On Friday, reports indicated that a 47-year-old Moroccan veiled woman was assaulted in Anderlecht, one of the nineteen municipalities of the Brussels-Capital Region. Belgian newspaper La Capital reports that the victim was slightly injured in a racist attack. Interviewed by Almouwatin TV, Fatiha commented on what happened to her urging people to calm down and «let the police do their job». «The suspect has not been identified yet, contrary to rumors», she stressed.
Aminatou Haidar and a number of pro-Polisario activists were prevented Saturday, January the 19th, from entering Tan Tan. Trying to leave Laayoune, security services stopped them from heading to the city. The police also banned the Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders (CODESA) president from visiting the MINURSO headquarters in the city. Aminatou Haidar was carrying a «letter of protest» on behalf of pro-Polisario NGOs to Colin Stewart to protest against alleged
Le Canadien Phil Wizard a remporté, samedi soir à Marrakech, la Cinquième édition de la finale mondiale «Undisputed Masters» de breakdance. Lors de cette manifestation, organisée les 18 et 19 janvier dans la cité ocre, sous l'égide de la Fédération royale marocaine des sports aérobic, fitness, Hip Hop et disciplines assimilées, en partenariat avec l’Institut français de Marrakech, Phil Wizard
A Moroccan man living in Italy was arrested this week at the Genoa port after he was accused of waste trafficking, reports Italian newspaper Il Dolomiti. The Moroccan man has been trying, since October, to collect used devices that could be fixed and donated from his friends. His plan was to give away these machines to an association in Morocco that helps people with Down syndrome. The Moroccan man has put all these machines in a van and headed to the Genoa port. But once there, the customs
Moroccan pianist Marouan Benabdallah performed, Friday, at the «La Plantation» theater in Beijing, playing Arabic, international and classical music. At the beginning of this artistic evening, marked by the presence of Morocco's ambassador to China, Aziz Mekouar, the Moroccan pianist surprised the Chinese public by addressing them in Mandarin, a language he had learned in Hungary, the country of his mother who introduced him to music. In an hour and a half, Benabdallah managed to
Le pianiste marocain Marouan Benabdallah a enchanté le public chinois par des compositions de musique classique arabe (Arabesque) et internationale uniques lors d’une soirée musicale tenue vendredi soir au théâtre «La Plantation» à Pékin. Au début de cette soirée artistique, marquée par la présence de l’ambassadeur du Maroc en Chine, Aziz Mekouar, le pianiste marocain a surpris le public chinois en
Le consulat général du Maroc à Naples (sud de l'Italie) a été inauguré vendredi, dans le cadre des efforts visant à promouvoir les prestations offertes aux membres de la communauté marocaine et à consolider les relations diplomatiques et économiques entre les deux pays. Outre les prestations consulaires habituelles relatives à la production et à la remise de documents et divers actes administratifs, tels que
A Danish woman and a Chinese national were found Friday by the police after their families alerted authorities in Morocco, stressing that they couldn't reach them. Police in Marrakech located the Danish-Somalian woman who went missing in suspicious circumstances. A communiqué released by the General Directorate for National Security (DGSN) said that the father of the 24-year-old tourist warned the police in Marrakech, where his daughter was holidaying. He told the authorities that he
The High Atlas Foundation (HAF) is inviting Moroccan communities to plant thousands of trees offered by the latter during the «Tree Planting day» to take place on Monday the 21th of January, according to a statement released by Foundation.This annual event contributes to the economic, social and environmental development of the Kingdom. The President of the Foundation, Yossef Ben-Meir, declared that «the aim of the day is to promote the spirit of planting at this time of the
The Spanish and Moroccan governments are currently preparing for the official visit of King Felipe VI, expected to visit Morocco on the 13th and 14th of February, reported El Pais quoting a diplomatic source. King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, which will have to visit Rabat and Casablanca, have postponed their visit several times since July 2014, when the Spanish royal couple flew to Morocco for their first international tour. The Spanish Royal Palace ranked the Morocco visit among the