Muslims in the US volunteer to clean parks amid shutdown

Muslims in the USA are organizing cleanups in parks as the shutdown enters third week, the Washington Post reports. Muslim men in Washington, Pennsylvania, Florida, California and Ohio gathered last weekend to pick up litter and empty trash cans in national parks after President Donald Trump announced that the government shutdown, which occurs when Congress fails to pass sufficient appropriation bill to fund federal operation and agencies, could last for months. These Muslim men, who belong

The Vatican unveils the official logo of the Pope’s visit to Morocco

The Vatican has released the official logo of the Pope’s visit to Morocco, reported Vatican News on Monday January the 7th. «Servant of Hope» is the theme of the Pope’s visit to the Kingdom, scheduled for March the 30th and 31st. During his trip to Morocco, Pope Francis will be visiting the cities of Rabat and Casablanca in response to the invitation of King Mohammed VI. The chosen logo was picked from about 50 entries in a competition, the same source added,

Egypt to host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations

Egypt will host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), President of the Confederation of African Football (Caf), Ahmad Ahmad, announced Tuesday in Dakar. Egypt was preferred to South Africa, the only other nation to submit a bid, at a Caf executive committee meeting. Original host nation Cameroon was stripped of staging the event in November because of slow preparations. Egypt has hosted the tournament four times. The AFCON will be held from June 15 to July 13.  Tuesday's announcement

Taounate : Fermeture de plusieurs unités de trituration d’olives

Huit unités de trituration d’olives viennent d’être interdites d’exercer dans la province de Taounate, pour non-respect des normes environnementales en vigueur. Cette mesure concerne des unités dans les communes de Taouante, Tmazgana (Ghafsay), Otabouaban (Tissa), Moulay Bouchta et Mkansa (Kariat Bamhamed) et intervient dans le cadre des efforts visant à lutter contre les effets négatifs de la margine sur l’environnement, selon la

A Hirak appeal hearing rescheduled for January 14th

Initially scheduled for Monday, January the 7th, an appeal hearing for Hirak detainees and journalist Hamid El Mahdaoui has been postponed to January the 14th. Mohamed Jelloul, a Hirak activist currently prosecuted, announced at the opening of the session that the rest of the detainees refuse to appear before the judge after they were locked in a glass cage. They started a sit-in in the court before the judge decided to reschedule the hearing. Yesterday’s hearing was marked by the

BCIJ dismantles a three-member terrorist cell in Nador and Driouch

Morocco’s Central Bureau for Judicial Investigation (BCIJ) dismantled Tuesday, January 8, a three-member terrorist cell, operating in Nador and Driouch, announced the body in a communiqué sent the same day to Yabiladi. BCIJ forces managed to seize, during the raid, electronic devices, white weapons, military suits, firearms and manuscripts, glorifying extremist ideology in addition to sulfur, batteries and electric wires, the same source added. According to the investigation

Football : L’Egypte organisera l’édition 2019 de la CAN

La Confédération africaine de football (CAF) a annoncé, ce mardi, que l’Egypte était le pays hôte de la Coupe d’Afrique des nations (CAN) 2019. «La réunion du comité exécutif de la CAF a été reprogrammée pour le mardi 8 janvier 2019 à Dakar, au Sénégal à 8h30 GMT», écrit l’instance continentale. Une conférence de presse s’est à

MEP urges EU to work towards integration of Morocco into European single market

The European Union has everything to gain from pushing for greater integration of Morocco into the European single market, said MEP Inmaculada Rodríguez-Piñero Fernández. In a written question to the European Commission, the Spanish MEP from the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats Group and member of the European Parliament Committee on International Trade recalled that the European Commission has reaffirmed in one of its recent reports its conviction that

Morocco and the Sultanate of Oman strengthen cooperation

Morocco and the Sultanate of Oman signed on Monday in Muscat several memorandums of understanding to strengthen their bilateral cooperation in multiple areas. These agreements were concluded at the end of the 5th Morocco-Oman joint commission co-chaired by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his Omani counterpart Youssef bin Alaoui. These memoranda of understanding focus on social development, Habous and Islamic Affairs, higher education and scientific research, agriculture, tourism and

Maroc : Plus de 1,44 MMDH d'investissement en exploration pétrolière en 2018

Les investissements en exploration pétrolière ont atteint en 2018 plus de 1,44 milliard de dirhams (MMDH), dont 30,51 millions de dirhams pour l’Office national des hydrocarbures et des mines (ONHYM), a indiqué l’Office à l’occasion de la tenue, lundi à Rabat, de la 15ème session de son Conseil d’administration sous la présidence du ministre de l’Energie, des mines et du développement durable, Aziz Rabbah. A