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An Iftar organized in London to support families of the Grenfell Tower victims

The embassy and consulate of Morocco in London organized on Tuesday an Iftar of solidarity to support the survivors and family members of the victims that were killed and injured in the Grenfell tower fire. Organized with the help of volunteers, associative actors and Moroccan traders, this Iftar was an opportunity for all the members of the Moroccan community to get together and back the Moroccan families bereaved by this terrible fire. Ambassador Abdesselam Aboudrar, who was accompanied by

Morocco : 88 community hospitals built by the Ministry of Health

The Ministry of Health has built 88 equipped community hospitals, exceeding the number that was planned before (80), the Minister of Health Lhoucine El Ouardi said on Tuesday in Rabat. Responding to two oral questions asked by two deputies at the chamber of representatives concerning the problems of emergency services, El Ouardi stated that in addition to the existing scanners in public hospitals, 23 others were purchased this year while 26 will be soon bought for next year. In addition,

A Moroccan national behind the explosion of Brussels central station

A man who set up a bomb in the central station of Brussels on Tuesday night was identified by the police, BBC news reports. According to the Belguim Prosecutor’s office spokesman, Eric Van Der, the alleged terrorist is 36-year-old Moroccan national from Molenbeek. The bomber entered the station carrying a suitcase; he then left it in the ticket hall where it started exploding partially. The man then returned to the ticket hall running towards a military police officer while shouting

Skytrax names Royal Air Maroc the Best Regional Airline in Africa

Morocco's airline Royal Air Maroc (RAM) won on Tuesday in Paris, the prize of the best regional airline in Africa in 2017 awarded by Skytrax, during the The International Paris Air (SIAE) -Le Bourget. Named by the President of this international organization, Edward Plaisted, the director of the RAM Clients' Pole, Othmane Bekkari, received this prestigious award granted for the fourth time in a row to Royal Air Maroc, which has established its status as a

A «highly radicalized» Moroccan national arrested in Spain

A 32-year-old Moroccan national was arrested on Tuesday 20th of June in a raid conducted by Spanish police in central Madrid, Reuters reports. The suspect is believed to be «highly radicalized» as the police found in his apartment «a large collection of extreme Islamist material including a manual for suicide bombers», the government said. The Spanish Ministry of Interior announced in a statement, as indicated by Reuters, that two other Moroccans aged 38 and 33 and

Figuig : King Mohammed VI intervenes in the Syrian refugee crisis

King Mohammed VI just gave his High instructions to «immediately solve the situation of a group of thirteen Syrian refugee families stranded at the border between Morocco and Algeria» near Figuig. The communiqué issued by the Palace on the evening of the 20th of June 2017, which also happens to be the World Refugee day, does not provide further details regarding the «immediate» solution. Is Morocco going to grant the Syrian families entry to the territory after

Bank al-Maghrib interest rate remains at 2.25 percent

Economic growth is expected to accelerate and attain 4.4 percent in 2017 and to reach 3.1 percent in 2018, according to Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM) forecasts. Driven by a rebound in cereal production according to estimations of the Department of Agriculture at 102 million quintals, agricultural inputs would increase by 13.4%, while the rate of non-agricultural GDP would improve by 3.1% to 3.3%, BAM announced on Tuesday after the quarterly meeting of its Board. In 2018, the recovery in

Morocco and Tunisia refuse a military solution for the Libyan crisis

During his visit to Morocco, the Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed alongside his Moroccan counterpart, Salah eddine Al Othmani announced in a joint-statement following the 19th session of the Tunisian-Moroccan High Joint Commission in Rabat that the two countries support a political solution to the crisis in Libya, ASHARQ AL-AWSAT reports. The two politicians highlighted their states' will back and  accompany the Libyan people «in the path towards a comprehensive political

Hirak : Authorities arrested more activists in northern protest, lawyers said

Lawyers and rights activist groups announced on Tuesday that the Moroccan authorities have arrested more protesters in the biggest protest movement that the country is witnessing since the Arab spring, Reuters reports. The same source indicates that 100 individuals belonging to the «Hirak» movement were arrested since the end of May, as Abdessadak Elbouchattaoui, one of the movement's lawyers declared. «There are arrests on a daily basis, on average, there were about four

