A health center launches an interactive map on cervical cancer in the MENA region

An interactive map will be officially launched Monday, March 4th, on the International HPV Awareness Day, to visualize the increasing mortality rate related to cervical cancer in the MENA region, said Global Health Strategies in a communiqué sent Wednesday to Yabiladi. Data compiled by the International Agency for Research on Cancer show that by 2018, more than 7,600 women in the MENA region have died because of cervical cancer caused by HPV. Projections show that without strengthening

African Union : Morocco’s pressure worries the Polisario Front

The Polisario Front accuses Morocco of having tried to prevent the supporters of Brahim Ghali from attending an African Union meeting. According to pro-Polisario news outlets, the meeting in question is the AU International Conference on Food Security, which was held on the 12th and 13th of February in Addis Ababa and co-chaired by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). «Morocco has again failed to prohibit the Saharawi

History : When Thami El Glaoui was turned away during Queen Elizabeth II's coronation

In June, 1953, Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation took place in London. Pasha Thami El Glaoui was one of the figures who attended the ceremony, during which he was humiliated and turned away.

An Italian woman stabbed by three men in Rabat

A 23-year-old Italian woman was recently attacked in Rabat as she was returning home after a night out with her friends, reports Italian newspapers Il Corriere Della Sera. The young woman, who had just celebrated her birthday with her family, was stabbed by three men. When she got out of the taxi, at around 1 am, a few meters away from her front door, she was stopped by three men who tried take off her pants. Trying to defend herself, she managed to escape before one of the three men stabbed

Al Hoceima Appeal Court acquits Hirak minors

Minors detained because of the Hirak movement in Al Hoceima and arrested in July, 2018, were acquitted, Tuesday, by Al Hoceima Appeal Court. The information was confirmed to Yabiladi, Wednesday, by Hirak lawyer Yassin El Fassi. «The Appeal court has acquitted Mohammed Ennahas», he said, citing the verdict released by the court. The minors in question, who have been detained at the Nador Juvenile Center, were arrested in July, 2018, after taking part in protests in Al Hoceima. They

Netherlands : A teacher gets suspended for insulting Prophet Mohammed

A teacher at the Hoofdvaart middle school (Netherlands), was suspended after having, according to his students, insulted Prophet Mohammed on Tuesday, reports Dutch daily Volkskrant. The school explained that the teacher had, reportedly, «spoken to these students about Islam and Prophet Mohammed». He allegedly «acknowledged that he told a student that Prophet Mohammed was married to an eight-year-old girl». He added that «in the Netherlands, an adult man who

After visiting Algiers and Tunis, Ould Abdelaziz emissary hands King Mohammed VI a message

Mauritanian President’s emissary Mohamed Ould Maham visited Rabat, Tuesday, handing Prince Moulay Rachid a message of Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to King Mohammed VI. Last week, the official toured Algiers and Tunis, carrying letters from the President to Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Beji Caid Essebssi.

In Morocco, Meghan Markle discovers local luxurious footwear brand Zyne

While visiting Morocco alongside her husband, Meghan Markle discovered a local shoe brand that can be considered now as one of the Duchess of Sussex’s favorite footwear labels. Meeting social entrepreneurs, Monday in Rabat, the Princess stumbled upon the founders of Zyne, a Moroccan footwear brand created by designer Zineb Britel. Impressed by the brand’s ability to employ local women, Meghan Markle chose two pairs of of Zyne’s shoes to bring back with her to London.

Morocco’s Cosumar to produce sugar in its new Saudi Arabia refinery by the end of 2019

Morocco’s first sugar refinery Cosumar to kick off production in its Saudi Arabia’s plant by the end of 2019, reports Reuters quoting the firm’s CEO. Speaking on Tuesday, February the 26th, in Casablanca, Mohammed Fikrat announced that the new refinery, located in Saudi town Yanbu, will be able to produce 850,000 tonnes of refined sugar by the end of the year. Cosumar’s refined sugar will be «commercialized» and sold in Saudi Arabia, the same source

Halal meat cannot be labeled «organic», according to an EU Court of Justice’s ruling

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a decision, Tuesday, indicating that animals ritually slaughtered, without being stunned, cannot be considered organic, reports AFP. The decision is a response to an appeal filed by an Appeal court in Versailles (France). In 2012, a French association that assist the slaughter of animals had requested to label Halal meat «organic». In a statement made public Monday, CJEU indicated that «scientific studies have