The Hanau right-wing terror attack has sparked a heated debate about far-right xenophobic violence. To German professor Jens Borchert, right-wing terrorism «destabilizes a multicultural and pluralist society».
Morocco international Hakim Ziyech has officially signed a five-year deal with English professional football club Chelsea, Goal reports, adding that he agreed to the terms of his arrival from Ajax. Ziyech is expected to spend the rest of the season with the Amsterdam-based club and join the Blues by the start of the next season. «I am delighted and proud to have signed for such a huge club as Chelsea», Ziyech said. Quoted by the club’s official website, he said that he is
Spain’s Civil Guard has published a list of the most wanted criminals that have not been arrested yet. According to El Cierre Digital, the list includes a 45-year-old Moroccan from Casablanca. Identified as Hicham Douh, the man in question is wanted for the alleged murder of a Bolivian woman. The alleged murder has reportedly occurred on June 15, 2015, in a house in Saint Antoni de Portmany (Ibiza). The Moroccan left Spain on the same day, heading to his parent’s place in Morocco.
Italy has announced a series of preventive measures as it reports more than 150 coronavirus cases. Moroccans living in several areas of the country said that mosques and schools have been closed and big events were canceled to avoid the spread of the deadly virus.
After Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary said that terrorists are «generally Muslim men», the company issued a statement, apologizing to its clients, The Irish Post reports. In its statement, Ryanair wrote that Michael O’Leary had apologized for any offence caused by the interview. «The headline in today’s paper is simply inaccurate. No call for extra checks on any group or persons was made», the statement read. «Michael
Morocco’s consulate in Verona, a city in northern Italy, has set up a crisis unit to assist Moroccans living in the area, amid outbreak of the new coronavirus in Italy. In a statement sent, Sunday, to the presidents of Islamic associations and centers in Italy, the consulate explains that this cell was set up after health authorities announced that the country is witnessing the worst outbreak of the coronavirus in Europe. The cell is intended to «communicate and monitor the
Abdelali Bentohami followed through with his dreams. His childhood dream was to become a doctor to help people in need. In 2010, he created the Health for All Foundation in the Netherlands, which offers free healthcare in Morocco for those who cannot afford it. Thanks to this NGO, he was recently able to help a young Moroccan who was bitten by a pack of dogs in Goulmima, near Errachidia.
The chief executive officer of Ryanair said that terrorists «are generally Muslim men». Interviewed by The Times, Michael O'Leary said that «bombers» will «generally be of a Muslim persuasion», calling for the profiling of Muslim men in airports, the Guardian reports. «They are going to be single males travelling on their own... If you are travelling with a family of kids, on you go; the chances you are going to blow them all up is zero», the
Moroccan coronavirus evacuees flown back to Morocco from Wuhan, China, earlier in February, are expected to leave quarantine on Saturday. According to one of the 167 Moroccans, who is at a military hospital in Rabat, the quarantine imposed on them is expected to end on February 22. The Wuhan-based Moroccan told Yabiladi, Friday, that the evacuees will be able to go home Saturday, after they have been quarantined for 20 days. «Everyone is safe and sound», the same source said,
Algeria has decided to recall its ambassador in Ivory Coast, reacting to the opening of an Ivorian consulate in Laayoune.