Penelope Cruz and three other Hollywood stars to film a new spy movie in Morocco

The filming crew of the new Hollywood movie 355 is expected to travel to Morocco. According to Hollywood Reporter, the film which will be directed by American-British screenwriter Simon Kingberg is expected to start principal photography in Paris. The movie will be shot in the North African Kingdom and in London. The movie, which tells the story of a group of female spies, will be starred by American actress Jessica Chastain, Kenyan-Mexican Lupita Nyong’o, Chinese star Fan Bingbing and

Authorities arrest 50 Sub-Saharan migrants in Al Hoceima

Moroccan authorities arrested, Thursday, around 50 irregular Sub-Saharan migrants near Al Hoceima’s coast. According to the Spanish news agency EFE, these migrants were planning to reach Spain using a boat. These migrants were arrested at the Boumehdi beach. They were taken to the facilities of the Royal Gondarmerie in Imzouren, the agency said, adding that an investigation has been opened by the authorities following the arrest. For the record, this group of migrants included three

Football : Hervé Renard celebrates the victories of Moroccan title-winners  

During this week, Morocco international players celebrated winning titles in their clubs. It is the case for Nordin Amrabat, Abderrazak Hamdallah, Mehdi Benatia, Youssef El Arabi, Youness Belhanda, as well as Noussair Mazraoui and Zakaria Labyad.

Netherlands’ Ajax dedicates its 34th Eredivisie title to Abdelhak Nouri

Dutch football club AFC Ajax chose to dedicate its 34th Eredivisie title to Moroccan player Abdelhak Nouri. The team paid tribute to its former player, who suffered a cardiac arrhythmia attack that left him with unable to continue as footballer. The father and brother of Nouri were also invited to the ceremony to celebrate the title the Moroccan former footballer dreamt of winning with the club. L’hommage à #Nouri sur le maillot de l’#Ajax. Ça serait

Beer mats with questions on Islam seen as culturally insensitive in Germany

In Germany, beer mats with questions on Islam have been handed out to locals near Frankfurt to know more about the religion. However, the initiative, aimed at introducing locals to Islam, was dubbed culturally insensitive as it involves alcohol. According to the Local, the project entitled «Islam uff Hessisch» (Islam in the Hessian dialect) featured questions written in Hessian, a West Central German dialect of the German language. Launched by local association Freiburg

Formula 1 holds Grand Prix talks with Morocco

Formula 1 is currently discussing ways of holding a race in Morocco, its commercial chief Sean Bratches announced. «We have proactively been approached by Morocco and Marrakech to take a grand prix there», Bratches said, adding that «there is [in Morocco] a high degree of interest», BBC Sport reported on Thursday. Bratches revealed that Liberty Media, which owns F1, had to held a race in Africa. «We race on five continents and the last habitable continent that we

Algerian acting President receives Morocco’s ambassador to Algiers

On Thursday, May 16, Algerian acting President Abdelkader Bensaleh received Morocco’s ambassador to Algiers Lahcen Abdelkhalek, who presented his credentials.   Speaking to media, the Moroccan diplomat said that he conveyed to Bensaleh «the greetings of King Mohammed VI as well as his intention to work on strengthening relations between the two countries», reports APS. The successor of Abdelaziz Bouteflika has instructed the Moroccan ambassador to convey his

Belgium : Morocco's Hassan Bousetta runs for European elections

As a member of the Belgian Socialist party, Moroccan-Belgian Hassan Bousetta is running for European elections, schedueled for May 26. The university professor is third in the Socialist list. According to a press release sent Thursday to Yabiladi through a support committee backing Bousetta's candidacy. "We are at a crossroads in the building of the European Union. The rise of populism and extremism places Europe between two fundamental policy choices, either retract to conservatism or

Sahara : A pro-Polisario NGO slams a British company that operates in Laayoune

Pro-Polisario NGO Adala UK sent an open letter to British company Biwater, criticizing the way in which it presented its projects in Laayoune. In the letter, published Tuesday, Adala UK said that it is aware of the fact that Biwater, which provides long-term sustainable water infrastructure solutions for communities, has been operating in the Sahara, through a tweet published on March the 29th. On Twitter Biwater announced that it was honored to «host Hamdi Ould Errachid,

Morocco remains silent as Arab states side with Saudi Arabia after the attacks on its oil facilities

Once again, Morocco has not shown support for Saudi Arabia, which said Tuesday that its oil facilities were attacked by explosive-laden drones launched by a Yemeni-armed movement.