A study conducted by the «Baker Institute» on religious authority in Morocco has questioned the influence of new figures in the Kingdom and political Islam.
New Zealanders are expected to attend, Friday March the 29th, a national remembrance in Christchurch for the victims of the terror attacks that targeted Muslim worshippers at two mosques, online newspaper Stuff reports. The gathering will include a series of performances and will be «streamed to a world-wide audience», the same source added. The service will start at 10am in Christchurch’s Hagley Park, opposite of Al Nour mosque where an Australian terrorist opened
After it was slammed for not taking down supremacist and neo-Nazi pages and groups, American social media platform Facebook announced that it is banning content, praising white nationalism and white separatism, ABC reports. The new plan, expected to fight against hate speech on social media, will be entered into force next week, the same source added, quoting a Facebook blog post. «Over the past three months our conversations with members of civil society and academics who are experts
After announcing that Jerusalem is a red line, King Abdullah II of Jordan, who is also custodian of Al Quds holy sites, is visiting Morocco to seek the support of King Mohammed VI. His trip to Morocco comes a few days before the visit of Pope Francis.
Jawad Bendaoud was finally sentenced by the Paris Appeal Court to one year in prison, French daily Le Figaro reported on Wednesday. Known for having sheltered the two terrorists who led the November 13, 2015 terror attacks in Paris, Jawad Bendaouad was tried in another case and charged for death threats. He reportedly threatened Sarah Z., a victim of the attacks, in the corridors of the courthouse when she had just testified against him for «being aware of the attackers’
The UK feared Gaddafi would launch an air attack against Gibraltar through Morocco. Unclassified documents, revealed that London took the threats seriously, giving military guidelines to its forces on the Rock.
After being sentenced to five months and five days in prison, the driver of the ONCF train that went off rails killing seven people and injuring others near Sale, has been released, his lawyer told AFP on Wednesday. Sentenced for manslaughter, Larbi Rich had already served the sentence he was handed down on Tuesday, March the 26th, by the court of first instance in Sale, the same source said quoting his lawyer Chaouki Ajana. The driver was arrested in October the 23rd, following the deadly
A Casablanca court is expected to pronounce its verdict against Hirak detainees, including Nasser Zefzafi, on April the 5th. On Tuesday, March the 26th, the Casablanca Appeals court announced that it would wait a few days before pronouncing its ruling. Shortly before the start of the hearing, Zefzafi's father published a letter from the detainees on the Tafra association's Facebook page. They reiterate their commitment «to peace and dialogue with the parties who have the power to
The University of Castilla–La Mancha has announced that it completed an excavation at Alarcos Castle, which was home to a battle between Spanish troops and Almohads. Scientists discovered the remains of 200 soldiers, in the archaeological site, who are believed to have fought against Almohad troops, El Pais reports. Excavations in the small village of Alarcos had begun in 1984. The remains of those who were killed during the battle, dubbed the «Alarcos disaster» (July
After snubbing Pretoria’s solidarity conference, SADC member states that attended Morocco’s parallel meeting on Western Sahara defended their choice. The two meetings made some of the organization’s leaders question SADC’s unity.
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