Maroc : Vague de chaleur de mercredi à samedi dans plusieurs régions

Une vague de chaleur est prévue de mercredi à samedi dans plusieurs régions du Royaume avec des températures maximales pouvant atteindre 46 degrés, indique la Direction de la météorologie nationale (DMN). Selon un bulletin météorologique spécial de la DMN, des températures maximales de 41 à 44 degrés sont attendues mercredi et jeudi à Aousserd, Oued-Edadhab, Boujdour, Laâyoune Tarfaya,

Bank al-Maghrib interest rate remains at 2.25 percent

Economic growth is expected to accelerate and attain 4.4 percent in 2017 and to reach 3.1 percent in 2018, according to Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM) forecasts. Driven by a rebound in cereal production according to estimations of the Department of Agriculture at 102 million quintals, agricultural inputs would increase by 13.4%, while the rate of non-agricultural GDP would improve by 3.1% to 3.3%, BAM announced on Tuesday after the quarterly meeting of its Board. In 2018, the recovery in

Morocco and Tunisia refuse a military solution for the Libyan crisis

During his visit to Morocco, the Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed alongside his Moroccan counterpart, Salah eddine Al Othmani announced in a joint-statement following the 19th session of the Tunisian-Moroccan High Joint Commission in Rabat that the two countries support a political solution to the crisis in Libya, ASHARQ AL-AWSAT reports. The two politicians highlighted their states' will back and  accompany the Libyan people «in the path towards a comprehensive political

Hirak : Authorities arrested more activists in northern protest, lawyers said

Lawyers and rights activist groups announced on Tuesday that the Moroccan authorities have arrested more protesters in the biggest protest movement that the country is witnessing since the Arab spring, Reuters reports. The same source indicates that 100 individuals belonging to the «Hirak» movement were arrested since the end of May, as Abdessadak Elbouchattaoui, one of the movement's lawyers declared. «There are arrests on a daily basis, on average, there were about four

USA : A 17-year-old Muslim girl killed

Nabra hassanin, a 17-year-old Muslim teenager, was killed on Sunday in Virginia, USA, New York Times reports. The victim’s body was found in a pond as the Fairfax County Police Department announced on Monday night. According to the same source, Nabra was out on Sunday night with a group of her friends when they argued with a 22-year-old driver identified as Darwin Martinez Torres. The police said, as New York Times indicates, that the group were heading to a fast food restaurant in their

The European council of Moroccan Ulema condemns the Finsbury terror attack

The European Council of Moroccan Ulema condemned on Monday the terror attack that targeted Muslims in London, when a man in a van drove over worshipers on their way out of a mosque in Finsbury park. The council ensures in a communiqué, that it has followed with «astonishment» the horrifying attack that took place near the mosque of Finsbury Park and which left one dead and several injured. Strongly condemning «this Islamophobic criminal act which is likely to

Le Conseil européen des Ouléma Marocains condamne l’attaque ayant visé des Musulmans à Londres

Le Conseil européen des Ouléma marocains a condamné, lundi, l’attaque à la voiture bélier ayant visé des Musulmans à la sortie d’une mosquée à Londres. Le Conseil affirme, dans un communiqué, avoir suivi avec "stupéfaction" l’attaque ayant visé des fidèles près de la grande mosquée de Finsbury Park et qui a fait un mort et plusieurs blessés. Condamnant fermement

L'Institut national de formation aux droits de l’Homme baptisé du nom de feu Driss Benzekri

L’Institut national de formation aux droits de l’Homme (INFDH) sera baptisé du nom de feu Driss Benzekri, en hommage à ce militant qui a marqué de son empreinte l’histoire des droits de l’Homme au Maroc. Selon un communiqué du Conseil national des droits de l’Homme (CNDH), la cérémonie marquant l’attribution du nom de feu Driss Benzekri à l’INFDH sera organisée le 5 juillet à Rabat, en

Terrorism : Muslim Executive of Belguim condemns the Finsbury Park attack

In a communiqué sent to Yabiladi, the Muslim Executive of Belguim (EMB) firmly condemned the terror attack that took place yesterday in London where a man in a van drove over pedestrians who have just got out of the Finsbury park mosque in the UK. Right after finishing the evening prayers, worshipers went through a tragic moment after a man died and 10 others were injured. As a way of supporting the victims, the EMB states that «the attack indicates that terrorism has no

An American veiled journalist forced to take off the scarf in Nice Airport

The American citizen Amani Al-Khatahtbeh has been through the worst moments of her life when she arrived to Nice airport. The journalist was force to take off her scarf by the police as she stated in a long Facebook post and tweet, Le Figaro reports. The founder of MuslimGirl was invited to judge the Cannes Lions festival last Friday, she says on her Facebook page narrating what happened in the airport. Once arrived to France, a police officer refused to stamp her passport because she was