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Algeria suspends for the moment its plans of hosting the Syrian refugees

The Algerian authorities announced on Wednesday the 7th of June that they would «temporarily» cancel their plans of hosting the Syrian refugees stranded in the borders separating the two neighboring countries, le Monde reports. «The High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has not been able to reach a solution», spokesman of the Algerian Foreign Ministry Abdelaziz Benali Cherif said. The same person who announced Thursday 1st of June that Algeria will host a group of

Rio de Janeiro : Hassan Saada is finally coming home

The Moroccan Boxer hassan Saada is coming home on Friday 9th of June after retrieving his passport. A Brazilian court has allowed Saada to return to Morocco without any terms or conditions on his stay and the date of his return, Hesport reports. «The court has accepted a Hassan Saada’s request to participate in the African boxing championship. He was handed back his passport to leave for Morocco and join the tournament without putting any terms or restrictions to the trip»,

Panama court dismisses the Polisario phosphate claim

A Panama court has rejected a claim issued by the Polisario Front to block a Danish vessel that was carrying OCP phosphate rocks stating that the there was no evidence the cargo belonged to the group, the Moroccan company said on Thursday 8th of June in a statement. On the 17th of May, the Danish vessel Ultra Innovation that was carrying a phosphate cargo to Canada «has been detained by a national court» in Panama. The Separatist Front has filed a claim to hold the ship which was

Al Hoceima : Clashes between police and protesters

Protests in Al Hoceima city are still ongoing. On Thursday 8th of June, protesters in the northern town around 5 pm clashed with police officers who fired tear gas at dozens of young people who took the streets to manifest against corruption, AFP reports as published by Le Monde. According to the same source, around 5 pm, before Iftar time, a group of young people gathered to denounce corruption in the alleys. They were ruthlessly pushed back by the police to a crossroads in the neighborhood

Marrakech: A snake charmer dies after being bitten

A snake charmer died after being bitten by his snake in Jemaa el-Fna, Al Akhbar said today, as reported by the Mexican newspaper El Informador. The victim, aged 46, was bitten last month. he was transferred to the Mohammed VI hospital in Marrakech, where he died on Tuesday. The attack occurred while the man was feeding the animal. Charmers are not the only victims of snake bites. Tourists were also bitten, mistakenly thinking that the venom had been removed to avoid any danger. Travelers are

Princess Lalla Salma buys a € 3.8 million house in Greece

Princess Lalla Salma has just purchased a € 3.8 million house in one of the most beautiful island in Greece. According Athens magazine, the dream-like mansion has a unique aesthetic and is located in Kea, a Greek island in the Aegean Sea’s Cyclades archipelago, characterized by hilly countryside and quiet beaches. The new villa is a beautiful country house, combining architectural originality with luxury. «The figures are stunning: it has seven bedrooms - of which 4

«Hirak» : The European Coordination calls Rifains living abroad to boycott Moroccan banks

After only three weeks of its creation, the European coordination in solidarity with the protests movement in Al Hoceima has called Moroccans living abroad especially those who are originally from the Rif region to boycott the Moroccan banks. The organization is asking them to withdraw their assets deposited in the Moroccan banks until «all the demands asked by the protesters are realized and a meeting is set with the representatives of the popular Hirak», it indicates in a

Netherlands: No legal proceedings against Geert Wilders following his anti-Islam statements

The Dutch nationalist deputy Geert Wilders will not be prosecuted for the  anti-Islam comments he said in  Vienna on March the 27th 2015 during a rally of the Austrian extreme right-wing party, the Party for Freedom (PVV), informs Today the Dutch justice, as reported by 7 sur 7 online newspaper. The Dutch daily Algemeen Dagblad (AD) had stated the words of Geert Wilders. He described Islam as an «ideology of war and hatred» which «calls people to become terrorists,

London’s Attack : The mother of the third attacker speaks to Italian media

  The Mother of Youssef Zaghba, the third suspect identified after the london’s attack, lives in a small town called Fagnano di Valsamoggia near Bologna, Italy. Valeria C, interviewed by Italian media has given her version of the story concerning her son Youssef. She declared as stated by Corriere Della Sera : «So My son has chosen hate». According to her, the Italian mother couldn’t reach her son over the phone since Friday. Her Husband Mohammed has warned her

