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Co-founded by Morocco’s Hicham Oudghiri, finteck firm Enigma catches the eye of Paypal

Enigma, a New York-based data and technology company, co-founded by Moroccan national Hicham Oudghiri and his best friend Marc DaCosta, created a real-time map of the costs and consequences of the US federal government shutdown in the US. Their project made available online, compiled data to show the total amount of estimated delayed salaries and the number of federal employees left unpaid following the shutdown. Enigma «has been monitoring interruptions in access to public data since

The Duchess of Cornwall wears a Moroccan Caftan to an event at the Buckingham Palace

The Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla Parker Bowles, wore a stunning Moroccan Caftan to a grand event hosted by her husband Prince Charles at the Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. During the dinner hosted for the British Asian Trust, the Duchess greeted her guests while wearing the sparkly Caftan. Last night, The Prince of Wales, accompanied by The Duchess of Cornwall, hosted a reception and dinner at Buckingham Palace for supporters of @britishasiantst.The Prince founded the Trust, alongside a

Morocco slips to 43rd place in FIFA ranking

Morocco's national football team dropped three places to the 43rd spot in the latest FIFA ranking, released on Thursday. Morocco ranks third in the African continent, behind Senegal (24th) and Tunisia (28th). Belgium, France and Brazil are the top three sides in the world.

Football : Morocco’s Mohcine Khyati joins Jordan’s Al Hussein Irbid

Moroccan footballer Mohcine Khyati has joined Jordanian football club Al Hussein Irbid. The deal was made after the club’s technical director, Achraf Kassem, followed the player during his training, reports Jordanian news agency, quoting Al Hussein Ibrid’s top manager, Hani Hatamela. Mohcine Khyati is the third foreign player to play for the Jordanian club, alongside Croatian Idmir and Cameroonian Patrick. The Moroccan player was born on September 9, 1984 in Casablanca. After

Moroccan model Tilila Oulhaj attracts the attention of Vogue

Tilila Oulhaj is «making Marrakech her fashion playground», wrote Vogue World in an article dedicated to the twenty-two-year-old Moroccan model. Born in Azilal, Tilila worked as a debate teacher before deciding to move to Marrakech to start her modeling career. The young woman represents the two sides of a modern and traditional world through fashion. Moroccan model Tilila Oulhaj./Ph. Vogue The full-time model works for local brands and «established» ones as Vogue

Paris : A Moroccan woman dies in a violent fire

A young Moroccan woman was killed in a violent fire that ravaged an apartment building in the 16th arrondissement of Paris on Monday night, says Wednesday a Moroccan consular source in the French capital. The death of M.I, 24 years old, who lived in the building, was confirmed by police sources at the Moroccan Consulate General in Paris. A woman was arrested on suspicion of starting a fire that swept through the eight-storey apartment building, killing at least 10 people and injuring 30

UAE : The Moroccan woman who killed her lover and cut his body to stand trial

The Moroccan woman who is suspected of killing her lover in November 2017 is currently «standing trial» in the United Arab Emirates, reports GDN online quoting Khaleej Times. The woman is accused of stabbing her lover to death and cutting his corpse into three pieces. At the hearing, two witnesses said that a foul smell was coming out of the defendant’s apartment, days after the body was discovered. «One of the women told the court that she didn't know the defendant as

Morocco participates in the ministerial meeting of the coalition to defeat ISIS

Morocco is taking part in the ministerial meeting of the coalition to defeat ISIS, which is held Wednesday at the headquarters of the United States Department of State in Washington. Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita is representing Morocco at the meeting which will be attended by 79 Foreign ministers. «The full 79-member Coalition will meet for in-depth discussions on the impending territorial defeat of ISIS in Iraq and Syria, which is the result of four years of

RAM to soon launch a direct line linking Casablanca to Boston

Royal Air Maroc (RAM), Morocco’s national carrier, is to launch a direct line, linking Casablanca to Boston (USA) on June the 22nd, 2019, announced the company in a statement sent Wednesday to Yabiladi. The flight will be available three times a week, namely on Monday, Thursday and Saturday, the same source said. This new line, which will bring the number of direct air routes operated by the company across the Atlantic to seven, will soon be sold on the company’s online platform.

