Rachid Benzine's Letters to Nour to be performed on June 27 in New York

Letters to Nour, a play by French-Moroccan political scientist Rachid Benzine, will be performed Wednesday, 27th of June, at the Instituto Cervantes of New York, indicates a poster sent to Yabiladi on Monday. The work of art narrates the account of a Muslim philosopher's letters to his daughter «Nour» who decided to join ISIS in Iraq. The event is organized by the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations and the International Committee on Crime and Radicalization

Huelva Gate : A demonstration to take place in front of the Ministry of labor in Madrid

A demonstration will be organized Monday, 11th of June, before the Minister of Labor, Migrations and Social Security in Madrid, to protest against the abuses Moroccan strawberry pickers are subjected to in Huelva’s fields. Several feminist associations and unions are urging Spaniards to join the demonstration. For the record, three arrests have been made in Spain after hundreds of complaints have been filed by women in the fields to denounce sexual and labor abuses. Nuestras hermanas

Liverpool fans want Hakim Ziyech to join the club after Nabil Fekir’s failed move

After Liverpool failed to assure a move for Lyon’s attacking midfielder Nabil Fekir, fans are demanding the club to convince Ajax midfielder Hakim Ziyech of joining its ranks, says 90 Min. If Liverpool have indeed ended all interest in Nabil Fekir, who should Klopp look at next? — Oliver Bond (@Oliver__Bond) 10 juin 2018 Fekir was about to be part of Liverpool FC after the negotiations failed to convince the French side. The player’s move was cancelled last week

Rabat : L’Irlande annonce l’ouverture de son ambassade

Le ministère irlandais des Affaires étrangères a annoncé, lundi, l’ouverture d’une nouvelle ambassade au Maroc. Cette annonce a été faite par le chef de la diplomatie irlandaise Simon Coveney lors de l’évènement "Global Ireland", une initiative du gouvernement irlandais visant à élargir et à approfondir la présence de l’Irlande à l'étranger. «Une nouvelle ambassade

Morocco’s army sets up a field hospital in Gaza

Announced by a television report broadcasted by Al Ghad TV channel, Morocco’s army has set up a field hospital in Gaza. The decision was taken in May, following the instructions of King Mohammed VI in an attempt to provide civilians in the Gaza strip with the necessary assistance. The hospital will be managed by 97 people, including 13 doctors and 21 nurses. The facility contains 30 beds and 30 others that can be added in emergency cases. «The blockade imposed on Gaza

Moroccan-Dutch forward Mounir El Hamdaoui joins Ittihad Tanger football club

Moroccan-Dutch forward Mounir El Hamdaoui has joined Ittihad Tanger football club for two seasons. The international footballer returns to the Kingdom to be part of the Moroccan championship «Botola» after playing with FC twente. His contract with the Dutch team reached an end. The 33-year-old previously played for Tottenham, Fiorentin, Ajax Amsterdam and Malaga. Transfert. Mounir #Hamdaoui ?? s’engage avec l’Ittihad de Tanger pour une durée de deux saisons.

Huelva Gate : Spanish strawberry pickers are also denouncing alleged sexual abuse

Suspected of sexually assaulting four of his Spanish workers, an individual who runs a strawberry farm in Aljaraque (Huelva) has been arrested, says ABCdesevilla Huelva Monday. The four women have filed a complaint against their manager on the 7th of June, says the same source. This arrest comes as a 47-year-old man was arrested on May the 25th for blackmailing Moroccan workers into having sex with their managers. The suspect was released later and is awaiting his trial, after an

Rabat : Signature d’un accord sur le projet du gazoduc Maroc-Nigéria

Le roi Mohammed VI, accompagné du prince héritier Moulay El Hassan et du prince Moulay Rachid, ainsi que le président de la République fédérale du Nigéria, Muhammadu Buhari ont présidé, dimanche 10 juin au palais royal à Rabat, la cérémonie de signature de trois accords de coopération bilatérale, dont un relatif au projet stratégique du gazoduc Nigéria-Maroc. Ce dernier a

Gas pipeline : Morocco and Nigeria agree on the project’s upcoming phases

King Mohammed VI, and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari signed Sunday, 10th of June, in the royal palace in Rabat three cooperation agreements, including an agreement on the Nigeria-Morocco onshore/ offshore gas pipeline, says MAP news agency. «The Nigerian and Moroccan parties have worked effectively and constructively to ensure that the feasibility study for the pipeline», said Farouk Garba Said, General Manager of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and Amina

2018 World Cup : The Atlas Lions arrive in Russia

The Moroccan national football team arrived Sunday morning in Voronezh, a city located 446 km south of Moscow, ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Upon their arrival at Voronezh International Airport, the team was welcomed by Morocco's ambassador to Russia, Abdelkader Lachheb. Morocco will compete in Group B along with Spain, Portugal and Iran, with a campaign set to begin on 15 June against Iran before facing Portugal on 20 June and finally Spain on 25 June.