Marrakech : Un détenu à la prison de l'Oudaya décède suite à un malaise

Un détenu à la prison locale de l'Oudaya à Marrakech est décédé durant son évacuation vers l'hôpital, suite à un malaise qu'il a ressenti alors qu'il s'entraînait, a annoncé la Délégation générale à l’administration pénitentiaire et à la réinsertion (DGAPR). Dans un communiqué, la DGAPR précise ce mercredi que A. L., 38 ans, purgeait une

Rocade méditerranéenne : Le Maroc et Salini Costruttori mettent fin à leur litige

Le Maroc et la société italienne Salini Costruttori S.p.A ont mis «un terme définitif» à leurs litiges découlant de l’exécution du marché pour la réalisation du tronçon de la rocade méditerranéenne entre El Jebha et Ajdir. C’est ce qu’a annoncé ce mercredi le ministère de l'Equipement, du transport, de la logistique et de l'eau. Les deux parties ont ainsi conclu un accord

«Frères d’armes, enfants de la liberté», récits de vie d’anciens combattants marocains

Fruit d’un travail mené depuis deux ans par des collégiens qui sont allés à la rencontre des anciens combattants marocains, l’ouvrage intitulé «Frères d’armes, enfants de la liberté», a été présenté mardi à Dreux (Centre-Val de Loire). Au cours de cette cérémonie, les anciens combattants marocains, comme les élèves du Collège Pierre et Marie

Italy : A Moroccan national saves a woman who set herself on fire in Turin

Anas Sabi is a Moroccan national living in Turin, bravely saved a woman who set herself on fire in front of the National Social Security Institute's office in Turin (istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale). Originally from Casablanca, the man was queuing at the door right behind the desperate woman, whose condition is critical. «I saw her set herself in fire, it was terrible», Anas told the Italian Press agency ANSA today, adding that he is «thankful to god for giving me

Belgian deputies call for the release of the Hirak detainees

The Hirak movement is at the heart of a carte blanche written by four Belgian deputies namely, Marie Arena, a European deputy, Jamal Ikabza member of Wallonia-Brussels Federation, Fatiha Saidi, and Simone Susskind member of Brussels parliament. Parliamentarians called for the release of the political detainees, La Libre reports. After having contextualized the protest movement that has been taking place for several months in the Rif region, MEPs consider it «normal» that citizens

Netherlands : A manifestation to support the «Hiark» in Utrecht

On Saturday, 24th of June at 3pm, 500 Dutch nationals of Moroccan descent gathered in Moreelsepark in Utrecht (50 km away fromAmsterdam) to support the Hirak movement, reports the Dutch online newspaper NU. The Mohcine Fikri Committee in the Netherlands organized the event. The latter is concerned about the fate of the demonstrators in the Rif region. The participants demanded for releasing «the Hirak detainees» and putting an end of «the injustice in the Rif region»,

Hirak : 50 protesters arrested on Monday’s march according to a local activist

Following the march organized on Monday, the first day of Eid Al-fitr, 50 protesters were arrested by the police according to a local rights activist, reports Reuters. 39 police officers were sent to the hospital during the latest manifestation when the two camps clashed violently. The Ministry of Justice, according to the same source did not give details about the arrests. However, Faisal Aussar, a member of the local Human Rights Association told Reuters that «police and gendarmes

Grenfell fire : The husband of a Moroccan victim granted a passport to attend his wife’s funeral

Following the tragic fire that broke off in the Grenfell tower in London, UK and which caused the death of several people including 7 Moroccans. Sabah Abdullah, the husband of Khadija Khalloufi who was killed in the blaze, was granted an emergency passport to attend his wife’s funeral in Morocco, Metro UK reports. The retired university lecturer, who used to live in the 17th floor at the Grenfell building, lost his identity card and passport in the incident. The same source indicates

Rabat abritera en 2019 une exposition majeure sur les grands maîtres de l'impressionnisme

Une exposition majeure consacrée aux grands maîtres de l'impressionnisme se tiendra en mai 2019 au musée Mohammed VI d'art moderne et contemporain de Rabat, a annoncé, mardi à Paris, le président de la Fondation nationale des musées du Maroc (FNMM) Mehdi Qotbi. Dans une déclaration à la MAP, à l'issue d'une rencontre avec la présidente du musée d'Orsay, Mme Laurence des Cars, M. Qotbi a indiqué que cette

The Moroccan poet Abdellatif Laabi awarded at the International Poetry Festival in Mexico

The Moroccan poet Abdellatif Laabi received on the 29th of June the International award of the new golden century poetry during the inauguration of the Mexico's International Festival of Poetry, reports the Mexican news agency Notimex. Abdellatif Laabi, who writes poetry in French was born in 1942, he is one of the early instigators of the cultural revolution in the Maghreb, notably with the founding of the magazine «Souffles» in 1966. He was awarded the Goncourt Prize for poetry