1st session of Africa working group of Morocco-US strategic dialogue held in Washington

Following the decision taken last September by minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation, Nasser Bourita, and US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo to relaunch the Morocco-U.S. Strategic Dialogue, the first session of the Africa working group related to the said Dialogue was held Tuesday in Washington, D.C. This meeting was marked by the participation of a large Moroccan delegation led by Mohcine Jazouli, minister delegate for African cooperation. Speaking on this occasion,

Tangier to host Morocco-Argentina friendly on March 26 instead of Rabat, Federation Says

The friendly football match between Morocco and Argentina will be played on March 26, 2019, at Tangier's Grand Stadium instead of Rabat, the Moroccan Royal Football Federation announced on Wednesday. The match, which was initially planned at Rabat's Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, was relocated «for logistical reasons», the Federation added in a statement. The match is part of Morocco's preparation for the upcoming African Cup of Nations (CAN-2019), scheduled in Egypt.

Morocco to lead Central African Republic Configuration of Peacebuilding Commission

Morocco's permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Omar Hilale, was re-elected by acclamation as Chair of the Central African Republic Configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC), a subsidiary body of both the Security Council and the General Assembly. Out of the five Presidents of Country Configurations of the Peacebuilding Commission that were elected, Hilale is the only one from an African country. The mandate of the Peacebuilding Commission, which was set up in

Moroccan-British model Nora Attal is the new face of Alexander McQueen’s recent collection

Moroccan-British model Nora Attal is the new face of Alexander McQueen’s recent spring/summer collection. After working for luxury fashion houses such as Dior, Chanel, Burberry and for Lebanese designer Elie Saab, the 19-year-old woman was featured on the British brand’s Instagram account, reports London-based fashion magazine About Her. Nora Attal modeled a couple of looks for the Alexander McQueen’s 2019 campaign next to other young models, including Jean Campbell,

The former right-hand man of Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders converts to Islam

The former right-hand man of Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders has announced that he converted to Islam, reports Dutch media on Tuesday. Joram Van Klaveren is known for leading for years a fierce battle against Islam in the lower house of the Dutch Parliament, for PVV leader Geert Wilders, wrote AFP. While writing an anti-Islamic book, Joram Van Klaveren, 40, changed his mind and decided to convert to Islam. «I thought: if everything I have written so far is correct, if I

H1N1 flu : Death toll reaches 16, according to the government's spokesperson

Moroccan government's spokesperson Mustapha El khalfi announced on Tuesday, February the 5th, in Rabat that 16 people died after catching the H1N1 flu, reports MAP news agency. The Minister indicated that 20 people have fully recovered while 36 others are still undergoing treatment in public and private health facilities. The deaths are mostly related to complications, listed by the Health ministry, including age, pregnancy, and chronic diseases. As part of the national surveillance system

An Israeli politician of Moroccan origins elected as head of a far-right party

Israel's «Jewish Home» party elected, Sunday, former Education Minister Rabbi Yitzhak Levy, who has Moroccan origins, as the new Chairman of the far-right party, reports Israel National News. «Jewish Home» said it overcame all the difficulties and crises it faced, saying it was confident in the new election. «We found an excellent candidate after many days of examining and vetting the various candidates; we heard and we chose», the party said in a press

Quebec awards a Moroccan national who died in the 2017 City mosque shooting

The government of Quebec awarded several medals, Monday, at the National Assembly to the victims and heroes of the 2017 City mosque terror shooting. According to Radio Canada, authorities awarded Azzedine Soufiane the «good citizenship» medal. The 57-year-old Moroccan-Canadian man who «received the bravery award, posthumously». During the attack, Soufiane «managed to pounce on the gunman and overpower him for several seconds, but was killed when the shooter broke

H1N1 flu : The Health Ministry and the WHO reassure Moroccans

The current situation with regard to seasonal influenza «should in no way worry the population», said Tuesday the Office of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the ministry of health following information reported by newspapers and social media about deaths due to this disease. «The WHO and the Ministry of Health are monitoring the situation very closely and recommend the usual preventive measures», they said in a joint statement. The influenza surveillance system