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Michael Benyahia wins his first Formula Renault 2.0 trophy

Michael Benyahya, a young driver with dual Moroccan and American citizenship won his first trophy by competing at the Formula Renault 2.0. The 15 year-old champion, arrived first ahead of all junior pilots racing in the Portimao circuit. Along with a number of professional pilots, Michael was able to be a podium finisher racing in the Portuguese sports event, a communiqué reports. For the record, Michael Benyahia is competing for the first time at the Eurocup championship which is

African Union : a Moroccan civil society delegation to visit Niamey

For the first time ever, a Moroccan civil society delegation will officially participate during the 4th, 5th and 6th of May in an event organized by the African Commission of Human Rights in Niamey. The delegation is flying to the Nigerien capital in a few hours. Morocco has been rarely present at the African reunion because of the conflicts surrounding its departure in 1984. Things have changed by the beginning of 2017 when Morocco rejoined the African family. At the end of every assembly

Berlin : Moroccan Film Festival to shed light on women

The Moroccan Film Festival is now taking place in the Babylon Cinema in Berlin, an authentic location that was refurbished in 1999 after serving for years as a theater. The festival scheduled for the period between 2nd and 7th May is totally dedicated to Moroccan women and the film industry. The festival’s theme as the title foreshadows will focus on women and the way they are represented in movies. An opportunity to understand the Moroccan cultural dialogue and the struggles women face

King Mohammed VI to meet Francois Hollande today

The French president Francois Hollande is set to receive on Tuesday 2nd May king Mohammed VI at the Elysée palace, Atlas info reports. The meeting holds the objective of «going over the bilateral ties between the two countries». The visit is also an occasion for consolidating the relations that tie Morocco to France, «the secular and profound relations that transcends the presidential race in France». The meeting will be attended by Moroccan and

The first Moroccan designers to open a shop in Beverly Hills

Le Matin, a Moroccan daily newspaper, introduces them as «the first designers of Arab descent to leave a significant impact in the world of fashion in the USA». Indeed, Hicham Benslimane and Majida Housni, both of Moroccan origin, have just opened a store on Rodeo Drive, in the heart of world-famous Beverly Hills. Introducing Arab world styles to the West, such is the ambitious goal of the young stylists. After creating their own international fashion house, the «Royal

Macron pays a tribute to the memory of Brahim Bouarram

In the middle of the presidential race, front runner Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to the Moroccan man drowned by skinheads after a National Front rally in 1995. Provoking his opponent Marine Le Pen less than a week before election day, Macron laid flowers at the spot where Brahim Bouarram was killed. The 29 year-old man was thrown in the Seine river by a group of skinheads who were at a May rally organized in Paris by Jean-Marie Le Pen, father of the current National Front candidate. Bouarram

Morocco to open an embassy in Cuba

After restoring its diplomatic ties with Cuba, Morocco will open an embassy in La Havana. Speaking to Le 360, a diplomatic source states that «Morocco will soon open an embassy in Cuba». The same source who decided to remain anonymous to the readers, indicated that Cuba has backed Morocco in 2006, when it condemned the presence of a group of representatives of the Polisario separatist movement in an international event. Morocco broke off relations with Cuba since1980 after the

A Moroccan struck by Tri-Rail in Florida

A 29-year-old man was struck by Tri-Rail at the Pompano Beach station, Florida on Friday, Local10 reports. The young man who is identified as Mohamed Slimani, was trying to catch the train to West Palm Beach when he fell under the train and got cruched. Slimani had a tragic day, he crushed his car just a few hours before the incident and decided to take the Tri-Rail back home. Nabil Slimani, told the same source that his brother was on his way to work when he crushed his car. «What do

The African Union Commission welcomes the UN security Council Resolution on Sahara

The African Union Commission welcomed the decision taken on Friday by the UN Security Council. The unanimous adoption that extends the mandate of the United Nations Mission to the Referundum in Western Sahara until the 30th of April 2018. In a communiqué issued by the Commission on Sunday in Addis Ababa, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat expressed his satisfaction regarding the UN step. He also saluted the «the constructive spirit» that the

