After it was accused of having allegedly «abused immunity», the Moroccan embassy in Islamabad issued a communiqué, Thursday, refuting the allegations. «The Embassy categorically denies information», suggesting that it would have imported «26 tons of merchandise», the press release stressed. The diplomatic mission also rejected reports, saying that «the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would not have authorized the import of this cargo and that it
A German family has managed to chase a thief that broke into their house in Saarland, a southwestern German state, while they were enjoying their vacation in Morocco, Asharq Al-Awsat reports, quoting the German news agency. While in Morocco for their summer sojourn, a surveillance app warned the family against what was happening in their property in Germany. Police in the European country said, Tuesday, that the son received an alarm on his smartphone «the moment the thief broke into the
At least seven people were killed in flash floods that hit the province of Taroudant, Wednesday, local authorities said. The list of the victims includes a teenager and six elderly men who were attending a football game in Tizrt, a small village in the southern province, played against a neighboring town as part of a local tournament. The authorities said that a man was left severely injured by the tragedy. He was transferred to the hospital in Ighrem, a town in the Taroudant province,
Criticized on social media and accused of spreading «Israeli propaganda», German activist Oliver Bienkowski reacted, Wednesday, to the angry voices that followed the demolition of his holocaust memorial. Yabiladi tracks down the campaigns of this freemason activist and his fights for Muslims and Jews and against the Polisario Front.
In a new report, Policy Center for the New South addresses income inequality in Morocco. According to the Moroccan think tank, the government can reduce inequality by implementing reforms related to education, health, tax system and labor force.
At least forty migrants, including three Moroccans, died in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya. The victims, include a man, a woman and a child from the Kingdom, Euronews reports, quoting AFP and ANSA. The Libyan navy, with the help of fishermen, reportedly rescued 65 others, mainly from Sudan. They were brought to the coastal town of Al-Khoms. «We must not simply accept these tragedies as inevitable», Vincent Cochetel, UNHCR Special Envoy for the Central Mediterranean, said.
Atlas Lions’ manager Vahid Halilhodzic unveiled, Tuesday, the final list of the 27 players summoned to join a training camp scheduled for September, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation announced in a communiqué relayed by MAP news agency. The squad will be preparing for two friendlies. The first match is against Burkina Faso on September 6 and the second one will be held four days later against Niger, the Federation said. The Atlas Lions’ squad includes Yassine Bounou,
During the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards, held Monday in the United States, Morocco-born rapper French Montana got a little bit into politics. While presenting the award for best Latin video at the 2019 MTV VMAs, the famous artist gave a brief speech on immigrants, referring to his own experience, Billboard reports. French Montana, whose real name is Karim Kharbouch, said that he is proud of presenting the award «as an immigrant». «I feel like we are the people that make
After it was announced that Ait Faska, a small village near Marrakech, would be home to North Africa’s first Holocaust memorial, several anti-normalizers took to social media to denounce the project. Their angry comments carried on, even after the authorities demolished the memorial.
The child-sized replica of the Bugatti Type 35 racecar, or Bugatti Baby, has a shared story with the childhood of King Hassan II. The car originally designed by Ettore Bugatti for his son Roland, was offered a few years later to the five-year-old prince.