«Harmful» pranks, a growing trend among Moroccan YouTubers

Several Moroccan YouTubers have been posting videos, where they prank their families and loved ones. But not all of these videos end well. While some of them are exaggerated, others are shocking, harmful and sometimes violent. To experts, these practices reflect how some Moroccans see technology.

The inspiring trip of an Australian jeweller in Tangier

Lucy Folk is an Australian jewelry designer who went on a creative journey to Morocco. Her latest collection was exclusively inspired by Tangier, Vogue Australia said on Tuesday. «Most recently she went to the exotic seaside town of Tangier in Morocco to collaborate with local artist, Gipi de Rougemont Salvy», the magazine wrote. Folk was impressed by the «intoxicating» culture of the Moroccan city and made sure to show that in her Sydney and Melbourne stores

BDS Morocco slams an Essaouira forum that may host Israeli participators

Expected to take place from November 15 to 17, the fifth edition of the Euro-Mediterranean Young Leaders Forum, co-organized by the French Embassy in Morocco and the French institute, has been slammed by anti-normalization activists in Morocco. The Moroccan Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (MACBI) and Tunisia’s TACBI criticized the French Embassy in Rabat for inviting Israeli activists, aged between 18 and 25 years, to the event that is to take place in Essaouira. In a

Marrakech to host the US-Africa Business Summit 2020 in June

The 2020 edition of the US-Africa Business Summit will be held in Marrakech in June, Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) announced Monday in Washington. CCA’s board of directors chose Marrakech, organizers said in a statement relayed by MAP news agency. «Morocco is committed to promoting economic development in Africa, serving as an idea destination for the 2020 Summit to be held in North Africa for the first time», CCA said. The Kingdom’s ambassador to Washington, Lalla

Operation Lamantin, the only third-party military intervention into the Western Sahara conflict

In 1977, France became the first and only country to lead a third-party military intervention into the Western Sahara conflict. The military operation was conducted on behalf of Mauritania, which was targeted by the Front’s guerilla forces.

To face the Polisario, Morocco calls for the creation of a friendship group with Mexico

The new composition of the new antiparliamentary friendship group between Mexico and the Polisario was revealed on October 31. The body is chaired by Olga Juliana Elizonda Guerra. It is the fifth group ever created by Mexico’s lower house since 1979, when the country recognized «SADR». Shortly after the creation of the group, the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs called for the creation of a similar group with Mexico, in a letter sent to MPs. The idea was discussed during

Morocco anti-polio vaccine requirement for Filipino travelers yet to be implemented

Moroccan authorities have not yet implemented the need of presenting an immunization certificate for travelers coming from the Philippines, Morocco’s embassy in the Southeast Asian country said Monday. According to ABS CBN News, Morocco was listed among the countries that require vaccination certificates from travelers departing from polio-affected territories, including the Philippines, citing a World Health Organization (WHO) report. However, the Kingdom has not yet been implementing

Prison authorities put several Hirak detainees in solitary confinement amid Zefzafi's leaked audio

Morocco prison authorities said, Monday, that several Hirak detainees have been put in solitary confinement. The detainees, including Hirak leading figure Nasser Zefzafi, will be banned from family visits and phones for 45 days as part of a disciplinary measure. This decision came after an audio of Nasser Zefzafi was leaked to social media last week. In this audio recording Zefzafi addressed the desecration of the national flag in Paris, the Hirak movement and alleged reports on torture

A Brussels HIV-positive jihadist opposes deportation to Morocco

A Moroccan national who was convicted for terrorism in Belgium has appealed against an order of deportation to Morocco, citing his health condition. The 42-year-old former Molenbook resident said that he fears that he will not receive appropriate treatment for his HIV-positive status, Brussels Times reports. Identified as O. B., the Moroccan national is currently held at a center in Liège, waiting for his deportation. In 2014, he received a four-year sentence for his terror-related

The US State Department highlights Morocco’s counterterrorism efforts in a new report

In its 2018 Country Reports on terrorism, the US Department of State addressed the efforts made by Morocco to counter terrorism. Although the country has managed to mitigate threats it is still occasionally targeted by small independent terror cells.