18 immigrés maghrébins arrivent sur les côtes de Lanzarote

Une embarcation de fortune avec 18 immigrés à bord, dont six mineurs, est arrivée mercredi matin sur la plage de Canteria, dans la localité de Haria, à Lanzarote, rapporte la presse locale en citant le Centre de sécurité et d'urgence du gouvernement caranien. L'embarcation a gagné les côtes canariennes vers 2h10 du matin, note la même source, ajoutant que tous les immigrés sont d'origine maghrébine. Ils ont

Morocco’s forward Aziz Bouhaddouz joins Saudi Arabia’s Al Baten

Moroccan footballer Aziz Bouhaddouz has officially joined Saudi Arabian club Al Baten, tweeted on Wednesday, 22nd of August, former Moroccan international Mustapha El Hadaoui. Bonne chance à notre lion de l’Atlas. Aziz Bouhadouze rejoint officiellement le club Saoudien Al Baten pic.twitter.com/cTlwpYqRL1 — Mustapha El Hadaoui (@ElhadaouiM) 22 août 2018 The club has also announced the transfer on its Twitter account. «The club has finalized a deal with

Binationals left confused after Morocco's implementation of compulsory military service

Moroccan nationals living abroad, and youngsters with dual nationalities are confused by Morocco’s new compulsory military service bill. The latter was approved on Monday by the Kingdom’s government.

Facebook removes 5,000 ad targeting options based on religion and ethnicity

Facebook announced on Tuesday, 21st of August, that it will remove 5,000 ad targeting options to avoid discrimination. The social media platform will exclude factors related to religion and ethnicity when targeting users for advertisement, says French newspaper Le Monde. This decision comes after media published surveys showing that Facebook’s ad targeting options are discriminatory as they target only certain categories based on their ethnicity and religion for teh purchase of

A group of young people kidnap, rape and torture a teenager for more than a month

A girl was kidnapped, raped and tortured by 13 young people in Oulad Ayad (Beni Mellal-Khénifra region), reported the Tahadi association for equality and citizenship. Raped by her kidnappers, the teenager was abducted for more than a month. She was also «burned with cigarettes and other sharp devices and tattooed», says Spanish newspaper ABC. After escaping, the victim’s mother lodged a complaint, said the same source. Eight of her kidnappers have already been

King Mohammed VI pardons dozens of inmates convicted on Hirak-related charges

On the occasion of Eid al-Adha, King Mohammed VI has granted his pardon to 160 inmates convicted on Hirak-rekated charges, reports French-language online newspaper Le Desk. The information was revealed through the country’s news agency (MAP), which stated, Tuesday 21st of August, that the sovereign has pardoned 886 prisoners in total. Other sources bring a different number, stating that only 140 Hirak detainees were covered by the royal pardon. The National Human Rights

Canada’s Nova Scotia and Morocco partner to search for oil

Canadian maritime province Nova Scotia is teaming up with Morocco in a bid to find petroleum riches, says Canada’s CTV News on Monday 20th of August. The two lands were considered were one 200 million years ago, before they broke apart. A group of researchers in each territory will be conducting a study to find offshore petroleum resources. In Morocco, the Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines signed a memorandum of understanding with the Offshore Energy Research

Sahara : King Mohammed VI underlines principles set in his November 2017 speech

The Sahara question was briefly mentioned by King Mohammed VI in his August the 20th speech. «Morocco has been confidently and responsibly engaged in the dynamic action launched by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in cooperation with his Personal Envoy», said the sovereign. He also welcomed the fact that «the recent resolutions of the UN Security Council and the African Union Summit confirm, without a shadow of a doubt, that the United Nations Organization has

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to visit Rabat in September

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is expected to visit the Kingdom of Morocco in September, reveals Spanish newspaper El Confidencial. The visit will take place during the «first half of September», well-informed sources told El Confidencial. Sanchez will be heading to Rabat at the heart of a migration crisis that pushed him alongside German chancellor Angela Merkel to help Morocco receive more aids. For the record, the newly appointed president had broken up with the tradition

Eliminatoires CAN 2019 U17 : Le Maroc s'impose face à l'Algérie (5-2)

La sélection nationale U17 s’est imposée, lundi au stade olympique de Sousse en Tunisie, face à son homologue algérienne par 5 buts à 2, en match comptant pour la première journée du tournoi de l’Union Nord Africaine de Football (UNAF), qualificatif à la Coupe d’Afrique des Nations 2019. Les poulains de Jamal Sellami ont dominé la rencontre grâce aux buts de Taoufik Taib (7e, 53e), Bilal Achraf (27e, 29e) et