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Rif : Authorities arrest Nasser Zefzafi

The Moroccan activist and leader of the protest wave that is taking place in Al Hoceima lately, has been arrested, officials told the French news agency AFP. The fugitive man that was on the run since Friday was detained on Monday 29th May by the authorities. Al Hoceima’s public prosecutor ordered the arrest of Zefzafi who interrupted a preacher on Friday 26th during the weekly prayer. Clashes occurred on the same day as the police was trying to arrest him at his place in the

Gad Elmaleh speaks about his early childhood memories in camp Tzivot Hashem in Morocco

The Moroccan-French Comedian, whose fame spread to North America lately appearing on late-night shows in the US, has started his career from a Chabad camp in Morocco 30 years ago. Speaking to a crowd during a stand-up show in Montreal, Gad recalled his memories in Camp Tzivot Hashem in Settat Morocco where he used to attend frequently to study Torah play and socialize with the Moroccan Jewish community. According to Chabad.org, Gad Elmaleh cracked his first jokes in 1982 at the

Rabat : Two trainee teachers sent to the hospital after going on a hunger strike

The Moroccan Association for Human Rights has blown the whistle yesterday night reporting that two trainee teachers who are on a hunger strike were sent to the hospital. «Their demands are well-founded, and their lives are in danger», tweeted the Rbati department of the organisation. The same source urged the teachers to stop the strike. The association also called the Minister of National Education to «hold talks immediately with them». The NGO indicates that 22

Ftour 2.0: The 7th edition to boost the Moroccan digital scene

Ftour 2.0, the annual event that brings together web professionals in Morocco is back again with its 7th edition starting from 9th of June. The objective behind this is «to reunite the local digital scene actors», reports a communiqué sent to Yabiladi by Ftour 2.0 organizers. Youtubers and social media aficionados will have the opportunity to discuss, share and exchange feedback on their experiences in the field. This 7th edition will know also the launch of the first

USA : Two men killed for defending Muslim women

Two men were stabbed to death Friday 26th May on a crowded commuter train in Portland, Oregon's largest city in the USA after defending two Muslim women that were bullied by a passenger, US police said as reported by Aljazeera. The suspect was yelling racial and anti-Muslim slurs at two Muslim women when he got confronted by two men. The stabbing occurred on a Metropolitan Area Express (MAX) light-rail train, CNN indicates adding that one victim died immediately while the second died in the

Kigali : The Moroccan national football team to participate in the Genocide memorial tournament

The Moroccan national football team will participate in the second edition of the Genocide memorial tournament organized from the 1st to the 4th of June 2017 in Kigali, Rwanda, NewTimes reports today. «Morocco has confirmed their participation, but we expect more activities to confirm before the tournament starts», states an official in Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) to the same source. Morocco has been invited to attend the yearly event along with other African countries

Nasser Bourita received in Bamako by the Malian president

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nasser Bourita, who was also assigned delivering King Mohammed VI message, was received on Friday 26th of May in Bamako, Mali by the Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. The meeting was attended by the director of Morocco's External Intelligence Agency (DGED), Mohamed Yassine Mansouri, Hassan Naciri the Kingdom's ambassador to Mali alongside the Malian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International cooperation, Abdoulay Diop,

Quito : Brahim Ghali meets the Israeli Minister

Headed by Brahim Ghali, is Polisario trying to open up to Israel ? With Brahim Ghali, is the Polisario trying to open up to the Israelis? The inauguration ceremony of the new president of Ecuador, Lenín Moreno, gave Ghali an opportunity to warmly greet the Israeli minister at Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu’s cabinet, Ayoob Kara. נשיא הרפובליקה הערבית סהראוי בדרום מארוקו עבד אלקאדר טאלב עומר

Moroccan Jewish Community in Toronto to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary

The Jewish Moroccan Community of Toronto (CJMT) declared in a statement published today on Marketwired, a press release distribution service headquartered in Toronto, that they celebrating the Canada’s 150 anniversary by organizing a festival. This week-long cultural event will take place in different locations throughout the city from 4th to 12th of June 2017. «The CJMT has been instrumental in supporting and strengthening the Moroccan Jewish community in Toronto. The CJMT

The US will decrease the financial assistance dedicated to the Middle East and North Africa