USA : A 17-year-old Muslim girl killed

Nabra hassanin, a 17-year-old Muslim teenager, was killed on Sunday in Virginia, USA, New York Times reports. The victim’s body was found in a pond as the Fairfax County Police Department announced on Monday night. According to the same source, Nabra was out on Sunday night with a group of her friends when they argued with a 22-year-old driver identified as Darwin Martinez Torres. The police said, as New York Times indicates, that the group were heading to a fast food restaurant in their

The European council of Moroccan Ulema condemns the Finsbury terror attack

The European Council of Moroccan Ulema condemned on Monday the terror attack that targeted Muslims in London, when a man in a van drove over worshipers on their way out of a mosque in Finsbury park. The council ensures in a communiqué, that it has followed with «astonishment» the horrifying attack that took place near the mosque of Finsbury Park and which left one dead and several injured. Strongly condemning «this Islamophobic criminal act which is likely to

Terrorism : Muslim Executive of Belguim condemns the Finsbury Park attack

In a communiqué sent to Yabiladi, the Muslim Executive of Belguim (EMB) firmly condemned the terror attack that took place yesterday in London where a man in a van drove over pedestrians who have just got out of the Finsbury park mosque in the UK. Right after finishing the evening prayers, worshipers went through a tragic moment after a man died and 10 others were injured. As a way of supporting the victims, the EMB states that «the attack indicates that terrorism has no

An American veiled journalist forced to take off the scarf in Nice Airport

The American citizen Amani Al-Khatahtbeh has been through the worst moments of her life when she arrived to Nice airport. The journalist was force to take off her scarf by the police as she stated in a long Facebook post and tweet, Le Figaro reports. The founder of MuslimGirl was invited to judge the Cannes Lions festival last Friday, she says on her Facebook page narrating what happened in the airport. Once arrived to France, a police officer refused to stamp her passport because she was

London : A man in a van hits pedestrians while shouting «I want to kill all Muslims»

A man was killed and 10 others injured yesterday around midnight when a 48-year-old man in a van drove over pedestrians near a mosque in Finsbury Park, London, the BBC reports. According to the same source the victims of the attack were all Muslims that were outside a Muslim Welfare House. Speaking to the same source, an eyewitness called Abdul Rahman declared that «the driver had said he wanted to "kill all Muslims"», he added saying that «he struck the man and helped subdue

Grenfell Tower : A Moroccan man missing after being trapped in his 23rd-floor apartment

Two brothers living in the 23rd floor of the Grenfell tower were on the phone with their father just a few hours after he went missing. According to Sunday Express, Abdel Salam who is believed to be Moroccan was trapped in his apartment when the fire broke out. «The pensioner was speaking to his two sons on the phone as they made their way home from the Al Manar mosque», the same source reports. Abdel Salam is a 75-year-old retired man who lived with his two sons. «as the

Hirak : New arrests in Al Hoceima

At least two people were arrested on Friday in Al Hoceima, core of the contest movement that has shaken the northern region of Morocco for than 7 months, reports AFP according to reliable sources. A journalist present on-site stated that three persons were arrested during the day including the publishing director of online newspaper RifPress, Mohammed Al Hilali. A member of local authorities confirmed two arrests to the French news agency. More than a hundred people have been questioned by

Berlin is having its first liberal mosque

To break up with the stereotypes linked to Islam, Seyran Ates, a German-Turkish lawyer and well-known Muslim women's rights activist, inaugurated the Ibn-Rushd-Goethe mosque in Berlin on Friday, the first «Progressive» mosque in Germany, reports the Swiss newspaper Le Temps. In this mosque that stands out aside hundreds of others in Berlin , men and women pray side by side and homosexuals are explicitly welcome. The place of worship is open to all religious currents of Islam,

Football : Nabil Dirar to join for three years Fenrbahce

The Moroccan-Dutch midfielder from AS Monaco, Nabil Dirar has left the the French club to join the Turkish side in three-year contract, the two clubs announced on Friday. «Fenerbahce is a very big team based on very good players. There are many important names here. We will achieve great things with great players», the player told Fenerbahce. The 31-year-old footballer is now in Istanbul and «passed a medical» as reported by the Guardian.ng. Dirar will play in the