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Two big companies to purchase Samir oil refinery

The Anglo-Swiss multinational trading and mining company, Glencore along with the American private equity investor Carlyle will buy Morocco’s oil refinery, Reuters reports. The two huge firms hope to «recoup about $600 million (£465.2 million) in loans they issued to the plant before it went bankrupt», industry sources told the same source. The oil refinery that stopped operating in August 2015 and located in Mohammedia «If the deal goes through, would become

Detroit : A Moroccan Riad to solve American problems

Known as the largest city on the United-States–Canada borders, Detroit is now drawing inspiration from Moroccan architecture. The metropolitan is building an American Riad to provide work for its unemployed residents and help youngsters have a space for their creativity. According to an article published today by Next City, the cultural hub is initiated by Ulysses Newkirk an active member of the Oakland Avenue Artists Coalition and The Ghana ThinkTank, a coalition of artists from Ghana,

Switzerland : An SVP lawmaker accused of racial discrimination

After having reacted to the death of a muslim man in a Mosque in August 2014 by tweeting «we are asking for more», the Democratic union of the force lawmaker (UCD), Jean-Luc Addor will be sentenced on Tuesday 24th of May for racial descrimination. On the 22nd of August 2014, Jean-Luc Addor published on his Facebook account and Twitter a 20 minutes-article referring to a deadly attack that targeted a mosque in Saint-Gall northestern Switzerland and resulted in the death of a man. He

Maxtech to invest in the Moroccan mining industry

Maxtech, a diversified industries corporation with gold and manganese mineral properties headquarted in Canada, will establish a strategic development partnership with Morocco-based Green Energy Resources (GER) to examine the existing mining and mineral concessions in the country for «a potential joint venture or acquisition», benzinga reports. The Canadian company is currently evaluating along with the GER the manganese assets in Morocco and will in a short period decide on

Morocco-Nigeria : King Mohammed VI presides the signing of two bilateral agreements

King Mohammed VI presided on Monday at the royal palace in Rabat, a ceremony during which the Moroccan-Nigerian agreement regarding the launching of the Gazoduc and the fertilizers project was signed.   The event was attended by the Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama who recalled the King’s last visit to Abuja where he met the Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari. After a few months the two countries have succeeded to launch the implementation of the two bilateral

High Commission for Planning : Moroccans believe that food prices will increase

In a survey released yesterday 15th May by the High Commission for Planning, 97.1 per cent of Moroccan families expect food prices to increase while 1.4 only awaits the opposite, the Middle East Monitor reports today. The same source states that 87.4 per cent of families think that supply costs have increased during the past 12 months compared to 0.6 who claimed the contrary. The survey suggests that one third of Moroccan families had to borrow money to afford the spending of the first quarter

Syrian refugees in Figuig : El Othmani promises a solution to the crisis

Prime Minister, Saadeddine El Othmani, promised to solve the crisis of the Syrian refugees stuck in a no man’s land near the borders that seperate Morocco and Algeria, announced Mohammad Habach, head of the Syrian Peace Initiative to Al3omk website. The Islamist, who used to back Bachar Al Assad regime before joining the opposition, claimed that El Othmani has promised in a conversation held over the phone to «examine the issue and initiate talks» to find a solution for the

Mawazine 2017 : Latifa Raafat is not retiring

The Moroccan diva, Latifa Raafat, is not willing to retire anytime soon, The National reports. The 52-year-old singer denied rumors of her retirement stating that : «I don’t know where that came from, to be honest. I am still enjoying my work and it keeps me going.» Latifa has been around for three decades now, she participated in the creation of several successful songs such as «Maghyara», «Dunia», and «Ya Hli Ya ‘Ashrani». «As

Central African Republic : Another Moroccan peacekeeper killed

A Moroccan UN peacekeeper was killed today 13th of May in an attack in the Central African Republic, the United Nations reports. Moroccan soldiers were targeted during the night in the town of Bangassou by an armed group. «In the firefight, one peacekeeper of the Moroccan contingent died from gunshot injuries», the UN mission MINUSCA stated in a communiqué. This attack comes merely days after a previous one that targeted Moroccan peacekeepers on the 8th of May 2017 in the

