Morocco’s Masen launches a pre-qualify call for its 400-MW solar tender

The Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (Masen) has launched a call for pre-qualification for the construction of a 400-MW solar photovoltaic (PV) park, Renewables Now reports. Quoting the agency, the same newspaper said that a call for expressions of interest (Eols) has been issued last week to attract interested developers who want to submit their bids before 28 February.   The tender launched by Masen is about the first phase of the Noor PV II project expected to see the

A man shot in London after stabbing several people

Police in London shot a man to death, Sunday, after he stabbed several people in Streatham, a busy residential suburb in the city, AFP reports. Three people were injured, with one person in «a life-threatening condition», wrote the BBC on Monday. The attacker had a hoax device strapped to his body during the attack, the same source added. «He was under active police surveillance at the time of the attack, which police believe to be an Islamist-related terrorist

Diaspo #129 : Moroccan delicacies in the heart of Beverly Hills with Chef Ben

He is the man behind the delicacies of California’s new «place to be» restaurant Tagine Beverly Hills. Chef Ben, or Abdessamad Benameur, is a self-taught, spontaneous and full of love and energy Moroccan man who brought the secrets of the Moroccan cuisine to Beverly Hills.

Coronavirus : 100 Moroccans evacuated from China and transferred to a military hospital

100 Moroccans living in China who had announced earlier in January that they wanted to return to Morocco amid the coronavirus health crisis will be repatriated, Saturday. According to French-language newspaper Medias24, the plane took off from Casablanca on Friday and it is expected to land in Wuhan after stopovers in Moscow and Beijing. The same plane is expected to land in Meknes via Novosibirsk and Moscow. According to the same source, nationals repatriated following royal instructions

After arriving in Laayoune, Mauritius withdraws from the 2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations

Recognizing the so-called «SADR» since 1982, Mauritius, which sent a team to Laayoune to participate to the 2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations, withdrew from the competition under the pressure of its government.

Morocco’s secret Broken Arrow : When an atomic bomb caught fire in the US Sidi Slimane base

A Boeing B-47 Stratojet carrying an atomic bomb caught fire in a US military base in Sidi Slimane in 1958. The incident was kept a secret and recorded as one of America's most serious Broken Arrows.

«Deal of the Century» : To Morocco, the status of Al-Quds must be preserved

After it said that it appreciates the constructive peace efforts by the current US administration to reach a just, lasting, and equitable solution to the Middle East issue, Morocco promised to examine the details of the «Deal of the Century». Meanwhile, it reiterated its position on Al-Quds.

«Harassed» by his country, the former head of the Ahmadis in Algeria seeks asylum in Morocco

The former head of the Ahmadiyya community in Algeria, Mohamed Fali is currently in Morocco seeking asylum, escaping the «restrictions» imposed on him and on Ahmadis by the Algerian authorities.

Jewish pilgrimage in Morocco #30 : Daniel Hashomer Ashkenazi, a saint venerated by Jews and Muslims

Rabbi Daniel Hashomer Ashkenazi is buried in the village of Tagouna, where several miracles have taken place, according to the account of Moroccan Jews. The saint, venerated by Muslims and Jews, is known for his healing powers.

Muslim scholars in Auschwitz criticized by Morocco's anti-normalization activists

Muslim scholars and anti-normalization activists took to the internet to criticize the Muslim delegation that visited a Holocaust memorial in Poland and performed Muslim prayers alongside the descendants of Holocaust survivors.