Africa Cup of Nations : Amine Harit to miss the Malawi friendly

Moroccan international player Amine Harit will not be able to join the Atlas Lions in their friendly against Malawi, announced the Royal Moroccan Football Federation on its official website. Harit, who currently plays as a midfielder for Schalke 04 and the Morocco national team, will also not be able to play against Argentina, in the friendly scheduled for March the 26th. The same source indicates that the Moroccan footballer is injured. National coach Hervé Renard called on Wydad

The Utrecht gunman opened fire in a tram for «family reasons», reports say

Three people were killed and nine others injured in an attack that targeted a tram’s passengers in Utrecht, Netherlands. Police have arrested the gunman who has, reportedly, acted after a family dispute.

Israeli spokesman praises Medi1 Radio for calling a Palestinian operation «terrorist»

After it published an article in which it described a Palestinian operation against Israeli soldiers as «terrorist», the Israel Defense Forces' spokesperson commended Medi1 Radio in a Facebook post. The Morccan radio channel was slammed by a Moroccan anti-normalization organization.

New Zealand to review gun laws after Christchurch’s terrorist attacks

The New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, Monday, in a press conference that the country would review gun laws after Christchurch terror attacks that killed 50 Muslims and injured many others. Ardern said the government would «announce detailed gun laws reforms within days», reports BBC. «This ultimately means that within 10 days of this horrific act of terrorism we will have announced reforms which will, I believe, make our community safer», the Prime

No one is allowed to approach the body of Imane Fadil amid «poisoning» claims, says prosecutor

After Italian authorities announced that she died on March the 1st, Milan prosecutor said that «no one is allowed to come close» to the body of Moroccan model Imane Fadil, known for being one of the key witnesses who testified against former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. According to Italian online newspaper Milano Repubblica, Italian prosecutors have given their instructions to the Milan morgue, where the body of the model is kept, to «not let anyone,

Casablanca : Moroccans hold sit-in in the memory of Christchurch terror attack’s victims

On Sunday, March 18th, a moment of reflection has been observed in Casablanca to remember the victims of the terrorist attack that targeted two mosques in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. Associative actors, activists and citizens responded to the call made by a number of NGOs, gathering to pay tribute to the people who lost their lives in the terror attack that took place on May the 16th, 2003, in Casablanca. Dozens of participants held flowers and candles in the memory

A German man caught after trying to smuggle three Moroccan tortoises in a chocolate box

Trying to smuggle three living Moroccan tortoises, a German man put them in a chocolate box, reports USA Today, quoting a press release from the airport’s main office made public by the Schonefled Airport in Berlin. The 69-year-old man, who arrived from Cairo on February the 3rd, 2019, went through customs at the airport. But custom officers realized that he had a pastry box, that contained «chocolate», as he said. Inside the box, however, the man had three Moroccan

Wearing hijab, New Zealand Prime Minister visits Christchurch terror attack victims' families

Wearing hijab and a black dress, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visited on Saturday the families of the Muslim worshippers who were killed Friday in a terror attack in Christchurch. In a video shared on social media, Ardern appeared talking to the crowd, reassuring the people who lost their loved ones in Christchurch’s mosques. «We feel grief, we feel injustice, we feel anger, and we share it with you», said the Prime Minister while putting her left hand on her

Moroccans to remember the victims of the Christchurch terror attacks

Moroccans to render homage to the victims of Christchurch, who were killed Friday in a terrorist attack, Sunday in Casablanca.   «Flowers and candles, … Tribute, respect», will be at the rendezvous, the Association Marocains Pluriels said on its Facebook page on this event. This gathering will take place at Mohammed V place at around 6 pm in Casablanca, the NGO said in a Facebook post. The association invited Moroccans to pay tribute to the victims of terrorism,

Imane Fadil might have been poisoned with «radioactive substances», say Italian media

Moroccan-born model Imane Fadil, who was one of the attendees of former Italian Prime Minister’s sex parties, would have allegedly been poisoned with «radioactive substances», report Italian media. Fadil, who is among the women who testified against Silvio Berlusconi in 2012, died on March the 1st, after she was admitted to a hospital in Milan. Suffering from severe stomach pain, the woman told her lawyers that she might have been poisoned. Quoted by BBC, Italian online