Moroccan architects Tarik Zoubdi and Mounir Benchekroun were awarded at the 2018 Architizer A + Awards in New York, reports Huffpost Morocco. The two men were granted the jury and public prize for the «primary and secondary schools» category. Indeed, Zoubdi and Benchekroun designed a secondary school for the children of OCP Group employees in the city of El Jadida. The school was dubbed «The Wall of Knowledge», adds the same source. «This is a great victory for
Police and customs officials at the Tangier Med port have seized, Wednesday night, 160 kg of cannabis resin, known as chira, aboard a commercial Belgian-plated car, reports MAP press agency. After researching the car, the drug carefully hidden inside was found, added the same source. The driver, who is Moroccan, was arrested. The suspect, aged 39, was placed in custody and an investigation was launched to determine the circumstances surrounding this operation.
Convicted in Germany of helping three of the suicide pilots in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, Moroccan national Mounir al-Motassadeq is banned from entry the country for 90 years, reported German media on Tuesday. The inmate was convicted in 2007 of «membership in a terrorist organization and accessory to murder for aiding the three hijackers who lived in Hamburg», says the same source. After being deported to his country of origin, Mounir al-Motassadeq
Les éléments de la police et de la douane au port de Tanger Med ont avorté, mercredi soir, une tentative de trafic de 160 kg de chira à bord d'une voiture utilitaire immatriculée en Belgique, a-t-on indiqué de source policière. Un contrôle au scanner et une inspection par des chiens policiers ont ainsi débouché sur la saisie de cette quantité de drogue, minutieusement dissimulée sous forme de plaquettes dans les
Dutch-language Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws wrote Wednesday, August 22nd, that Said EA, a 32-year-old Moroccan national, was arrested earlier this month while he was on holiday in Morocco, reports Belga. Originally from Merksplas, a Dutch-speaking municipality in the Flemish region, the man was reportedly arrested at the border. Since then, he has been imprisoned in a Moroccan prison. Saïd E.A. is one of the four alleged terrorists suspected of being responsible for recruiting
Une embarcation de fortune avec 18 immigrés à bord, dont six mineurs, est arrivée mercredi matin sur la plage de Canteria, dans la localité de Haria, à Lanzarote, rapporte la presse locale en citant le Centre de sécurité et d'urgence du gouvernement caranien. L'embarcation a gagné les côtes canariennes vers 2h10 du matin, note la même source, ajoutant que tous les immigrés sont d'origine maghrébine. Ils ont
Moroccan footballer Aziz Bouhaddouz has officially joined Saudi Arabian club Al Baten, tweeted on Wednesday, 22nd of August, former Moroccan international Mustapha El Hadaoui. Bonne chance à notre lion de l’Atlas. Aziz Bouhadouze rejoint officiellement le club Saoudien Al Baten pic.twitter.com/cTlwpYqRL1 — Mustapha El Hadaoui (@ElhadaouiM) 22 août 2018 The club has also announced the transfer on its Twitter account. «The club has finalized a deal with
Moroccan nationals living abroad, and youngsters with dual nationalities are confused by Morocco’s new compulsory military service bill. The latter was approved on Monday by the Kingdom’s government.
Facebook announced on Tuesday, 21st of August, that it will remove 5,000 ad targeting options to avoid discrimination. The social media platform will exclude factors related to religion and ethnicity when targeting users for advertisement, says French newspaper Le Monde. This decision comes after media published surveys showing that Facebook’s ad targeting options are discriminatory as they target only certain categories based on their ethnicity and religion for teh purchase of
A girl was kidnapped, raped and tortured by 13 young people in Oulad Ayad (Beni Mellal-Khénifra region), reported the Tahadi association for equality and citizenship. Raped by her kidnappers, the teenager was abducted for more than a month. She was also «burned with cigarettes and other sharp devices and tattooed», says Spanish newspaper ABC. After escaping, the victim’s mother lodged a complaint, said the same source. Eight of her kidnappers have already been