A Swedish court rules in favor of a Muslim woman who refused handshake at a job interview

A Swedish court has ruled in favor of a Muslim woman who refused to shake hands with her employer during a job interview, reports Euronews. The Labor Court found, on August 15th, that the 24-year-old woman, who was working as an interpreter in Uppsala (Southern Sweden), was indirectly discriminated against. The court ordered the company to pay her 40,000 Swedish Kroner (€ 3,829). «The Labor Court ruled that refusing to shake hands with someone from the opposite sex was a religious

A Moroccan national denied Spanish citizenship for saying Ceuta belongs to the Kingdom

A Moroccan national has been denied Spanish citizenship for declaring that Ceuta belongs to the North African Kingdom, reports El Faro de Ceuta. When she appeared before the judges, the Moroccan woman did not know the answer to some key questions. In addition to not knowing the president of Catalonia nor the typical dance of the region, the candidate said that Ceuta belonged to Morocco. Therefore, the court decided that she «was not integrated enough to be

An on-site investigation team in Syria to study the repatriation of Moroccan women

A Moroccan-Spanish security team arrived in Syria three days ago to conduct an on-site investigation, regarding the repatriation of Moroccan women held in the north of the country. The information was revealed, Thursday, by Mohamed Ben Aissa, head of Morocco's Northern Observatory for Human Rights (ONERDH). «The team arrived in the area controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces and started interviewing Moroccan women, individually», he told Yabiladi on Thursday, 16th of

Morocco loses five places in the FIFA ranking, one month after participating to the World Cup

After being ranked 41st in the world in June, Morocco lost five places in the FIFA ranking in August. Leaving the 2018 World Cup after losing to Iran and Portugal, the Moroccan national football team is now positioned 46th, scoring 1418 points. The Atlas Lions are ranked behind Ghana 45th and ahead of Bulgaria 47th. Qualified for the international tournament, held during June and July in Russia, the team was ranked 4th in Africa. Morocco dropped in the list, moving to the fifth place in the

Sahara : The Polisario is satisfied with the actions of Horst Köhler

The Polisario is pleased with the efforts made by the UN Special Envoy for Western Sahara Horst Köhler. «He was able to instill a new dynamic in the process of settling the conflict in the Sahara», Khatri Addouh, the Polisario’s «speaker of the parliament» told the Algerian press agency. «Since he was appointed as a personal envoy for Western Sahara, the issue has once again made it to the international scene», he added, reports the

Growth rate to stand at 3.2% in 2019, says Morocco’s Prime Minister

The national growth rate will stand at 3.2% and the deficit at 3% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2019, wrote the note on the 2019 draft appropriation bill, elaborated by the Head of Government's office. The note also provides for the continuation of the dynamics of the non-agricultural sectors, which will post a value-added growth of 3.7%, versus 3.3% in 2018, provided that the price oil barrel is 68 dollars and cereal crop reaches 70 million quintals. According to the same source, to

L'Aid Al Adha 2018 : L’offre dépasse la demande au Maroc

L'offre en cheptel ovin et caprin, destiné à l'abattage pour la fête de l'Aid Al Adha 2018 , s'élève à près de 8,1 millions de têtes, dépassant de plus de 48% une demande prévisionnelle estimée à 5,45 millions de têtes, a assuré mercredi le ministère de l'Agriculture, de la pêche maritime, du développement rural et des eaux et forêts. Ces 8,1 millions de têtes sont

Méningite à Zagoura : Le ministère de la Santé rassure

La situation épidémiologique de la méningite dans la province de Zagoura demeure «très normale et ne suscite pas d’inquiétude», a affirmé mercredi la direction régionale de la Santé pour la région Darâa-Tafilalet. Réagissant aux informations faisant état d'une «propagation inquiétante» de la méningite à Zagoura après le décès de trois

Spain's PP to question Josep Borell on the closure of commercial borders in Melilla

Spain’s right-wing party, People’s Party (PP), urged on Tuesday, 14th of August, Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borell to answer questions on the closure of commercial borders, separating Morocco and Melilla, says Europa Press. Following the footsteps of Melilla’s president Juan José Imborda, PP's MP Carmed Dueñas said that the Kingdom’s decision was a «diplomatic slap in the face for Spain which shows that Sanchez is not respected in

Netherlands : A series on Moroccan mafia to be broadcast in October

A series inspired by the book «Mocro-maffia», will be broadcast in October the 11th in the Netherlands, reports Dutch online newspaper Totaal TV. Based on the book published in 2014 and written by two Dutch journalists, Wouter Laumans and Marjin Schrijver, the series sheds light on the new generation of Amsterdam’s criminals for several years, one of the authors told the Telegraaf. The series was produced by Thijs Romer and Moroccan-Dutch producer Achmed Akkabi, known for