Hateful and sexual mass emails targeting Canadian University students are sent by a Moroccan

For more than three months, students and staff of Montcon University, a French-language university located in New Brunswick, Canada were receiving hateful and offensive emails from an individual who lives in Morocco. In an article published today by CBCNews, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) confirmed that since February, a female student studying at Montcon University has been the subject of «cyber terrorism». The same source indicates that : «a series of ten emails

Manchester Attack : The assailant was connected to ISIS and met Abdelhamid Abaaoud

The Manchester bomber who killed 22 people and injured 50 others during an Ariana Grande concert in the UK on the 22nd of May 2017, was able to enter Libya with the help of the same ISIS branch that trained the Brussels and Paris attacker. The information was reported on Tuesday by Belgian media based on an article published on the New York Times. On Saturday, the American media platform indicated that Salman Abedi, the terrorist who killed himself in the Manchester Arena, met in

Royal Air Maroc suspends transit flights via Doha to other Arab countries following the diplomatic crisis

Royal Air Maroc airline company has annulled transit flights via Qatar's capital Doha to and from UAE, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Egypt due to the cancellation of flights from Qatar to these countries, after they cut diplomatic ties with the Gulf Arab state, Reuters reports on Tuesday quoting the airline costumer service. According to Map news agency, the Moroccan airline firm costumer service declared that flights to the above-mentioned destinations wont be «guaranteed nor

Hirak : accused of several serious offenses, Zefzafi and his fellows are placed in pre-trial detention in Oukacha

The investigating judge has ordered a pre-trial detention in the local prison of Casablanca of seven individuals, after their hearing. They were among the defendants implicated in the inquiry according to a communiqué issued by the Attorney General of the King at the Court of Appeal of Al Hoceima on the 27th May 2017, announces the Attorney General of the King to the Court of Appeal of Casablanca. Investigations are still under the supervision of the Casablanca prosecutor's office with

London attack : One of the assailants is of Moroccan descent

British authorities have revealed the identity of the terrorists that  carried ana attack on Saturday night 3rd of June in london's busiest area. One of the attackers is a Moroccan-Libyan national who lives in Ireland, the BBC reports. «Another of the attackers has been named by police as Rachid Radouane, 30, from Barking. He was a chef who also used the name Rachid Elkhdar and police said he claimed to be Moroccan-Libyan», the same source points out. The 30-year-old

Morocco : 12 people killed and 39 others injured in a coach crash

12 people were killed and 39 others injured in a coach crush on Monday 5th of June on their way to Marrakech, local authorities report. The accident took place in the national road number 8 linking Marrakech to Fes. The coach was reversed causing the death of 12 passengers including a baby while 39 individuals were wounded, of which 20 are in a critical condition.   Injured passengers were carried to the regional hospital located in Kenitra while corps of the victims were transferred to

Munir Haddadi might soon join the Moroccan national team

Munir Haddadi, a Spanish professional football player of Moroccan descent who plays as forward for Valencia CF on loan from FC Barcelona, is accepted to be part of the Moroccan national team. According to a senior official at the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, the footballer will join the Atlas lions starting from next August, Kooora.com reports. The same source indicates that the lawyer of Munir, have received a positive response from the FIFA regarding the player’s request to

Adventures in Wonderland : An exhibition that portrays Morocco’s scenery

Rafiee Ghani, a Malaysian visual artist has drawn inspiration from Morocco’s landscape for his recent exhibition entitled «Adventures in Wonderland». According to Star2.com, Ghani’s new exposition «is a visual diary of the wonderful places he visited while on a month-long solo trip to Morocco in 2012». The artist’s love for the North African region has pushed him to define through his art the beauty and uniqueness of the Kingdom. «You drive in

The Netherlands : Dutch-Moroccans protest to support the Rif region

On Sunday 4th of July, Dutch-Moroccans gathered in Schouwburgplein, a plaza situated in the heart of the city of Rotterdam, to support the protests taking place in Al Hoceima city and to denounce the «rights violations and injustices in the Moroccan Rif region and for the release of political prisoners», the Netherlands Times reports. Bouchra Banhammou from the organizing committee of Mohcine Fikri Nederland, told NU.nl that around 2 thousand people from the Netherlands and abroad