Morocco to finance the construction of stadiums in Rwanda

The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) and the Rwandan Association Football Federation have agreed over the weekend on the launch of a new project in the African republic. The FRMF will finance the construction of stadiums in the country through a repayable fund between the period of three to six years. «We can agree to construct a 3000-seater stadium for each district and depending on its needs, we will be offering different options for the construction phase», said Mouad

Morocco welcomes the adoption of Resolution 2351

Morocco welcomed the 2351 Resolution adopted yesterday 28th of April by the UN Security Council. In a communiqué issued today by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Internationl Cooperation, the Kingdom showed its backing of the UN decision. This resolution prorogates the Minurso's mandate in the region for an additional year, strictly within its current prerogatives. The Ministry stated that this step will take into consideration the remarks and recommendations that the UN Secretary

The Polisario removes its troops from the Guerguerat area

The Minurso mission have deployed its elements in Guerguerat after the Polisario Front withdrew its militias from the area. The move came merely a few hours after the UN security council adopted a new resolution on the Moroccan Sahara conflict. The area, consequently, returns to the status quo that prevailed before the 14th of August 2016. For the record, Morocco removed in February 2017 it's troops from the Guerguerat buffer strip. As a result, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged the

Moroccans living abroad : A go-to clientele for the Moroccan online banking sector

«Moroccans living abroad are also meant to be clients of e-banking», Driss Maghraoui, the executive director of distribution of products at Attijariwafabank claimed on Friday morning at a conference organized to present L’bankalik project. Launched a few months ago, L’bankalik is a «100% mobile banking model» that is free for use and user-friendly. Answering to a question asked by Yabiladi during the conference, Driss Maghraoui confirmed that the Moroccan

An American initiative for the conservation of archaeological sites in Morocco

Volubilis, an excavated Roman city near Meknes will host a set of regional training courses on the conservation and management of Archaeological sites with mosaics organized by Mosaikon and the Moroccan Ministry of Culture. The training is performed through a partnership bringing together the Ministry of Culture and Getty Conservation Institute (GCI). The course includes two workshops, according to a communiqué issued by the Ministry. The courses that started on April the 10th, aim to

Morocco puts a new prohibitive import tariff for soft wheat import

The Moroccan government announced on Thursday 27th April in Rabat a new prohibitive import tariff. The decision includes «raising Morocco’s soft wheat import custom tax to 135% from 30% until December 31st», said Mustapha El Khalfi, Minister Delegate to the head of government in charge of relations with the parliament. This step holds the objective of guaranteeing a beneficial marketing for the national products that are highly demanded in Europe. «This project is

Barcelona : two alleged terrorist admit being at Brussels airport during the attack

Two alleged djihadists that were arrested earlier this week in Spain in a raid in and around Barcelona admitted on Thursday that they were present in the Brussels airport when the bombs went off. The Spanish authorities claimed, as reported by AFP, that the two men were identified as Mohammed Lamsalak and Youssef Ben Hammou and that they have denied involvement in the terrorist bombing that targeted the airport in March 2016. A spokes man of the national court said that «they went to

Grupo Bimbo : a Mexican baking company to enter the Moroccan market

Grupo Bimbo, a Mexican multinational bakery and product manufacturing company will invade the African market through buying a Moroccan company specialized in baking and named Adghal, reports Reuters. The Mexican firm is the ninth largest company in Mexico in the field of baking pastry and food manufacturing. It is headquartered in Mexico City and operates in the United States, Canada, Chile and Spain. According to the same source, Bimbo’s business chief announced last week that the

Canada : a cemetery to open a section for Muslims

A funeral business in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, city located in central Quebec Canada, announced on Wednesday 26th April that it will open a section for Muslims in Les Jardins Quebec cemetery. Pressreader reports that the town is going to provide 500 plots for the Muslim community in the city at the end of May 2017. The idea of creating a cemetery for Muslims residing in Quebec was initiated a month ago. According to the same source, in March 200 people organized a meeting in Apollinaire, a