Since the 19th century, tea has become an important ritual to Moroccans. But the emergence of this drink was not well received by Moroccan scholars. Some of them led fierce banning campaign against «Atay», this sweet British gift.
Rudy El Kholti is a banker who lives in Sydney, Australia. The 29-year-old man of Moroccan origins is also Italy’s most handsome man who was named Mister Italia for 2019. According to Vanity Fair Italy, the Moroccan-born man won the competition held at the Alpe Adria arena in Lignano Sabbiadoro. He grew up in Costermano sul Garda in the province of Verona. «Son of an Italian mother and a Moroccan father, Rudy is a huge fan of AC Milan, but he says he is inspired by Cristiano
Held, Tuesday in Rabat, the second UK-Morocco Strategic Dialogue was attended by the UK Middle East Minister Andrew Murrison and Trade Policy Minister Conor Burns. Aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two countries, this year’s session was also attended by Moroccan Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita and a Moroccan delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Mounia Boucetta, the British embassy in Rabat said in a statement sent to Yabiladi. During this event, the two parties
Spanish MEPs have started the new parliamentary year by addressing a Court of Justice of the European Union's ruling on the Sahara. They slammed a «new maritime route», launched by French container transportation company CMA, meant to link Dakhla to Algeciras.
Spanish racing driver Fernando Alonso is expected to compete in the next edition of the Rally of Morocco that will be held in October, his team Toyota Gazoo Racing announced this week. The former Formula One racing driver will participate to this sports event alongside motorcycle racer Marc Coma, who won the Dakar Rally in 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014, and 2015. «Fernando and Marc’s next challenge will be the rally of Morocco that will take place from the 3rd to the 9th of October
The Dakhla branch of Morocco’s National Electricity and Drinking Water Authority of Morocco (ONEE) to build a wastewater treatment facility in the city. The project has the objective of «enhancing the value of products from sea fishing in the area», Construction Review Online reports. Quoting an ONEE report, the same source reveals that a tender has been launched for technical assistance on the project. The wastewater treatment project is expected to treat water used to
A men's professional senior golf tour organizer has signed a five-year agreement with Morocco to hold a tournament in the country by the beginning of 2020, Reuters reports. The golf tournament will be played in January in Marrakech at the Samanah Golf Club. The event will include 66 players, who will compete for a total prize of $2 million. According to the same source, the tournament will be the first «PGA Tour-sanctioned stroke-play» of its kind in Africa and
The Muslim presence in the Iberian Peninsula has shaped the cultural identity of the inhabitants of that part of the world. The influence Islam had on the region led to a profound social transformation, according to several Spanish researchers.
Morocco is ranked 92nd by the 2019 World Economic Freedom survey, published by Canadian public policy think tank the Fraser Institute. The Economic freedom ranking includes 162 countries and is based on 45 sub-indexes. According to data provided by the report, the Kingdom is ranked 96th for the size of its government, 62nd in the legal system and property rights, 90th in the freedom to trade internationally, 120th in terms of sound money and 68th when it comes to the regulation
On Sunday, local police officers from the city of Rota (Cadiz), with the help of the Civil Guard and the Spanish National Police, intercepted a boat that was carrying 17 Moroccan migrants, local online newspaper Andalucia Informacion reports. Sixteen of these Moroccan migrants are aged between 20 and 30, while one of them is a 17-year-old minor. The same source indicates that the migrants were taken to a refugee center in Algeciras via a Red Cross bus.