Just a few days after visiting the Middle East aiming at tightening the bilateral ties between the USA and Arab countries, Donald Trump's administration is willing to cut £ 656 million of the assistant provided for the Middle East and North Africa, the Independent reports. «On Tuesday his administration moved to slash its Middle East and North Africa aid budget by up to 80 per cent», states the same source. The 2018 fiscal year proposals that were released by the white house

Princess Lalla Salma receives the World Health Organization gold medal

Princess Lalla Salma, President of the Lalla Salma Foundation - Prevention and Treatment of Cancer, accompanied by Princess Lalla Khadija, received the gold medal of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday in Rabat. WHO Director-General Margareth Chan has awarded Princess Lalla Salma the organization's medal in recognition of her work and commitment to the fight against cancer in Morocco and around the world. Lalla Salma, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for the Promotion and Prevention of

A new stamp dedicated to two Muslim holy days printed by Canada Post

Canada Post has printed this week a new stamp symbolising two of the most important Muslim holy days. The thumbnail has been exhibited Tuesday simultaneously in Toronto and Montreal according to Le Journal de Montréal. «The stamps were unveiled at events with members of the Muslim communities in Montréal, Que. and Richmond Hill, Ont. Montréal and the Greater Toronto Area are home to more than half of Canada’s over 1 million Muslims», explains the Canadian

Washington, D.C. : Chef Moha awarded the jury prize at the «DC Embassy Chef Challenge»

Moroccan cuisine chef Moha Fedal has been awarded Wednesday evening in Washington, D.C. The jury prize of the ninth edition of the culinary competition «DC Embassy Chef Challenge». The Moroccan participation to the event has been particularly and noted distinguished, and attended by Kingdom's ambassador to the USA, Lalla Joumala Alaoui. Moha Fedal, assisted by Moroccan culinary art rising star Faiçal Zahraoui, managed to impress the jury with a gourmet dish based on the

First day of Ramadan is Saturday in Australia, Saudi Arabia and Yemen

Muslims from all over the world are impatiently awaiting the first day of Ramdan. Saudi Arabia is the first country to announce the beginning of the sacred month. According to Ajlnews online newspaper, Saturday is meant to be the first day of Ramadan in the Wahabi kingdom knowing that the 29th of Chaabane is today in Saudi Arabia as moon-sighting couldn’t determine the precise appearance of the hilal, the same source indicates. For its part, Yemen announced that the month of

Spain : A sawmill survives the economic crisis because of its exports to Morocco

The Cuenca wood processing plant in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha (center-east) is one of the few sawmills to overcome the economic crisis that is hitting Spain. According to its managing director, David Serrano speaking to Cadena radio SER, the factory managed to survive the crisis that paralyzed the Spanish market thanks to its exports to Morocco. 80% of the country's sawmills have went bankrupt. The plant currently employs 41 people. It was forced to close in 2016,

Rif : A sit-in of solidarity to be held tomorrow infront of the UN headquarters in New York

At the call of the «Amazigh Movement in the United States», a sit-in in solidarity with the protests in the Rif will be held Friday May 26th in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York. The organizer of the event put a telephone number at the disposal of the interested people who are interested in participating in the sit-in. The sit-in in New York will take place only one week after the first meeting, Saturday, May 20th in Madrid, of the coordination of the solidarity

Ain Taoujdat : Locals manifest after the death of a teenager

Local citizens in Ain Taoujdate, a small town in El Hajeb province, manifested yesterday night after a teenager was killed by an electric shock, Le Desk reports. Mounir, who is only 13 years old, was out with friends his age to bath in Ain Amellal. He was electrocuted on his way home after clinging to a pylon of a railway as he tried to step over a low wall. Protesters gatherd in front of the local hospital where the victim’s body was laid in a shroud, accusing the authorities of

Carlyle files a suit against insurers because of Samir oil refinery

Carlyle, an American multinational private-equity firm, is filing a suit against its insurer over USD 400 million loss that the group believes it lost when Morocco’s oil refinery Samir went bankrupt in 2015, Reuters reports based on court documents.  The company accuses Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance for refusing to cover the losses. The British news agency indicates that «Carlyle Commodity Management, a subsidiary of Carlyle Group formerly called Vermillion Asset Management, said