Jewish Hiloula in Essaouira sparks social media outrage over prayers for Israeli army

Last week, Essaouira hosted a large gathering of Jews from around the world to mark the annual Hiloula of Rabbi Haim Pinto. The event was attended by government officials and the head of Israel’s Liaison Office in Morocco. During the ceremony, prayers were offered for the Israeli Defense Forces, currently leading military operations against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Tourism official in Tata dismissed after intoxicated incident caught on video

A German brewery prints Saudi flag on its beer bottles, outraging Muslim social media users

Jerada is witnessing the rise of its own «Hirak» after the death of two brothers in a mine

The July 2001 agreement ordering to close the Jerada mine has promised to boost the city’s development rate. Sixteen years later, this objective has not been obtained yet. To escape precariousness, unemployed young people die every year trying to extract coal from the ground under difficult conditions. This time the death of two brothers has led to a social unrest in the region, which is witnessing its own Hirak popular movement.

Spanish security officials accuse Morocco of allowing the flow of illegal migrants

Spanish security officials have been worried about the frequent attempts of migrants trying to break through Melilla and Ceuta. Requesting anonymity, they believe that Morocco «has taken the pressure off» with regard to migrants’ flow indicating that «they ignore the reasons behind the anger» of the Moroccan authorities.