The US Department of State warns against new terror attacks in Sri Lanka

The US Department of State has warned, in a revised travel advisory, against «terrorist groups» carrying possible attacks in Sri Lanka, where 290 people were killed and 500 others injured in a series of terror attacks that targeted churches and hotels on Sunday. According to Reuters, the US Department of State said that terrorists «may attack with little or no warning». These possible attacks may target tourist locations, transportation hubs, shopping centers, hotels,

Remittances to Morocco reached $7.4 billion in 2018, the World Bank reveals

In 2018, Morocco received $7.4 billion from its nationals living abroad, the World Bank revealed in a report published in April. The survey ranks Morocco among the top remittance recipients in MENA region.

Morocco’s Badr Hari receives a 19-month suspension for breaching anti-doping rules

Moroccan-Dutch heavyweight kickboxer Badr Hari has been suspended for breaching anti-doping rules, international kickboxing promotion company Glory kickboxing announced. In a press release relayed by Fightsports, Glory said that the Moroccan athlete alongside three other kickboxers «have anti-doping violations and sanctions against them». Hari received a «19-month suspension after tests on samples provided by GLORY 51 Rotterdam indicated a violation of Doping Athoriteit

Hirak : Thousands of people rally Sunday in Rabat for a national march

By the end of this morning in Rabat, thousands of protesters joined a national march hosted to support the Hirak detainees. The rally was called for by trade unionists, political parties and human rights associations.

Sri Lanka engulfed in a series of attacks during Easter celebrations

At least 200 people were killed in a series of attacks that targeted three churches, hotels and police agents in Sri Lanka.

Diaspo #88 : Hanane Ouaddahou, an ambitious chef in the United Arab Emirates  

Moroccans and others knew her from a Moroccan cooking show that she hosts on OSN Al Youm. Hanane Ouaddahou has, since then, become a culinary arts consultant and a businesswoman who is planning to launch a range of Moroccan products.

Members of an irregular immigration network using Facebook sentenced to prison

A court in Tangier has sentenced the members of a network that facilitate irregular migration and that promoted their services on Facebook to prison sentences, Arabic-language newspaper Al Akhbar reported on Friday. The members of the network, known as the «Facebook Band», were sentenced for forming a criminal gang and for promoting irregular immigration. Media sources explain that the first suspect admitted to having created a Facebook page, in which he attracted potential

Maître Gims and Maluma shoot a music video in Marrakech

French rapper Maître Gims and Colombian singer Juan Luis Londono Arias, known by his stage name Maluma, have just shot their new music video in Marrakech. «The filming of this music video took two days», Gims told MAP news agency. The star said that the song features Maluma, a very popular singer who is very famous in the United States, Latin America and Spanish-speaking countries, and will be part of his new album that will be released on April 26th. «I wanted to

From Tetouan to Mali, the curious adventure of Moroccan merchant Abd Salam Shabeeny

Abd Salam Shabeeny is a Moroccan merchant who spent most of his life roaming Africa and the Middle East. His narrative was at the heart of a book that attracted British readers in 1820.

Prison authorities denounce HRW’s report on Bouachrine and his alleged solitary confinement

One week after international NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) alleged that imprisoned journalist Taoufik Bouachrine has been held in a «form of abusive solitary confinement for more than a year», prison authorities in Ain Borja rejected these accusations in a communiqué, released Friday. Relayed by MAP press agency, the administration of the Casablanca local prison stressed that Bouachrine is «treated on equal footing with other inmates».