The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has released on Monday the military spending map of several countries. Morocco, according to the survey, spent in 2016 USD 3 293 million on military weapons, equipments, and research, a very modest number compared to Algeria.
The President of the National Foundation of Museums (NFM), Mehdi Qotbi, was selected to be Morocco’s representative at the Council of the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in conflict areas (ALIPH). Qotbi was appointed by King Mohammed VI to preserve and maintain the protection of cultural properties that are threatened by conflicts and terrorism. Qotbi's contribution to this foundation will help promote the preservation of cultural heritage that is exposed to
Morocco is ranked 133rd by the latest world press freedom report among 180 nations. Published today by Reporters without Borders, the index highlights the decline that the world is experiencing lately heading toward an era where Media freedom is threatened more than ever.
Abdelwahab Rafiki, also known as Abou Hafs, has shown his support for the review of inheritance laws in Islam. A controversial event that was heavily criticized by Moroccan salafists, and resulted later in Abou Hafs being expelled from the Ulemas Rabita organization. Interview.
Islam Maytat, the story of a young Moroccan woman who ended up married to an ISIS militant. Three years after her traumatic journey, she spoke to AFP about the terror she lived in Syria.
A 29-year-old Moroccan man was arrested yesterday 24th of April in Italy for planning terrorist attacks. ANSA news agency, reports that Mouner El Aoual was arrested by the Italian Carabinieri police in Turin for «allegedly promoting Islamist extremism on the Internet, planning attacks in Italy and looking for people to carry them out with.» Preliminary investigations suggest that El Aoual is «extremely dangerous» and at a «high risk of moving to the execution of
Yabiladi reported on Thursday the case of Chafik H. the 38 year-old man of Moroccan descent who set himself ablaze in front of a Belgian courthouse in Kortrijk because he was «tired of racism». The Ministry in charge of Moroccans living abroad has reacted to Chafik’s story. In a communiqué reported by the MAP news agency, the department presided by Abdelkarim Benatiq declared that : «The necessary measures have been taken concerning the case of the Moroccan who
Photographs of Moroccan tribesmen from the 70s will be part of a sophisticated exhibition in New York. Fans of photography will have the chance to attend an exhibition of the great American Photographer Irving Penn (1917- 2009) at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. According to the Met Museum website, Penn’s exposition will be hosted from the 24th of April till 30th of July providing a series of photos that the artist took during his 70-year career. A photograph taken by Irving Penn in 1971
An «imminent» attack has been thwarted on Friday by the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation (BCIJ), 2M.ma reports. The online newspaper announced that : «The BCIJ forces arrested 3 men on Friday morning in Jamaa Lamzaouk neighborhood in Tetouan». These men are aged between 20 and 25 years old. The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations has dismantled a militant cell that had guns and electronic equipments. The judicial section of the Moroccan domestic
According to a communiqué issued by the Japanese embassy in Rabat, the Asian country is offering Moroccan students who are interested in carrying their academic studies in Japan a chance to get a scholarship. The program includes a one year and a half up to two years scholarship for research students, a 5-year scholarship for literary and scientific undergraduates and a 3-year scholarship for students in special trainings such as trade schools. A full description of the available
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