Several are the voices that denounced the desecration of the Moroccan flag, during a pro-Hirak march. The latter was attended by pro-Hirak participants who trampled and burned the Morocco flag.
Anti-immigrant far-right political party in Germany Alternative for Germany (AfD) has come second in an election in the country's eastern state Thuringia, beating Angle Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) which came third, Guardian says. The party got nearly 24% of the vote, Saturday, in Germany. The results were deemed unexpected as AfD doubled its share of the vote. However, the results of the election are somehow worrying for Berlin. In fact, AfD’s leader Bjorn Hocke is
Morocco is getting ready for the post-Brexit phase. On Saturday, the Kingdom signed an association agreement with the United Kingdom, which includes products Western Sahara products. However, will this agreement survive Boris Johnson's 12 December election call ?
During a march held, Saturday, in Paris to commemorate the death of Moroccan fish vendor Mohcine Fikri, the Moroccan flag was desecrated. In fact, the Moroccan flag was trampled and burned by some participants who demanded the independence of the Rif region and raised the flag of the Rif Republic established by Mohamed Ben Abdelkrim El Khattabi in 1921, following the Anoual Battle. For the record, a person who desecrates the national flag is liable for a conviction to a fine and three
The head of the terrorist group «Islamic State» (IS), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was reportedly targeted by a US military operation in northwestern Syria in which he was reportedly killed, wrote Agence France-Presse (AFP), quoting US media. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH), which has an extensive network of sources on the ground, American commandos were helicoptered and landed overnight in the Idleb region where there were «groups close to
Moroccan runner Othmane El Goumri set a new record in the Dublin marathon on Sunday. According to the Irish Examiner, the Moroccan athlete completed the marathon in two hours, eight minutes and four seconds. He crossed the finish line at Merrion Square, a few seconds before Stephen Scullion, in an edition that brought together more than 22,500 people. Born May 28, 1992, Othmane El Goumri has already represented Morocco at two outdoors world championships and one indoor. In 2013, he came first
Hirak activist Rabii Al Ablak was admitted to a prison clinic in Tangier after a seven-week hunger strike, his brother and lawyer, quoted by Reuters, said on Friday. Sentenced to five years in jail in June 2018 for «spreading fake news and reporting as a journalist without a permit» following the Rif Hirak, «he was admitted yesterday night to the prison's clinic after his health deteriorated», his brother Abdellatif said. «He couldn't even walk when the lawyer
Sentenced in first instance to 12 years in jail, the owner of Moroccan newspaper Akhbar Alyaoum, Taoufik Boucharine, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after he appealed against the first ruling. Indeed, the Casablanca Court of Appeal has just increased the first sentence on Friday. In November 2018, the court of first instance found him guilty before the journalist decided to appeal the judgement. In early October 2019, the prosecution had required 20 years of imprisonment. Alyaoum24
Moroccan novelist Abdelkader Benali moved to the Netherlands in his early childhood to join his family. Books, reading and writing made him find a balance in his new motherland.
Throughout history, Moroccans raised different flags and emblems to distinguish themselves from other powers and nations. Red, however, was a favored color for several Moroccan dynasties.
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