British low-cost airline EasyJet launches new Marrakech route from Belfast

British low-cost airline EasyJet has launched a new route, linking Northern Ireland’s Belfast International Airport to Marrakech. According to online newspaper Belfast Telegraph, the new route will have two flights a week, mainly on Wednesdays and Saturdays during the winter and until the end of March. «We are very pleased to strengthen our network at Belfast International Airport with this new winter service to Marrakech», Neil Slaven, easyJet's UK country director, told

British chef Gordon Ramsay goes on a culinary adventure to Morocco

British chef and television personality Gordon Ramsay has gone exploring the wonders of the Moroccan cuisine. Shooting his new six-part cooking series «Uncharted», chef Ramsay traveled along the Atlas Mountains to discover the ancient flavors of the Amazigh culinary culture. Partnered with American television network National Geographic, Ramsay started his adventure by mushroom hunting. Climbing the Middle Atlas Mountains, the chef was helped by mushroom hunter Abdullah to pick

Portugal sentences a Moroccan national to 12 years in prison for terrorism financing

A Moroccan national was sentenced to 12 years in prison, Tuesday, in Portugal for recruiting people to fight in Syria and for financing terrorism, Reuters reports. The 65-year-old Moroccan, Abdesselam Tazi, was found guilty of seven crimes. He was accused of «financing the recruitment using forged credit cards», the British news agency said. «The sentencing caught me by surprise», Lopes Guerreiro, Tazi’s lawyer, told reporters after the court’s ruling,

Sahara : Two French diplomats visit the MINURSO’s headquarters

Two diplomats from the French Embassy in Rabat visited Laayoune this week. On Monday, July 8, the delegation visited the headquarters of the council of Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra region and the city council. On Tuesday, the same delegation headed to the MINURSO headquarters in Laayoune, where talks were held with officials from the UN peacekeeping mission. The two diplomats then went by plane to the Aoussred and Oum Dreyga Team Sites, which are located near the sand wall. During this trip, the

Jewish pilgrimage in Morocco #5 : David Ben Barroukh, the legacy of Taroudant’s saint

David Ben Barroukh is the beloved saint of Taroudant, in the Souss Valley. The name of this Jewish saint, visited yearly by Jewish pilgrims, is associated with several legends and accounts.

Morocco’s Fouzi Lekjaa reportedly suspended by CAF for «assaulting» an Ethiopian referee

The Confederation of African Football Disciplinary Committee decided, Tuesday, to suspend CAF’s 3rd Vice-President Fouzi Lekjaa, who is also the President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), after he was accused of «assaulting» Ethiopian FIFA-listed Referee Bamelak Tessema. The decision was taken after the Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) filed a complaint against the Moroccan official, accusing him of «beating» the referee after RS Berkane

Rachid Talbi Alami gives his version of the story after Hakim Ziyech accused him of «lying»

After his Monday remarks on Moroccan-Dutch footballer Hakim Ziyech, the Minister of Youth and Sports Rachid Talbi Alami gave, Tuesday, his version of the story. Interviewed by Sports news outlet Kooora, the Minister said that Ziyech’ Instagram story, in which he the official of «coming up with lies» on his career with the Atlas Lions, comes after the player «was trapped». Alami said that the president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF)

IOL : Labor income inequality is more present in Morocco than in other Maghreb countries

In Morocco, the share of labor income the top 10% of workers earned was at 44.69% in 2017. Income inequality in the Kingdom is the highest in the Maghreb region, according to data published by the International Labor Organization (IOL).

British Muslims are negatively portrayed in the media, survey finds

British Muslims are negatively portrayed in media, according to an analysis conducted by the Muslim Council of Britain, the Guardian reports. The analysis shows that British news outlets tend to give a negative image of Islam and Muslims, which, according the Muslim body, «contributes to Islamophobia». The study found out that the United Kingdom's second-biggest-selling daily newspaper Daily Mail has «the most negative coverage of Islam». «78% of its stories

A 2015 video shot in Morocco shared as an «attack» on Muslim woman in India

A video showing a woman wearing burka hijab and being «assaulted» by a group of men has went viral in India. Depicted as an incident that took place in the south Asian country, said video was shot in Morocco in 2015, according to a fact-checking article published Monday by The Quint, an Indian newspaper that tackles misinformation in media. Debunking claims suggesting that the «assault» targted a Muslim woman in India, the same source stated that after