London attack : One of the assailants is of Moroccan descent

British authorities have revealed the identity of the terrorists that  carried ana attack on Saturday night 3rd of June in london's busiest area. One of the attackers is a Moroccan-Libyan national who lives in Ireland, the BBC reports. «Another of the attackers has been named by police as Rachid Radouane, 30, from Barking. He was a chef who also used the name Rachid Elkhdar and police said he claimed to be Moroccan-Libyan», the same source points out. The 30-year-old

Accident de la route près de Khénifra : Le roi prend en charge les frais d’inhumation des victimes et de soins des blessés

Le roi Mohammed VI a adressé des messages de condoléances et de compassion aux familles des victimes et aux blessés, suite à l’accident de la circulation survenu, lundi matin, aux environs de la commune d'Ait Ishaq dans la province de Khénifra, et décidé de prendre en charge personnellement les frais d’inhumation et des funérailles des victimes, ainsi que les frais de soins des blessés, indique un communiqué du

Fès : Un incendie ravage plus de 120 baraques à Aïn Nokbi

Plus de 120 baraques à usage commercial dans le quartier d'Ain Nokbi à Fès ont été détruites dans un incendie sans faire de victimes, a-t-on appris lundi soir auprès des autorités locales. Les secours ont mis plus de quatre heures pour maîtriser le feu dont les causes n’ont pas encore été déterminées. La protection civile a déployé environ 140 éléments, quatre camions

Morocco : 12 people killed and 39 others injured in a coach crash

12 people were killed and 39 others injured in a coach crush on Monday 5th of June on their way to Marrakech, local authorities report. The accident took place in the national road number 8 linking Marrakech to Fes. The coach was reversed causing the death of 12 passengers including a baby while 39 individuals were wounded, of which 20 are in a critical condition.   Injured passengers were carried to the regional hospital located in Kenitra while corps of the victims were transferred to

Munir Haddadi might soon join the Moroccan national team

Munir Haddadi, a Spanish professional football player of Moroccan descent who plays as forward for Valencia CF on loan from FC Barcelona, is accepted to be part of the Moroccan national team. According to a senior official at the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, the footballer will join the Atlas lions starting from next August, Kooora.com reports. The same source indicates that the lawyer of Munir, have received a positive response from the FIFA regarding the player’s request to

Adventures in Wonderland : An exhibition that portrays Morocco’s scenery

Rafiee Ghani, a Malaysian visual artist has drawn inspiration from Morocco’s landscape for his recent exhibition entitled «Adventures in Wonderland». According to Star2.com, Ghani’s new exposition «is a visual diary of the wonderful places he visited while on a month-long solo trip to Morocco in 2012». The artist’s love for the North African region has pushed him to define through his art the beauty and uniqueness of the Kingdom. «You drive in

Maroc : 12 morts et 39 blessés après le renversement d'un autocar près de Khénifra

Douze personnes ont été tuées et 39 autres blessées à divers degrés, suite à un accident de la circulation survenu lundi matin sur la route reliant Fès à Marrakech via Khénifra, indique-t-on auprès des autorités locales. L'accident a eu lieu sur la route nationale numéro 8 au niveau de la collectivité territoriale Ait Ishaq (province de Khénifra), suite au renversement d’un autocar de

L’opération Marhaba 2017 officiellement lancée

Sous la présidence effective du roi Mohammed VI, l’opération d’accueil des Marocains résidant à l’étranger, Marhaba 2017 débute ce lundi 5 juin 2017 et se poursuivra jusqu'au 15 septembre 2017, a annoncé dimanche la Fondation Mohammed V pour la solidarité. Dans un communiqué, la Fondation indique avoir réactivé ses 17 espaces d’accueil pour accompagner l’intensité du trafic

The Netherlands : Dutch-Moroccans protest to support the Rif region

On Sunday 4th of July, Dutch-Moroccans gathered in Schouwburgplein, a plaza situated in the heart of the city of Rotterdam, to support the protests taking place in Al Hoceima city and to denounce the «rights violations and injustices in the Moroccan Rif region and for the release of political prisoners», the Netherlands Times reports. Bouchra Banhammou from the organizing committee of Mohcine Fikri Nederland, told NU.nl that around 2 thousand people from the Netherlands and abroad

A Women’s protest restrained in Al Hoceima

Authorities have restrained a women’s demonstration in the city of Al Hoceima on Saturday night, Reuters news agency reports. Protesting against corruption, the ladies were forced to leave a park while others were banned from joining them. «Police encircled hundreds of female protesters (…) as the women chanted «freedom, dignity and social justice». Female police officers and riot police pushed the leader of the protest, Nawal Ben Aissa, a prominent member of