stabbed a man to death in Cardiff, the capital of Wales. According to local newspaper Birmingham Mail, Aseel Arar has booked flights for her and her boyfriend Abdulgalil Aldaobhni following the alleged murder. The couple were arrested before making it to Morocco at the Heathrow Airport. Aldaobhni is, in fact, accused along with his brother Mustafa and friend Shafique Shaddad of allegedly murdering Fahad Mohamed
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