Un individu ayant de multiples antécédents judiciaires pour crimes violents a tenté de s'immoler par le feu sans raison apparente, jeudi après-midi, à proximité de l'entrée principale du commissariat de police à Errachidia, a-t-on appris auprès de la sûreté régionale de la ville. Les éléments de la sûreté nationale ont pu maîtriser la personne concernée qui était
The Moroccan security services reportedly prevented a Tunisian delegation of social activists who had come to Morocco on the 16th of October from entering Al Hoceima city, a number of human rights groups said in a joint statement published on E-Joussour, a website led by the Maghreb-Machrek ONG. They are «observers of Hamid Mahdaoui's trial and other activists detained in Casablanca following the social unrest witnessed in the Rif region». «The delegation was
The Moroccan writer, Yasmine Chami, received on Wednesday night at the headquarters of the Arab World Institute (AWI) in Paris the jury's special mention for her novel «Mourir est un enchantement». Yasmine Chami, a literature teacher in Casablanca and the former director of the Villa des arts, was awarded the prestigious jury prize, presented annually by the Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation in partnership with the AWI. Yasmine’s work narrates how individual and
La célébration du 4e anniversaire du lancement de la stratégie nationale d'immigration et d'asile (SNIA) constitue une occasion pour faire le bilan et exposer les résultats des consultations nationales autour du Pacte mondial sur les migrations, indique le ministère délégué auprès du ministre des Affaires étrangères et de la Coopération internationale, chargé des Marocains résidant à
L’écrivaine marocaine Yasmine Chami a reçu, mercredi soir, au siège de l’Institut du monde arabe (IMA) à Paris la mention spéciale du jury du Prix 2017 de la littérature arabe, revenu cette année à l’auteur irakien Sinan Antoon. Yasmine Chami, enseignante de littérature à Casablanca et ancienne directrice de la Villa des arts de Casablanca, a été primée par le prestigieux jury de ce
Several thousands of Moroccan porters demand the intervention of King Mohammed VI to find a solution for the problems they have encountered for several days at the Tarajal border post, reports Ceuta Actualidad. The porters have rejected the measures adopted recently by the Moroccan and Spanish authorities, «which prevent them from practicing their activities», reports local online newspaper, Tangier 24. Cientos de marroquíes bloquearon y cerraron la frontera de #BabSebta
Africa Diabetes, a social enterprise that supports people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes in living and managing their condition, launched its training center dedicated for diabetes in Africa and the Middle East. After targeting health professionals (doctors, nurses, pharmacists and dieticians), diabetic patients and their parents as well as businesses, today AfricaDiabets seeks to reach schools in Morocco, says its associate director Rachid Jankari on his LinkedIn account. Africa Diabetes
Les produits suspects saisis dans une «planque sûre» à Fès et dans une voiture appartenant à l’un des éléments arrêtés dans le cadre du démantèlement samedi dernier par le Bureau central d’investigation judiciaire (BCIJ) de la cellule terroriste pro-Daech, sont des liquides et poudres chimiques essentiels utilisés dans la fabrication d’explosifs. Les membres de la cellule projetaient de les
The 2017 Daniel Pearl Award for courage and integrity in Journalism was awarded to Souad Mekhennet, the Washington Post’s international reporter, who became the first Muslim woman to receive this prestigious prize, the Chicago Journalists Association (CJA). Souad Mekhennet will receive the award on November the 10th, during the 78th annual dinner of the CJA. Born in Germany to a Moroccan father and a Turkish mother, the journalist was recommended by the parents of Daniel Pearl, the
A Moroccan national in Spain sentenced in 2005 to 12 years in prison over links to the terrorist attacks of March the 11th 2014 is about to be released. Said El Harrak will leave the penitentiary center of Mansillas Las Mulas (Léon) on October the 25th, a Spanish media platform reported. However, once released, the man will be immediately deported to Morocco, the same source added. A measure already applied last January against Youssef Belhadi, another Moroccan national and member of