Italy : the IOM announces an increase in the flow of Moroccan migrants

The International Organization of Migrants (IOM) has recorded an increase in the number of migrants coming from Morocco and Bangladesh towards Italy. 30 000 migrants and refugees were registered this year by the same organization, 7000 of these were Moroccan and Bangladeshi nationals. 7 times more than last years' numbers, EFE reports. 2423 Moroccan migrants arrived to Italy in 2017 in contrast to 893 that were registered in April 2016 by the UN agency. More than 4600 Bangladeshi have crossed

Central African Republic : Tunisian peacekeeper saves Moroccan soldiers

A Tunisian peacekeeper managed to save three Moroccan soldiers during an attack that targeted a UN convoy in the Central African Republic, a Tunisian local media reports. An armed group launched a raid on the Minusca mission in Central Africa announced the UN Syndicate of Civil Servants of the General Directorate of Intervention (SFDGUI). The soldier has covered his Moroccan brothers in arms allowing them to «retreat from attackers' target and open fire to retaliate and protect the

Youssef Ksiyer : Three types of fake news that you should avoid

Youssef Ksiyer, the Moroccan comedian, is back again with another hilarious video. After mentioning the three things that Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un have in common, it is time to move to another annoying phenomena that people have been encountring all over the internet these days. Ksiyer is all about fake news in his second short clip in english. With the emergence of social media, internet users have to deal everyday with a huge number of false, unnecessary and confusing news. So brace

Luxembourg : A cultural event that reunites Muslim and Jewish Moroccans

Muslim and Jewish Moroccans were reunited recently in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in a cultural event that highlights the diversity and richness of the Moroccan culture and the traditional Moroccan Jewish art. During this ceremony organized by the Israelite consistory of Luxembourg, presided by Albert Aflalou and attended by the consul general of Morocco in Liège, Hassan Touri, the attendees watched the movie «Tinghir-Jérusalem, les echos du mellah». The documentary

Abdelkrim Benatiq : Syrian refugees «have to pass through regular diplomatic channels»

Morocco will allow the stranded refugees in its borders enter its territory only if they «pass through the regular diplomatic channels», Middle East Monitor reports. The Minister in Charge of Moroccans Residing Abroad and Migration, Abdelkrim Benatiq declared to the same source that : «The refugees have to go either through the Tunisian embassy or any other embassy in another country, and then we will process their case files in accordance with the immigration and asylum

Texas : An American arrested for verbally assaulting a Muslim family

An American citizen called, Alexander Downing was charged of «public intoxication» for racially assaulting a Muslim family in a hotel beach on South Padre Island in Texas, United States. The video was published by AJ+ on facebook 9 hours ago. Noria Alward claimed to the media platform that she «was enjoying the beach with her family when the man began harassing them». Downing was shouting at Alward Family calling them names. The angry man kept insulting the Muslim

Lagouira : The 12 Moroccan soldiers detained by the Mauritanian Army are free

The 12 Moroccan soldiers who were detained by the Mauritanian army yesterday were finally freed. «following the orders of President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, members of the royal navy have regained freedom», a source from the Sahara told Yabiladi. «The soldiers have already returned to the Kingdom». A decision was taken to put an end to the incident Thursday morning. Moroccan officials maintained talks with their Mauritanian counterparts which led to a positive

«Empowering Women in the Atlas» : a program for helping women leaders in the rural wolrd

Women’s Association for Rural Development and the American Initiative for Partnership with the Middle East (MEPI), have worked together to help 100 women entrepreneurs in rural areas acquire a set of capacities and skills through a project entitled «Empowering Women in the Atlas». The closing ceremony of the program will be organized on Saturday 13th May in Ifran, a communiqué sent to Yabiladi by the Foundation reports. «We are very proud to have successfully

Puma’s renewed classical pair of sneakers are inspired by Majorelle Garden

The German multinational company that designs athletic footwear has recently found inspiration in  the magical garden Majorelle located in Marrakech. Photos of the classical pair of sneakers namely Blaze of Glory and Clyde have gone viral on the Internet after they both have been redesigned by adding details originally mimicking the beauty of the Garden.  The sportswear firm decided to give the famous pair of sneakers a Moroccan touch inspired by the traditional