On Thursday, March the 7th, French-born Jihadist Mehdi Nemmouche was found guilty for opening fire on people at the Brussels Jewish Museum in May, 2014, reports French daily Le Monde. Nacer Bendrer, who was accused of providing assistance for Nemmouche, was also found guilty of murder. Nemmouche’s lawyers tried to get him out of the case by suggesting that «he'd been framed in an elaborate conspiracy which blamed the murders on foreign intelligence agencies, but produced no
«After twelve years of representing Belgium at the highest level, I have decided to retire from senior international football», Moroccan-Belgian player Marouane Fellaini announced, Thursday, on his Twitter account, reports AFP. «It has not been an easy decision for me and not one I take lightly; however, I feel that the time is right for me to step down and allow the next generation of Belgian players to continue this very successful period in Belgian football history»,
In 2002, King Mohammed VI offered President George W. Bush a gift worth $20,000. The Moroccan monarch was very generous with the US President family, giving the Obamas a valuable gift in 2016. The King is not on the list of foreign leaders who showered Donald Trump with gifts.
Officially, the Moroccan government has not commented yet on the protests taking place in Algeria. On Wednesday afternoon, Morocco's Government Spokesperson Mustapha El Khalfi, and during a press briefing held in Rabat, refused to answer questions related to President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s 5th term. «I refuse to answer these questions», El Khalfi told reporters on Thursday. In Algeria, officials accuse the country’s enemies of fueling the anger that
For the second time, in less than two months, the Duchess of Cornwall wore a Moroccan Caftan. According to Hello Magazine, Princess Camilla attended, Wednesday evening, an early St Patrick's Day dinner at the embassy of Ireland in London, wearing the same green dress she pulled out during a grand event hosted by her husband Prince Charles at the Buckingham in February. She teamed the sparkly Caftan with «nude high heels and accessorized with simple drop earrings», wrote the
South Africa has, finally, accepted the appointment of a full ambassador from Morocco. The information was confirmed by a Moroccan diplomatic source, announcing the end of a 15-year-old diplomatic rupture.
On Wednesday, March the 6th, Sahrawis organized a demonstration in front of the Polisario’s headquarters, located in Rabouni, to denounce corruption in the Tindouf camps. This «comes after several scandals were brought to light» in the recent months in the Front, reports pro-Polisario online newspaper Futuro Sahara. According to the same source, another protest is scheduled for Monday in order to put pressure on the Front’s leadership. On Tuesday, March the 5th,
Moroccan diva Samira Said is planning to surprise her fans, preparing for her new album. The pop star, settled down in Egypt, will be rapping for the first time in her career. Said’s new song will feature the famous Congolese rapper Maître Gims, reports Egyptian online newspaper Egypt Today. Born in Rabat in 1958, the diva debuted her career as a singer when she was only 9 years old. This is not Samira Said’s first collaboration with international artists. In the early 2000s,
Police in Denmark have charged 14 people with sharing on social media a graphic video, allegedly depicting the murder of the two Scandinavian mountaineers, killed December in Morocco. Quoting a communiqué released Thursday by the Danish police, British news agency Reuters reported that twelve people were accused of sharing the video in question on social media «under aggravating and unjustified circumstances». Two other Danish people were charged with «having
RAM has announced, Wednesday, that it is suspending flights to Nairobi by the end of March. Sources within the Moroccan firm confirmed the decision, citing profitability reasons.