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Amman : Nasser Bourita attending a meeting of Arab ministerial delegation to counter the U.S recent Israel recognition

Morocco is participating in the first meeting of the Arab restricted ministerial delegation in charge of countering the U.S decision to recognize Al-Quds as Israel’s capital, reports Map news agency. At this meeting, which kicked off Saturday in Amman, the kingdom is represented by minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nasser Bourita. Last December, the Arab League announced the setting up of a restricted ministerial delegation to counter the U.S decision.The

Quebec : Muslim organizations call for the creation of a national day against Islamophobia

The National Council of Canadian Muslims, one of the largest Muslim organizations in Canada, asked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to declare January 29th, the day of the attack that targeted the Centre culturel islamique de Québec (CCIQ), «a national day against Islamophobia», says La Presse. In a letter to the Prime Minister, released Friday, Ihsaan Gardee, director of the National Council of Canadian Muslims, said the proclamation «would allow Canadians to remember

USA : Pentagon grants Morocco $ 18 million for the fight against terrorism

The Trump administration plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on US allies in the Middle East and North Africa region to fight «ISIS», as the terrorist group tries to flee the Levant heading to Africa, says Le Desk, quoting a US Department of Defense report. In total, the Trump administration would have already donated $ 600 millions, reports Newsweek. The Defense Department is expected to deliver weapons and help Special Forces units better equip countries, according to

Morocco : luxury property sellers offer a villa in Tangier worth $1.8 million

Built in 1930, located in Tangier and refurbished by interior designer, Nicolo Baldissera in 2014, the USD 1,8 Million worth Moroccan villa is for sale, as indicated in a New York Times article published on Thursday and entitled «house hunting in Morocco». The five bedrooms and three floors mansion sits on a 4,090-square-foot lot. As described by the online newspaper the villa has a fountain in its garden, an elevator and a hammam, pool and half-bath on its roof. Located in the

An unaccompanied Moroccan minor dies in Melilla

An unaccompanied minor, protected by the autonomous city of Melilla, died in a health center where he was hosted since December the 26th, said EFE news agency. The teenager had just left the hospital where he had his leg amputated after a car collision. In a press release, the Ministry of Social Affairs in Melilla indicated that the young man was a Moroccan minor. The 17-year-old teenager was found dead in his room. According to the city’s social services, he was suffering from an

Morocco admitted as a new member of the World Bank Treasury Government Debt and Risk Management Program

The World Bank treasury, a body that provides capacity building and investment management services to institutions such as central banks, sovereign wealth funds and national pension funds, has declared on Wednesday 3rd of January that Morocco has been added as a new member to the Government Debt and Risk Management (GDRM) program, said the international financial institution on its official website. This program, initiated by the World Bank treasury and financed by the Swiss State Secretariat

CAF Awards : Wydad named club of the year

The Wydad Athletic Club (WAC) was selected as the African Club of the Year 2017, at the annual Confederation of African Football (CAF) awards on Thursday night in Accra, Ghana, reports MAP news agency. This recognition comes as the Casablanca team won the Africa CAF Champions League Final held on Saturday 4th of November in Casablanca. WAC secured its first CAF Champions League win since 1992 by scoring 2 aggregated goals in the two football matches against Al Ahly. In the same ceremony held

Guerguerate : A trade unionist insists that Moroccan transport professionals need to be vaccinated

The Democratic Labor Organization (ODT) is asking the El Othmani government to install a health unit at the El Guerguerate border crossing that would be aiming to vaccinate truck drivers traveling to Sub-Saharan Africa. «While on duty, many Moroccan international transport professionals get sick when they go to southern countries,» warns the trade unionist in a statement sent on Thursday to Yabiladi. The same source states that «up to 120 trucks cross Guerguerate daily

UK : Thousands of Muslims clean the streets after New Year’s Eve

The day after New Year in the United Kingdom, the streets are often strewn with rubbish following the festivities of the day before. Thousands of Muslims celebrated 2018 by cleaning the streets several cities across the United Kingdom. This initiative was organized in association with the local councils, says the British newspaper The Independent. In Liverpool, members of the Nasir Mosque in Brougham Terrace (Liverpool) helped volunteers from the local community «to put some order in the

Felipe VI of Spain and Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano’s visit to Morocco had been postponed to March

