Article 8-bis finally deleted from the 2017 Financial Law

The controversial article 8-bis of the 2017 draft finance law was finally deleted at a meeting held on the 29th of May by the Finance Committee of the House of Councilors, Media 24 reports. Members of the committee voted unanimously against the implementation of the article. People have reacted negatively to this article which states that the funds and property of the State and local authorities could in no case be subject of seizure. In other words, people to whom the State is indebted

Madrid : A Moroccan teenager’s legs amputated after being hit by a subway train

A 13-year-old Moroccan has lost his two legs on the 28th of May in the Sierra de Guadalupe subway station located in Madrid. It was 8 in the morning when the teenager climbed the subway train standing between the rails separating the train’s vehicles, El Pais reports. The teenager fell at some point a few meters away from the tunnel. The subway train driver did not know that the boy had fallen, so he did not stop which led to the loss of his legs.   Despite his wounds, the young

World Cup 2026 : FiFa refuses Morocco’s joint bid with Spain

FIFA refused the joint bid suggested by Morocco and Spain to organize the 2026 World Cup, the idea that both countries were working on, and in which they also wanted to integrate Portugal, Mexico.as reports. The organization did not accept Morocco’s bid because the two countries do not belong to the same continent giving the fact that the two next World Cups will be held in Russia (2018) and Qatar (2022) and in America or Africa eventually in 2026. The same source insists that the

Le Maroc se classe 6ème mondial aux Championnats de surf Biarritz 2017

Les surfeurs marocains ont signé d'excellentes performances aux "World Surfing Games", championnats du Monde de surf disputés du 20 au 28 mai à Biarritz en France, rapporte la Fédération royale marocaine de surf (FRMS). Le surfeur marocain Yassine Ramdani, auteur d'un parcours irréprochable, est passé à deux doigts de la finale en se classant troisième d'une demi finale très relevée. Au coude à coude avec le

Nasser Zefzafi remis à la BNPJ de Casablanca

Le procureur général du roi près la cour d'appel d’Al Hoceima a annoncé l’arrestation, lundi, du dénommé Nasser Zefzafi pour crime présumé d'entrave à la liberté de culte, et ce suite au communiqué publié le 26 mai 2017 concernant l'ordre d'arrestation de cet individu. Dans un communiqué, le procureur général du roi précise que le dénommé Zefzafi a

Trois lauréates marocaines en lice pour la finale de «Ma thèse en 180 secondes»

Trois lauréates ont été sélectionnées pour représenter le Maroc lors de la finale de l'édition 2017 du concours francophone international «Ma thèse en 180 secondes» (MT180s), qui se tiendra le 29 septembre prochain à Liège, en Belgique. Les trois candidates ont été sélectionnées lors de la finale nationale du concours, organisée jeudi à Rabat, indique

Rif : Authorities arrest Nasser Zefzafi

The Moroccan activist and leader of the protest wave that is taking place in Al Hoceima lately, has been arrested, officials told the French news agency AFP. The fugitive man that was on the run since Friday was detained on Monday 29th May by the authorities. Al Hoceima’s public prosecutor ordered the arrest of Zefzafi who interrupted a preacher on Friday 26th during the weekly prayer. Clashes occurred on the same day as the police was trying to arrest him at his place in the

Gad Elmaleh speaks about his early childhood memories in camp Tzivot Hashem in Morocco

The Moroccan-French Comedian, whose fame spread to North America lately appearing on late-night shows in the US, has started his career from a Chabad camp in Morocco 30 years ago. Speaking to a crowd during a stand-up show in Montreal, Gad recalled his memories in Camp Tzivot Hashem in Settat Morocco where he used to attend frequently to study Torah play and socialize with the Moroccan Jewish community. According to Chabad.org, Gad Elmaleh cracked his first jokes in 1982 at the

Fès-Saiss : La capacité d’accueil de l’aéroport va quintupler

Le nouveau terminal de l’aéroport Fès-Saiss, que le roi Mohammed VI a inauguré dimanche, va augmenter considérablement la capacité d’accueil de cet aéroport de 500 000 à 2,5 millions de passagers, a indiqué le ministre du Tourisme, du transport aérien, de l’artisanat et de l’économie sociale, Mohamed Sajid. Fès, une destination touristique d’excellence qui recèle des

Rif : Le procureur général du Roi donne des précisions sur les arrestations

Le procureur général du Roi près la Cour d’appel d'Al Hoceima a annoncé l’arrestation samedi de deux individus par la Brigade nationale de la police judiciaire (BNPJ), portant à 22 le nombre des arrestations suite aux derniers incidents survenus à Al Hoceima. Suite aux événements qui se sont produits dans la ville d’Al Hoceima et pour éclairer l’opinion publique, le ministère public avait reçu