Following the case of Youssef El Mahmoudi, who identifies as a «Saharawi activist», two other Sahrawis applied for political asylum in Spain on Monday, July 8th, at Madrid's Barajas airport. They were traveling from French Guiana to Casablanca with a layover in Madrid, where they seized the opportunity to submit their asylum applications, according to Spanish media. These applications will first be reviewed by the Sub-Directorate of Borders under the Ministry of the Interior, and
Moroccan AI influencer Kenza Layli has claimed victory in the world’s first-ever AI beauty pageant. «While I don’t feel emotions like humans do, I’m genuinely excited about it», said the Hijabi Instagrammer in an interview with New York Post on Monday. The lifestyle influencer secured the $20,000 grand prize for her human creator, winning over 1,500 computerized challengers. This beauty pageant is part of the inaugural World AI Creator Awards (WAICAs), in
Every summer, a significant commemoration goes largely unnoticed: the launch of the Al Wahda Road, or Unity Road, on July 5, 1957. Initiated by King Mohammed V, this monumental project mobilized nearly 12,000 young Moroccans, symbolizing the collective efforts of an entire generation in the wake of independence.
Thousands of Moroccans responded to the call of the Moroccan Front in Support of Palestine and Against Normalization, participating in a mass march in Tangier on Sunday, July 7, 2024, in support of the Palestinian people, who have been suffering from continuous Israeli attacks since last October. The march began at the Iberia Mosque and proceeded through several streets in the city, including Belgium Street and Pasteur Street, before culminating at Place des Nations. The participants,
Ryanair was forced to divert a flight from Agadir to London on Wednesday after a violent altercation broke out among passengers over seating arrangements. The flight left Morocco as scheduled, but tensions among passengers escalated just 36 minutes into the flight, according to British media reports. The plane landed in Marrakech after heated arguments escalated into physical altercations with punches thrown and screams heard. Upon landing, police intervened, removing the disruptive
A prominent figure within the Polisario movement, Bachir Mustapha Sayed, the brother of the group's founder, proposes to organize «a general conference to evaluate» the situation in the Tindouf camps and «take exceptional measures». Sayed presents his initiative as the only remedy to the chaos and the decline of the Polisario. He also addressed his appeal to the elements of the Front's militias so that they «elect their representatives to the general
Two Ittihad Tanger players went missing at sea since Saturday, July 6, after their small yacht was swept away by strong currents, a club deputy president told Reuters on Sunday. The two missing players were among five Ittihad Tanger players who went cruising off Tangier before their yacht was swept away. The players were swimming in deep waters when the yacht drifted away, Anass Mrabet said. «Three players have already been rescued on Saturday, while the search continues for the missing
Moroccan international Yunis Abdelhamid has officially joined AS Saint-Étienne on a one-year contract as part of the summer transfer window. The French club announced the signing of the 36-year-old player, whose career path has been anything but typical, on social media. The Moroccan defender welcomed the new contract, stating his readiness to defend the club's colors and achieve its goals in the top league. Born in Montpellier on September 28, 1987, Yunis Abdelhamid did not attend a
A new development has emerged regarding the decision by the Spanish judiciary to expel Youssef El Mahmoudi, a Moroccan national who describes himself as a «Sahrawi activist». The order issued on Thursday by the Audiencia Nacional to deport him back to Morocco has been suspended following the intervention of Sira Rego, the Spanish Minister for Youth and Childhood from the United Left party. In a letter addressed to Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska (PSOE), Rego requested
Well-known on stage and television during the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, Moroccan actor Mustapha Dassoukine passed away on Saturday at the age of 82. He had been battling health issues in recent years. Born in the Derb Sultan district of Casablanca, Mustapha Dassoukine made a name for himself for decades in the theater and on the small screen. For many years, he formed a well-known generational duo with actor Mustapha Zaari. Mustapha Dassoukine left his mark on television production and
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