King Felipe and his spouse’ visit to Morocco has been postponed for the second time, a spokesman for the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday, reports El Pais, a Spanish online newspaper. The official confirmed that the Spanish and Moroccan governments agreed that the royal trip had to be delayed to March. Diplomatic sources told the newspaper that the visit had not been officially announced yet but the preparations are under way including the bilateral agreements

Fnac to open a second shop in Casablanca

Fnac Maroc, a large French retail chain selling cultural and electronic products, founded by André Essel and Max Théret in 1954, is to open a second store in Casablanca. This shop will be the third of its kind in Morocco, reports a statement issued by group Aksal and sent to Yabiladi on Wednesday. The new store is located at 45 Ali Abderrazak Street, in the heart of the Maârif and Racine district. «The opening date is scheduled for tomorrow,» as source from

Gueguerate : The Polisario armed militia stop a rally in the buffer zone

This Wednesday, 3rd of January, three armed militia from the Polisario Front «have blocked for more than an hour and a half, people who were intending to rally from the buffer zone to Mauritania», says a source close to the matter. «The MINURSO forces intervened in order to stop the separatist movement’s militias. Morocco's response (Foreign Ministry and FAR, ed) is expected to be released in the coming hours», added the source. This final rebound comes only

Russia : A Muslim woman running for presidency against Vladimir Putin

Aina Gamzatova, a 46-year-old Muslim woman from the republic of Dagestan in Russia, decided to run for the presidential elections set for March 2018 competing with the Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to several international sources. The Muslim woman confirmed this information in a Facebook post last Thursday. Two days later, her supporters gathered around her to celebrate in Makhachkala, the capital of Dagestan, writes Al Jazeera. The native of Daghestan is part of a Sufi

USA : Two Moroccan artists to perform in Coachella festival

Coachella, the best festival in the world according to The Rolling Stones magazine, will feature two artists of Moroccan descent, namely the American rapper French Montana and the French DJ and music producer, Mehdi Benjelloun, known by his stage name Petit Biscuit. The two artists are scheduled for the same day on two different dates : Sunday, April the 15th and 22nd, 2018, indicates the festival’s website. pic.twitter.com/ivjHgj9uae — Coachella (@coachella) 3 janvier

A movement of «young Royalists» interrupts one of the marches in Jerada

A movement of «young royalists» has joined the Hirak popular movement in Jerada. «The sit-in organized on Monday, January the 1st, and taking place in Al Amal square has been interrupted by five individuals from Hassi Belal», Said Al Manjami told Yabiladi. «Carrying national flags and photos of King Mohammed VI, they denounced the marches and accused protesters of sowing seeds of sedition. The intervention of some young people from the Hirak movement quickly put

Morocco : Four journalists to appear in court for publishing confidential information

Four Moroccan journalists and a member of the House of Councilors will appear in court for distributing confidential information, reports EFE. Mohamed Ahaddad, a journalist for Al Massae, as well as another defendant, told the Spanish news agency that the names of the three others involved are : Abdelhaq Lachgar, journalist for the daily newspaper Akhbar Alyaoum, as well as Kaoutar Zaki and Abdelah Sujair, from the online newspaper Aljarida24.ma. They will be tried January 25th at Rabat court

Twenty-seven Moroccans on FIFA's list of international referees for 2018

FIFA has published the list of the international referees suggested for 2018 including 27 Moroccans proposed by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), announced Tuesday the governing body of the national football on its official website, as reported by MAP news agency. The list includes Redouane Jiyed, Hicham Tiazi, Noureddine El Jaafari, Samir Kazaz, Adil Zourak, Reddad Daki and Karim Sabry in the football category. Redouane Achik, Hicham Ait Abbou, Yahya Nouali, El Hassan Azgaou,

Germany : Far-right MP investigated over anti-Muslim tweets

Beatrix von Stroch, a German politician who served as Deputy Leader of the Alternative for Germany since July 2015 and Member of the Bundestag since September 2017, had her Twitter and Facebook accounts deactivated on New Year’s Eve, for calling Muslim men violent and barbaric, reports the German TV channel DW news. On New Year’s Eve, the Cologne police posted a message in Arabic on Twitter, wishing every a happy new year. The tweet did not obviously please the German MP who