Nasser Zefzafi is fine, says Moroccan Human Rights Council amid concerns over his health

The National Human Rights Council (CNDH), an institution for the protection and promotion of human rights in Morocco, announced Thursday that Hirak figure Nasser Zefzafi is fine amid concerns over his health. The good news was announced after CNDH sent a three-member delegation to the Casablanca local prison to check on Zefzafi’s health. The delegation concluded that Zefzafi’s «health condition should not be anything to worry about», wrote the Council in a

Lancement au Maroc de la plateforme en ligne «Madrasa»

La plateforme électronique arabe «Madrasa» qui offre des cours en ligne gratuits aux élèves de différents cycles permettra de redynamiser et de redonner aux sciences techniques la place qu'elles méritent, a indiqué jeudi à Rabat le ministre de l'Éducation nationale, de la formation professionnelle, de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche scientifique, Saaid Amzazi. La plateforme «Madrasa»

Berlin warns Germans against traveling near Morocco’s borders with Algeria

The German Foreign Ministry has «strongly» warned its citizens against traveling near Morocco’s borders with Algeria, reports Austrian newspaper quoting the ministry’s website.   «Trips to regions near Morocco’s borders with Algeria and generally beyond paved roads is not recommended», wrote the ministry on January the 31st. This decision doesn’t cover popular tourist destinations, including Zagora, Erfoud and Merzouga. «Despite

Spain : The Canary Islands Parliament refuses of interfere in Morocco’s Hirak

In a plenary session held at the Canary Islands Parliament, held Wednesday, the secretary general and spokesperson for Podemos Canarias, Noemi Santana, denounced the «hypocrisy» of Spanish parliamentary groups which «refuse to condemn human rights violations in the Rif», reports the parliamentary group on its website.   Together with Luis Campos from «Nueva Canarias», a nationalist party in the Canary Islands, the general secretary launched an

Belgium denies political asylum for a Moroccan woman accused of terrorism

The Council for Alien Law Litigation denied political asylum for Moroccan national Malika El Aroud, nicknamed «Jihad’s black widow», reports Belgian newspaper Laatste Nieuws. The woman appealed against the decision, stressing that she might be tortured and illtreated when extradited to Morocco. Held in a center in Bruges (Belgium), El Aroud served an eight-year sentence for financing a terrorist organization in 2002 and for recruiting fighters in the favor of the same

Football : Le Français Patrice Carteron devient entraîneur du Raja de Casablanca

Le technicien français Patrice Carteron a pris mercredi en main les destinées du Raja de Casablanca jusqu'à la fin de la saison avec option de prolongation, apprend-on auprès du club des vert et blanc. Carteron, 48 ans, succède à l’espagnol Juan Carlos Garrido, qui a remporté avec les diables verts la coupe de la Confédération et remercié lundi dernier. Carteron, qui avait dirigé le banc de touche de plusieurs

Emission spéciale MRE : La culture comme trait d’union entre communautés

L’émission spéciale MRE, présentée par Mohamed Ezzouak, est le fruit d’un partenariat entre Radio 2M et Yabiladi.com.

After sacking Carlos Garrido, Raja Casablanca hires France’s Patrice Carteron

After Raja Casablanca sacked Spanish coach Juan Carlos Garrido, the club announced, Wednesday, that it is hiring French coach Patrice Carteron, who recently managed Al Ahly (Egypt). The deal with French manager Carteron came three days after the Casablanca club said that it is no longer relying on Garrido. «The club has officially signed a one-year contract with the French coach Patrice Carteron», Raja said, adding that the deal could be renewable. Patrice Carteron, 48, has

Moroccan-French stand-up comedian Gad Elmaleh accused again of plagiarism

While the Moroccan-French-Canadian stand-up comedian Gad Elmaleh is accused of alleged plagiarism by a Youtube channel called CopyComic. The latter reveals the times when French humorists borrow jokes from other stand-up comedians. In 14 minutes, the video published Monday shows how Elmaleh, who is expected to receive a trophy, February the 4th, by the Globes de Cristal Awards, allegedly copied someone else’s text and gestures, French newspaper Le Figaro says. It is not the first

Seven people escape a Tindouf camps prison

Seven suspected drug dealers escaped a Polisario prison, reports pro-Polisario online newspaper Futuro Sahara, Tuesday, quoting sources in the Tindouf camps. The men in question were imprisoned in May 2018 after they were arrested east of the Moroccan Wall. «The inmates joined their places in Laayoune», the same source added, recalling that this scandal comes after 19 Moroccan men from the Sahara managed to flee a Polisario prison. These inmates escaped prison in September,