Manchester stabbings : Authorities consider the mental health of the arrested suspect

Arrested on December the 31st for stabbing three people at the Victoria railway station in Manchester, authorities in England are considering the mental health of the 25-year-old suspect. Quoted by the BBC, Greater Manchester Chief Constable Ian Hopkins said : «I know that the events will have affected many people and caused concern». The official added that «given how frenzied the attack was officers were considering the mental health of the arrested

Morocco’s economic growth to drop in the first quarter of 2018

According to the forecasts of the planning agency, Morocco’s economic growth have reached 2.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared to 3 percent in the previous quarter, reports Reuters quoting the Moroccan body. The agency said in a statement Wednesday that non-agricultural growth to be at 2.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018, less than what has been registered in the previous period (3 percent). The agricultural sector, according to the same source, will fall to 3.4

Born in Casablanca, French-Israeli singer Maya Casabianca passes away

French-Israeli singer Margalit Azren, known by her stage name Maya Casabianca, passed away Sunday, December the 30th. Maya Casabianca is famous in the Arab World, Israel and the Soviet Union since the 1950s. She was born in Casablanca in 1940 and was inspired by the city for her stage name. Maya Casabianca arrived in Paris in the 50s with her family, where she became a star after signing a contract with a record company called Philips. «The Moroccan-born chanteuse, whose music was also

Raja and Wydad Ultras boycott a game to be hosted by Marrakech

Raja Club Athletic and Wydad AC are expected to play a game scheduled for January the 6th in Marrakech. The game will be boycotted by Ultras supporting the two teams, announced the two groups in a communiqué. «It is an unusual decision», said Raja’s fans on their official Facebook page, explaining that «the decision has been taken after it was announced that the decisive game will be played in Marrakech and not in Casablanca». The two groups denounced the

Moroccan poet Mohamed Bennis wins the 2018 «Arab Creativity» award

The Lebanese Cultural Forum in Paris has announced that the 2018 «Arab Creativity» award was won by Moroccan poet Mohamed Bennis. This award was handed down to several Arab poets, said the president of the Lebanese Cultural Forum, Nabil Abu Chakra, quoted by Anahar newspaper. «Mohamed Bennis is a distinguished poet because of the great attention he pays to human experiences», the same source added. Born in Fez in 1948, the poet published his first collection of poems

Guelmim : «Noor Atlas Tan-Tan» adopté par la commission régionale de l’investissement

La commission régionale de l'investissement pour la région Guelmim-Oued Noun a adopté, lundi à Guelmim, le projet solaire «Noor Atlas Tan-Tan» qui sera réalisé au niveau de la commune rurale de Chbika (province de Tan-Tan). Ce projet sera réalisé sur une superficie d'environ 200 ha avec un coût global de l'ordre de 528 millions de dirhams (MDH), et prévoit la création de plus de 200 postes d'emploi, indique

Sahara : Two Spanish nationals expelled from Laayoune

On Monday, December the 31st, authorities in Laayoune expelled two Spanish nationals, from the Basque Country. Patricia Ibáñez and Irati Tobar arrived Thursday, December the 27th, in the city. Once there, they were welcomed at the place of Hassana Aalia’s family, a Sahrawi man who received a life sentence in 2013 by the military court in Rabat because of the Gdim Izik events. He lives in Spain, where he was granted political asylum since 2016. The two Spanish nationals

Le poète marocain Mohamed Bennis décroche le prix de la «Créativité arabe 2018»

Le Forum culturel libanais à Paris a annoncé l'attribution de son prix de «Créativité arabe 2018» au poète marocain Mohamed Bennis. Ce prix vient récompenser une des grandes figures de la poésie arabe, a souligné le président du Forum culturel libanais, Nabil Abou Chakra, cité par le journal Anahar. Et d'ajouter que «Mohamed Bennis se distingue par son admiration de la poésie à partir

France : La Marocaine Meriem Othmani faite chevalier de la légion d'honneur

La militante associative marocaine Meriem Othmani a été faite chevalier de la légion d’honneur, la plus haute décoration honorifique française. Mme Meriem Othmani, présidente-fondatrice de l’association «Insaf» (Institut national de solidarité avec les femmes en détresse), figure dans la promotion du 1er janvier de la Légion d’honneur, rendue publique mardi par la grande chancellerie de la

Authorities dismantle a migrant-smuggling network in Salé

Authorities in Sala Al Jadida dismantled, Tuesday morning, a migrant-smuggling network, the General Directorate for National Security said in a communiqué quoted by MAP news agency. Two individuals, aged 35 and 39 years old, were arrested. The suspects are allegedly the ones who orchestrated migrant smuggling campaigns. The two suspects were placed in police custody and an investigation has been launched by the authorities, the same source concluded.