Jan Wouter Oostenrijk is a Dutch guitarist who is fascinated with Moroccan music. With his special guitar, the musician creates crossovers that bring Western and African music together, relying on Chaabi and Gnawa melodies.
A man who was wanted for the murder of a Chinese national surrendered ten days after his escape. Aged 25, Hui 'Stefania' Zhou was stabbed to death at a bar where she was working in the suburbs of Reggio Emilia, Italy, in the afternoon of August 8th. The victim was behind the counter to serve customers when a man entered the bar and started beating her. The murderer fled without allowing the people in the bar to catch him. The girl died, surrendering to her wounds. In the hours following
Revolution Day was the result of negotiations held between the Palace and nationalist figures. Nothing was left to chance: from the significant date to the speeches of King Mohammed V and Fqih Basri. In other words, everything was agreed upon beforehand.
Dodoma, Tanzania’s capital, hosted last weekend the 39th Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit. By the end of this meeting, participants «called for the unconditional implementation of all UN resolutions and AU decisions on Western Sahara, which will lead to a positive, peaceful and permanent solution that meets the aspirations of the people of Western Sahara». They also «noted the resolutions of the SADC Solidarity Conference» with the Polisario,
Spanish lawyer Cristina Martinez is persona non grata in Morocco. On Sunday, she landed at the Casablanca airport, where she was told to go back to where she came from, Equipe Media wrote on its Facebook page. This was confirmed by El Periodico as well as other Spanish news outlets. Martinez was planning to join Laayoune to attend the trial of the nine young people involved in the riots that took place on July 19th in the city following the victory of the Algerian football team at the
Former Moroccan journalist and Human Rights Watch official Ahmed Reda Benchemsi is not allowed in Algeria. The Advocacy and Communications Director for Human Rights Watch’s Middle East and North Africa division will be expelled from the neighboring country, following the instructions of the Algiers prosecutor’s office. According to several Algerian newspapers, which quote Ennahar TV channel, Benchemsi had allegedly «entered Algeria without receiving an official
Belgian-Moroccan boxing champion Youssef Boughanem has been charged with assault and battery, according to RTL Info, a Belgian newspaper quoting La Dernière heure. While eating fries and waiting for a friend, last week in Ixelles, in the Brussels Region, a pickpocket tried to steal his mobile phone for the first time. The boxer pushed him away. The man then tried again a few minutes later to steal his phone. Caught red handed, the man was slapped twice by the boxer. The thief would
This young Moroccan woman from Mohammedia entered slowly but surely the world of entrepreneurship. She is now the head of two companies based in London, the city where her career took a successful turn.
An American court of appeal ruled in favor of liquor tycoon John Paul DeJoria, preventing him from paying a $123-million Moroccan settlement. The decision comes after a long battle that involved the businessman, a Moroccan firm and a failed oil project.
Aljibes are water-storage wells built by Arabs that invaded the Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Ages. The technique stored water for their fortresses, but now it is brought back to save the environment.
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