La DGAPR généralise l'interdiction d'introduction des paniers repas dans les prisons

La Délégation générale à l'administration pénitentiaire et à la réinsertion (DGAPR) a annoncé que la décision d'interdire l'entrée des paniers repas a été généralisée à l’ensemble des établissements pénitentiaires et ce, à partir de ce lundi. La prison locale Ain Sebaa 1 a été le dernier établissement à appliquer cette

Madrid II Women’s Half Marathon : Kaoutar Boulaid finishes first

The Moroccan athlete Kaoutar Boulai won on Sunday 29th of October the 2nd edition of the EDP Madrid Women’s Half Marathon. Boulai finished in 01h 12min 43sec, reports on Monday the Spanish sports platforms. Kaoutar Boulai who lives in Catalonia (northern Spain), crossed the finish line with 15 seconds ahead of the Ukrainian competitor  Viktoriya Kalyuzhna, while Kenyan Naomi Nduta came third in 1h 12min 59. Some 2,500 athletes from around 40 countries participated to the marathon,

Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean : Amir Peretz entered the kingdom using a Moroccan passport

The controversy surrounding Amir Peretz and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean is still ongoing. The event took place between the 9th and 10th of October in Rabat in partnership with the World Trade Organization (WTO), to discuss ways to facilitate «trade and investment in the Mediterranean and African region». The former Israeli Minister of Defense (in office between 2006-2007) entered the kingdom using a Moroccan passport bearing his first and last name, Armond

Semi-marathon de Madrid : La Marocaine Kaoutar Boulaid entre dans la cour des grands

L'athlète marocaine Kaoutar Boulaid a remporté dimanche la 2e édition de l’EDP semi-marathon de la femme de Madrid, avec un chrono de 01h 12min 43sec, rapportent lundi les médias sportifs espagnols. La Marocaine, résidente en Cantabrie (nord de l’Espagne), a franchi la ligne d’arrivée avec 15 secondes d’avantage sur l’Ukrainienne Viktoriya Kalyuzhna, alors que la Kényane Naomi Nduta est arrivée

Unesco : Zohour Alaoui à la tête de la conférence générale

Les 195 Etats membres de l’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’Education, la science et la culture (Unesco) ont élu, lundi, à l’unanimité et par acclamation, Zohour Alaoui, ambassadeur, déléguée permanente du royaume du Maroc à la présidence de la conférence générale, qui est l’organe directeur suprême de l’Unesco. Cette élection permet au Maroc d’assurer, pour la

«Who is Kabour», Hassan El Fad’s new show on a world tour

The fictional character, Kabour from the Ramdan series «L’couple» (the couple) made Moroccans laugh hard every night after breaking the fast during the holy month. Hassan El Fad is now on a tour to Africa and the world bringing life to his character in «Who is Kabour», said a press release sent on Monday to Yabiladi. The Moroccan actor and standup comedian is expected to visit west Africa, Europe, Canada, the United States and tour all over the

Turkey : Five Belgian nationals of Maghrebi origins file a complaint after being imprisoned on suspicion of terrorism

Five Belgian nationals originally from the Maghreb region have filed a complaint against X. They have joined as a civil party to the investigation for being treated in an inhuman and degrading way. An action that follows their imprisonment in Turkey for almost a week, in September, while they were on a holiday in the seaside resort of Bodrum, according to the RTBF. The complaint was lodged in Brussels following their holidays that ended sadly «on suspicions of being a

Netherlands : Badr Hari to go back to Morocco after being released from prison

The Moroccan-Dutch kickboxer super heavyweight kickboxer is likely to be released on Friday 3rd of November after serving seven months in jail and is expected to visit Morocco; AD newspaper quoted his manager Jacques de Wit.   «After his release, he will go immediately to Morocco, where he will live now and where his family is settled down», said Jacques de Wit. The Hague Supreme court found Hari guilty, on February the 7th, and sentenced the kickboxer to six months in

Commemorating the disappearance of Mehdi Ben Barka in front of the Lipp brasserie in Paris

As every year, members of the Ben Barka family, his relatives and human rights activists gathered in front of the Lipp brasserie in Paris, where the kidnapping of third-world activist Mehdi Ben Barka took place on the 29 October 1965. On Sunday and in a Facebook post Ben Barka’s son Bachir urged the public opinion «to continue fighting for truth and justice for the victims of enforced disappearance», demanding that «all the light should be shed on the kidnapping and the

Championnats du monde de karaté : Le Maroc remporte une deuxième médaille

Le karatéka marocain Nabil Chaabi a été sacré vice-champion du monde en kumite (-76 kg), après avoir remporté la médaille d'argent de sa catégorie des championnats du monde de karaté, disputés samedi soir à Santa Cruz à Tenerife (Espagne), a indiqué la Fédération royale marocaine de karaté et disciplines associées. Chaabi offre au Maroc la deuxième médaille en