The religious symbols law doesn't make Muslim women vulnerable, Quebec Prime Minister says

Quebec Prime Minister Francois Legault said, Thursday, that he «does not really think» that Islamophobic incidents have increased since the government passed a law, banning civil servants from wearing religious symbols. Legault’s statement comes as Muslim women wearing hijab or niqab in Quebec told Canadian broadcaster CBC that «since the legislation was tabled in March, they've been harassed, made the target of hateful comments, even spat on». Calling the

Claimants in Geert Wilder’s «fewer Moroccan» appeal demand apology and damage payment

Claimants in far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders’ appeal demanded compensation, ranging from apologies to monetary amounts, NL Times reports. On Thursday, complaints attending the «fewer Moroccans» trial told the judges that they were harmed by Wilders’ statements against Moroccans. While some of them told the court that they were «frightened» by the Wilders’ words, others said that they «were anxious that they would be deported from the

The US approves a $250 million military sale to Morocco to sustain its F-16 fleet

The United States Department of State has approved a Foreign Military sale for an estimated cost of $250.4 million to help Morocco sustain support for its current F-A6 fleet, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said in a press release on Thursday. This sale will allow the Kingdom to buy equipment needed for its F-A6 fleet, including «F-16 support equipment, spares and repair parts, personnel training and training equipment, publications and technical documentation, munitions

Algeria’s former regime was an obstacle to Maghreb integration, Moncef Marzouki says

To Tunisia’s former interim president Moncef Marzouki, the former Algerian regim was an obstacle to Maghreb integration. He revealed that Algerian leaders refused in the past to reopen borders with Morocco.

Parents of a young man who went missing in Morocco say UK police «were of no real help»

The parents of a British teenager who was found dead in 2016 in Morocco said that UK police were «of no real help», the BBC reported Thursday. 19-year-old Connor Jarvis who left the UK in May 2016 to go trekking in Morocco was found dead in a ravine on Mount Toubkal one week after he went missing. His parents John and Sian Jarvis complained in a statement, saying that «UK police had no jurisdiction and were no real help». A judicial inquiry concluded that the

Pamela Anderson accuses Moroccan-French ex-boyfriend Adil Rami of «physical abuse»

The Pamela Anderson and Adil Rami breakup drama is still going on. After her Moroccan-French boyfriend Adil Rami gave his version of the story on their split, the American-Canadian actress and model shared, Wednesday, on her foundation website private messages, detailing the reasons behind the separation. Anderson posted emails allegedly sent to her by Rami’s ex Sidonie, claiming that she suffered «physical abuse» in the hands of the footballer. In a message sent to Sidonie,

New terminals to make Morocco's Tanger Med the Mediterranean’s largest port

Morocco is expected to open new terminals at Tanger Med, extending its volume and allowing it to become the Mediterranean’s largest port in terms container capacity. 

Morocco might witness an «uprising», according to the findings of a BBC survey

Based on the findings of a survey conducted by the Arab Barometer for BBC Arabic News, the British broadcaster wrote that Morocco could follow in the footsteps of neighboring countries that hosted violent uprisings. BBC news revealed that respondents from Morocco touched upon issues that might make the country witness what happened in «Algeria and Sudan».  BBC indicates that almost half of Moroccan respondents said that the country is in the need of political change. Morocco

Two suicide bombers target police officers in Tunisia

Two suicide bombers have targeted Tunisian police officers, blowing themselves up in separate locations in Tunis. According to AFP, a suicide bomber blew himself up, Thursday, near a police patrol in Charles de Gaulle Street in central Tunis. The Tunisian Interior Ministry announced that a police officer was killed and at least four other people were injured.   A few minutes later, a second bombing took place near a police station in the al-Qarjani district, injuring four other people. A

Algeria pays David Keene a six-figure salary to lobby against Morocco

Algeria has paid a six-figure salary to American foreign lobbyist David Keene to defend its interests in Washington, a research group revealed. Keene was able to meet the US National Security Advisor John Bolton, weeks after he addressed the Western Sahara conflict.