President Donald Trump retweets anti-Muslim videos

President Donald Trump retweeted on Wednesday morning three anti-Muslim videos from a British far-right account, reports CNN. The videos were originally by Jayda Fransen, a deputy leader of Britain First, a far-right and ultranationalist British political organization formed in 2011 by former members of the British National Party. The first video was captioned «Muslims migrants beating up a Dutch boy on crutches» while the second one was entitled «Muslim destroys statue of

Casablanca : The 11th edition of the National Competition for Innovation rewards 12 project leaders

Twelve innovative project leaders were awarded Tuesday in Casablanca, at the 11th edition of the National Competition for Innovation, Research and Development and Technology, organized by the Moroccan Association for Research and Development. The 1st prize was handed over to Mohamed El Harzli for his «device and method of reducing the untimely loudness of audio devices», while the 2nd one went to Abdellah Ayache for his project «Aco-cart». The 3rd prize was awarded to

Casablanca : La 11ème édition du Concours national de l'innovation récompense 12 porteurs de projets

Douze porteurs de projets novateurs ont été primés, mardi à Casablanca, lors de la 11ème édition du Concours national de l'innovation, de la recherche-développement et de la technologie, à l'initiative de l’Association marocaine pour la recherche-développement. Dans la catégorie «Inventeurs, innovateurs», le 1er prix a été attribué à Mohamed El Harzli pour son «dispositif

Morocco and ECOWAS : Nasser Bourita meets Marcel De Souza in Abidjan

Nasser Bourita, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation met on Tuesday, 28th of November, with the president of the ECOWAS Commission, Marcel De Souza, the Ministry said in a statement. Speaking to the media, De Souza said that he had discussed with the Moroccan Foreign Minister the kingdom’s application to join the Economic Community of West African States. The latter is expected to decide on Morocco’s bid on the next summit scheduled for the 16th of December

Senegal: Macky Sall cancels a land allocation for Afri Partners owned by Anas Sefrioui

The Senegalese president has finally given in to the pressure put by villagers who opposed the granting of 10,000 hectares to Afri Partner, a company owned by Moroccan businessman Anas Sefrioui. Macky Sall has decided to cancel a land allocation expected to be used for agricultural projects (rice cultivation) in the municipality of Dodel (northern Senegal), says Afriquemidi online newspaper. The company’s withdrawal was announced by «the Delegate Minister in charge of the Budget,

The Moroccan ambassador to Algeria has taken up his position in Algiers

Hassan Abdel Khaliq, the Moroccan ambassador to Algeria has taken up his position in Algeirs, weeks after he was summoned by the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to protest against the recent statement of the Algerian Foreign Minister, Abdelkader Messahel, states a source from the Foreign Ministry. The Algerian minister accused Morocco of laundering drug money in the African continent through banking.  The same source did not disclose the reasons behind

5th AU-EU summit : Brahim Ghali leads the Polisario delegation

Brahim Ghali arrived this morning in Abidjan to attend the 5th African Union- European Union summit due to take place on the 29th and 30th of November, reports SPS news agency. The Ivorian government has coldly received the Front’s «Secretary-General». Only the Ivorian Minister of Tourism, Toure Mamadou and the Minister of Civil Services was there to welcome Ghali his delegation expected to take part to the international meeting. It is the first time that a Polisario

Families of the Moroccan nationals stuck in Libya rally in front of the Ministry of Moroccans Residing Abroad and emigration

Families of the Moroccan nationals detained in Libya have demonstrated this morning in front of the Ministry of Moroccans Residing Abroad and Emigration, said Mehdi Alioua, a sociologist and head of «Groupe antiraciste de défense et d'accompagnement des étrangers et migrants» (Gadem), when contacted by Yabiladi. As a reminder, 200 Moroccan nationals are currently held in Libya, reduced to slavery. These people, who have been held in detention centers for several

Un entraîneur et trois joueurs marocains en lice pour les trophées de la CAF 2017

Un entraîneur et trois joueurs marocains figurent sur la liste de la sélection finale des trophées de la Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) 2017. Il s'agit de Lhoussaine Ammouta, entraîneur du Wydad Athletic Club (WAC), de Karim El Ahmadi (Feyenoord) sélectionné au CAF Awards Aiteo dont la cérémonie aura lieu le jeudi 4 janvier 2018 à Accra, au Ghana, de Achraf Bencharki et Mohamed Ounnajem (WAC) retenus pour le

Hirak : Amnesty International demands the release of protestors, activists and journalists

Amnesty International, a London-based non-governmental organization focused on human rights, demands the release of protestors, activists and journalists detained over Rif protests. On its official website, the NGO insisted on Tuesday, 28th of November; saying that : «The authorities must free Nasser Zefzafi and others detained for protesting peacefully or covering demonstrations online». Amnesty International referred particularly to Nasser Zefzafi, leader of the social