Oscars 2018 : «Razzia» de Nabil Ayouch choisi pour la section du «meilleur film étranger»

Le film «Razzia» réalisé par Nabil Ayouch a été choisi pour concourir à la présélection des Oscars 2018, dans la section du «meilleur film étranger». Une commission de sélection présidée par l'écrivain et artiste peintre Mahi Binebine, a choisi le film «Razzia» pour représenter le Maroc à la présélection pour l'Oscar du meilleur film

AfroBasket 2017 : The Moroccan team defeated by Tunisia

The Moroccan basketball team was eliminated was eliminated from the AfroBasket 2017 after being defeated on Friday by its Tunisian rival in the semifinals (60-52). Before the semifinals, the national team was qualified after their historical visctory in Dakar before Angola after playing against Egypt. The preliminary round of this tournament, co-organized by Tunisia and Senegal and finals will be played on Saturday. For the record, AfroBasket 2017 is the 29th edition of the AfroBasket, a

Tramway et de bus à haut niveau à Casablanca : La mairie s'allie à RATP Dev

Le directeur général de Casa Transports, Youssef Draiss, et la présidente du directoire de RATP Dev, Laurence Batlle, ont procédé, vendredi, à la signature du nouveau contrat d'exploitation et de maintenance du réseau de tramway et de bus à haut niveau de service (BHNS) de la ville de Casablanca. Un contrat qui s'étalera sur la ppériode 2017-2029, pour un montant de 4,784 milliards de dirhams (MMDH). Cette signature fait

Pays Bas : Nouvelle consécration pour le Franco-marocain Badr Siwane

Le triathlète marocain, Badr Siwane, champion d'Afrique en titre chez l'Elite, s’est classé, vendredi soir, premier africain et 42ème mondial lors de la finale du grand prix de la Fédération internationale de Triathlon (ITU). C’est ce que rapporte la Fédération royale marocaine du sport pour tous (FRMSPT), rappelant que la compétition s’inscrit dans le cadre du championnat du monde qui se déroule à Rotterdam

The judges are worried about Salah Abdeslam's mental health

Salah Abdeslam, the Belguim-born French national of Moroccan descent who has been accused of involvement in the attacks in Paris on 13th of November 2015, is apparently losing his mind at the Fleury-Mérogis prison, according to L'OBS. Abdeslman who has been held in solitary confinement for a year and a half is now suffering from prostration, paranoia and irritability which pushed the judges to loosen the detention restriction. Glass was removed from his room's windows to allow Salah

Sahara : A Polisario delegation is received in New York by Horst Köhler

«A delegation from the Polisario led by M’Hamed Khadad and Ahmed Boukhari met last night with the UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy for Western Sahara», a source told Yabiladi. The talks between the two sides took place at the UN headquarters in New York. This is the first official contact between members of the Front and the UN envoy, Horst Köhler. «It is believed that they have discussed the situation of the MINURSO. The separatist movement is not

Muslims in the UK feel they are held back in workplace

Muslims in the United Kingdom encounter significant barriers in workplace according to a study issued last week by the Social Mobility Commission, an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Cabinet Office, the Department for Education and the Department for Work and Pensions. As reported by Eastern Eye, an online newspaper, the survey’s findings suggest that «in the economically active population, one in five (19,8 per cent) of the Muslim population is in

A drunken man in New York beats two Jewish women thinking they are Muslim

Two Jewish women were verbally and physically assaulted by a drunken man who mistook them for Muslims at a Queens subway station, police sources told New York Daily News, an American online newspaper. The two Orthodox Jewish women, a daughter and her mother, were leaving the station when Dimitrious Zias, a 40-year-old man allegedly beaten them for looing like Muslims. «Get out of my country, you dirty Muslim», the man said on Wednesday 13th of September after punching the mother

An explosion in Parsons Green metro station leaves several injured

An explosion in Parsons Green metro station in south-west London has left several injured this morning after a white bucket exploded BBC reports. A wave of panic erupted after the alarms at the metro went off. BBC London presenter Riz Lateef told the same source that «there was panic as people rushed from the train, hearing what appeared to be an explosion», she added «people were left with cuts and grazes from trying to flee the scene. There was lost of panic». The

Rabat : Un accident d'autocar fait 36 blessés

Trente-six personnes ont été blessées, dont une grièvement suite à un grave accident qui a eu lieu mercredi soir à Rabat entre deux autocars. Le drame a eu lieu au niveau d'un croisement à l'avenue Al Fadila (Cité Yaacoub Mansour), à la suite d'une collision entre un autocar de transport de voyageurs et un bus transportant les joueurs du Fath de Casablanca, section football (amateurs). Les blessés ont été