ISIS claims responsibility over the Las Vegas massive shooting, Washington doubts

The jihadist organization known as ISIS has claimed responsibility over the Las Vegas shooting that killed at least 50 people yesterday during a music concert in Las Vegas, adding that the assailant has converted to Islam a few months ago. But Washington doubts the involvement of the terrorist group, as reported by Europe 1 a French radio station. «The perpetrator of the Las Vegas attack is a soldier of the Islamic state, he perpetrated the operation in response» to the

A maritime line linking Fuerteventura and Tarfaya has been launched

The Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, Abdelkader Amara signed a Ministerial Order last week to authorize the launch of operations between Fuerteventura (Canary Islands) and Tarfaya, one of the objectives of the Insular Cabildo’s president (administrative entity in the Canary Islands), Marcial Morales, and the Fuerteventura Chamber of Commerce, reports the daily online newspaper ABC. The signing of the Ministerial Order took place at the Atlantic Fair of Logistics and

Agadir : Air Arabia launched its maiden flight on Sunday

Air Arabia Maroc launched on Sunday its inaugural flight to Agadir, an opening perceived as a boon for tourism in Morocco and most precisly the region. Agadir Al Massira airport will be linked to Manchester, Berlin, Toulouse, Dublin, Cologne, Stockholm and Copenhagen, with two flights a week. Agadir is the sixth base of the low-cost airline in Morocco. Air Arabia already operates flights to 50 European destinations including five cities in the Kingdom : Casablanca, Fez, Tangier, Marrakech and

Achraf Hakimi made his debut for Real Madrid on Sunday

Achraf Hakimi , an 18-year-old Moroccan footballer, has played his first game with Real Madrid, a professional football club based in Madrid Spain, on Sunday as a right back. The Madrid native took part of Real’s comfortable 2-0 over Espanyol, replacing Dani Carvajal, a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Real Madrid, the Daily Mail reports. Hakimi who was born in Madrid to Moroccan parents, was part of the Real Madrid youth system. He joined the club when he

Agadir : Air Arabia a effectué son vol inaugural dimanche

Air Arabia Maroc a lancé dimanche le vol inaugural de sa base à Agadir, une ouverture perçue comme une aubaine pour le secteur touristique au niveau de la première station balnéaire nationale. L’aéroport d’Agadir Al Massira sera relié, à raison de deux vols hebdomadaires, à Manchester, Berlin, Toulouse, Dublin, Cologne, Stockholm et Copenhague. La capitale du Souss devient ainsi la sixième base de la compagnie

70% des personnes âgées sont analphabètes selon le HCP

L'analphabétisme touche 70% des personnes âgées, alors que 2,5% ont pu atteindre le niveau supérieur, indique le Haut-commissariat au Plan (HCP). L’analphabétisme des personnes âgées est plus prononcé en milieu rural (85,9%) qu’en milieu urbain (58,2%), touchant plus les femmes âgées (85,0%) que les hommes (53,5%), précise le HCP qui vient de publier une note d'information à l'occasion de la

Charaf El Ghernati, a Moroccan Canadian artist to launch his news exhibition «Douce Mémoire»

The Hassan II Foundation for Moroccans living abroad will organize, from the 5th  to 31st of October 2017,«Douce mémoire» an exhibition launched by the Moroccan-Canadian artist Charaf El Ghernati. The event will take place on Thursday 5 October 2017 at 6.30 pm at the Espace Rivages, at the headquarters of the Foundation in Rabat, said a statement sent to Yabiladi by the Foundation. Residing in Canada, Charaf El Ghernati pursued his studies in plastic arts in Morocco

Tétouan : Un policier agressé à l'arme blanche sur la voie publique

Un policier de la circulation a été agressé, dimanche soir à Tétouan, à l'arme blanche lors de l'exercice de ses fonctions sur la voie publique par un individu présentant des troubles mentaux, apprend-t-on auprès de la préfecture de police de la ville. Selon les premières informations, l'individu, qui présente des signes de troubles mentaux, a attaqué par derrière le policier en le prenant par surprise,

Le Maroc présidera la Commission internationale de solidarité avec le peuple palestinien

La Commission internationale de solidarité avec le peuple palestinien a décidé, à l'issue de sa réunion constitutive, tenue à Rabat les 29 et 30 septembre, d'attribuer au Maroc la présidence de cette institution, en la personne de Talaat Saoud Al Atlassi. Cette commission est composée également de la Tunisienne Sanae Jaâ Billah en tant que vice-présidente et d'Anis Souwaydan de Palestine comme secrétaire

UK : A teenager stabbed near a mosque in Birmingham

A 14-year-old teenager was stabbed in the neck and head around 1 am on Saturday near a mosque in Birmingham, BBC reports. The boy, who was member of the congregation at the place of worship, was taken to the hospital in a critical condition. According to the Guardian, the police in West Milands, a metropolitan county in western central England, said they arrested a 29-year-old man on Saturday morning on suspicion of attempted murder and is held under custody. The police insisted that the