Orthodox Jews to consume Kosher certified Argan oil

Argan oil can now be bought and consumed by Jews, according to Israeli international 24-hour news and current affairs television channel, I24 News. In a video published Monday, November the 26th, by the same channel the steps followed by Argan producers in the country are explained. The oil, dubbed Morocco’s white gold, is extracted from small nutshells collected and then peeled by women employed by cooperatives. «The business employs over 200 women … and it is rich in

Moroccan-Dutch footballer Ismail H’Maidat sentenced to 46 months in prison

The Criminal Court of Turnhout sentenced, on Monday, Moroccan-Dutch footballer Ismail H'Maidat to 46 months in prison. He was prosecuted for having participated in five armed robberies near Turnhout (Belgium). The events took place on New Year’s Eve and on January the 6th. The public prosecutor in Turnhout requested that the footballer receives a four-year sentence.   Ismail H'Maidat and his accomplice, another Dutch man in his twenties, was also sentenced to 46 months in

Italy : A Moroccan girl hit by a train in Pontedera

Eyewitnesses saw a Moroccan girl jump in front of a train that entered the station of Pisa in Italy. The 19-year-old Moroccan girl died on Sunday afternoon, surrendering to her wounds after she was hit by a train carrying goods and coming to Pontedera, an industrial town in the province of Pisa. According to Italian newspapers Il Tirreno and Il Fogliettone, the victim was three months pregnant. Investigators suggest that the woman committed suicide. The young girl had been in Italy for some

Royal Navy finds the bodies of 15 migrants near Nador

Royal Navy assisted on Saturday a boat carrying 53 sub-Saharan migrants, including eight women, near Nador. According to MAP news agency, which quotes a military source, members of the Royal Navy found the bodies of 15 migrants near the boat, which has been sailing for four days. Migrants have been transferred to the Nador port, said the same source. Spanish newspaper El Mundo wrote that the situation of the boat was reported by Spanish NGO Walking Frontiers, headed by Helena Maleno. It is

Coupe de la CAF : Le Raja domine l'AS VITA club de la RD Congo (3-0)

Le Raja de Casablanca s’est largement imposé face aux Congolais de l’AS Vita Club (3-0), en finale-aller de la Coupe de la Confédération africaine de football, disputée dimanche soir au Complexe sportif Mohammed V. Les trois réalisations des Verts ont été l’œuvre de Soufiane Rahimi (47è et 60è) et Mahmoud Benhalib (66è, pén). Avec ce score, les hommes de Juan carlos Garrido font un grand pas

A Moroccan national to take part in the Mars InSight landing

NASA is set to execute, on November the 26th at 8 pm (GMT+1), the Mars InSight landing mission, completing its seven-month journey to the red planet. «The spacecraft to enter the Martian atmosphere, descend with a parachute and retrorockets, and touch down tomorrow at around noon PST (3 p.m. EST)», wrote the agency. Moroccan national Kamal Oudrhiri is one of the engineers participating to this scientific project. He stressed that «nothing will be left to chance»,

Morocco and Canada to promote bilateral cooperation in the field of aerospace

Morocco and Canada have agreed to promote bilateral cooperation in the field of aerospace, officials from both countries said. At a reception held in Ottawa to honor members of skilled Moroccans in aeronautics in Canada, Moroccan and Canadian officials emphasized the importance of promoting business investments in Morocco in the field of aeronautics. They also highlighted the need providing vocational training, research and development in this area. Speaking during the event, Souriya Otmani,

Abdelakder Zaër est le nouveau secrétaire général de la CDT

Le 6ème Congrès national de la Confédération démocratique du travail (CDT), réuni du 23 au 25 novembre à Bouznika, a élu Abdelakder Zaër secrétaire général de la centrale syndicale en remplacement de Noubir Amaoui. Dans une déclaration à la MAP, Abdelakder Zaër a fait part de sa détermination à œuvrer, durant son mandat, à promouvoir l'action syndicale

Un Marocain participera à l’atterrissage de la mission InSight sur Mars

L'agence spatiale américaine (NASA) s’apprête à mettre à exécution, le 26 novembre à 20:00 (GMT+1), l’atterrissage de la mission InSight sur Mars, après un long périple de six mois dans l’espace. Une manœuvre périlleuse et délicate sur la planète rouge, «communément appelée le cimetière galactique des missions scientifiques, étant donné que le taux

Aéronautique : Le Maroc et le Canada engagés à promouvoir leur coopération bilatérale

Le Maroc et le Canada sont engagés à promouvoir la coopération bilatérale dans le domaine aéronautique, ont indiqué des responsables des deux pays. Lors d'une réception organisée à Ottawa, en l'honneur des membres du Réseau des compétences marocaines en aéronautique au Canada- AEROMAC, les responsables marocains et canadiens ont mis l'accent sur l'importance de la promotion de l’investissement des