Maroc : Deux élèves morts dans l’effondrement du mur d’une école primaire à Fès

Deux élèves ont trouvé la mort dans l’effondrement du mur d’une école primaire dans le quartier Bab Ftouh à Fès, apprend-on auprès de l’Académie régionale d’éducation et de formation Fès-Meknès. L’accident s’est produit vers 14h lorsque les deux élèves jouaient près du mur de l’école Mohamed Ben Abdelkrim Al Khattabi, précise-t-on de

Maroc : Un Centre culturel palestinien voit le jour à Rabat

Le Centre culturel palestinien au Maroc a vu le jour et démarre par un programme riche et varié, comprenant plusieurs activités dans différents domaines, notamment le cinéma, le théâtre, la littérature et la poésie, ainsi que des expositions et des ateliers liés à la culture palestinienne. Inauguré jeudi au sein de l'ambassade de Palestine à Rabat, le lieu accueille aussi la projection d'un film

Imlil killings : The Swiss-Spanish suspect to appear in court Monday, his lawyer says

Accused of having alleged links to the terrorist cell suspected of killing the two Scandinavian tourists in Morocco, the Spanish-Swiss national, known as Abdellah, is to appear in court Monday, reports AFP quoting his lawyer. «After the preliminary hearing, there will be a more detailed hearing, which will be longer, with more detailed questions», the man’s lawyer Saad Sahli told the French press agency on Friday. According to Sahli, «other suspects» will attend

Casablanca : L'Espagne est l'invitée d’honneur du SIEL-2019

L’Espagne sera le pays invité d’honneur de la 25e édition du Salon international de l’édition et du livre de Casablanca (SIEL) 2019, une excellente occasion pour promouvoir la connaissance et la présence de la littérature espagnole au Maroc et renforcer les liens et le dialogue culturel entre les deux pays. Sous la devise «Le voyage des langues», le ministère espagnol de la Culture et du sport, via la direction

Muslim parents in the UK sign a petition against a school's LGBT lessons

In Birmingham, 400 parents have signed a petition calling the Parkfield School to drop an equality classes for LGBT community from the curriculum, reports The Guardian. This project, entitled «No Outsiders in Our School», aims to educate students about the fight against homophobia in schools. Mostly Muslim, the signatories threatened to withdraw their children from this school. Andrew Moffat, assistant headteacher of the school reported that he was threatened in a flyer

Morocco-EU agreements : The Polisario sends a delegation to Brussels

After MEPs at the European Parliament voted in favor of the Association agreement concluded between Morocco and the European Union, the Polisario sent a delegation to Brussels. This week, members of «Bnat Sakia El Hamra and Oued Ed-dahab», a pro-Polisario association, held a series of meetings with MEPs in the Belgian capital. According to the Front’s news agency, these «activists» are currently visiting Brussels to «raise awareness about the consequences

Morocco, EU discuss means to advance cooperation in vocational training

State Secretary for Vocational Training, Mohamed Rherras, held talks on Thursday in Rabat with Head of Cooperation for the European Union (EU) Delegation in Morocco, Philip Mikos, on the means to step up bilateral cooperation in the area of vocational training. During this meeting, the two sides discussed the progress of the EU program aimed at supporting Morocco's reform of the vocational training system, which is currently being implemented, as well as the means to advance cooperation with

Un défilé Christian Dior pour la première fois au Maroc

La prestigieuse maison de couture française Christian Dior va organiser, pour la première fois de son histoire, un défilé au Maroc en avril prochain. «Après s'être offert le Palais de Blenheim, en Angleterre (2016), le désert de Calabasas, en Californie (2017) et les manèges de Chantilly (2018) en France, la maison Dior a opté pour une destination plus ensoleillée pour l'organisation de son prochain défilé

Facebook takes down fake accounts used by Iran to target Morocco

American online social media service company Facebook announced on January the 31st that it took down 783 pages and accounts after they were «engaged in coordinated inauthentic behavior» on the platform. In a communiqué, quoted by American financial website Business Insider, Facebook’s head of cybersecurity policy Nathaniel Gleicher stated that this «activity was directed from Iran (…) each localized for a specific country or region, including Afghanistan,

Bocuse d'Or : Morocco wins the best poster award

A Moroccan team participating to the Bocuse d’Or, a biennial world chef championship that takes place in France, won the «best poster» prize. The ranking was topped by Scandinavian countries, namely Denmark, Sweden and Norway, respectively in first, second and third places. France is seventh, ahead of Finland and Switzerland. For the record, Morocco had already participated in this prize through an invitation presented by Aissam Ait Ouakrim. The championship is named after