Arrested in 1973, the Bourequat brothers never knew why they spent 19 years in the Tazmamart secret prison. Wednesday in Paris Bayazid, one of the three brothers, passed away.
In a communiqué issued yesterday, the National Library of Morocco reacted to reports accusing it of authorizing the shooting of an «immoral» scene in its facilities. Further inquiries show that the scene was from a German comedy movie.
In an attempt to promote the New Brunswick province, attract investors, students willing to carry their studies in Canada and Moroccans dreaming of immigrating to the country, the Government of New Brunswick, in partnership with the Canadian Embassy in Morocco, organized a reception on Wednesday, April 18th at The View Hotel in Rabat. Several Canadian representatives were attended the event, including Nathalie Dubé, Canada's Ambassador to Morocco and Jean-Paul
In one month, Naelle Song, a YouTuber who has recently started her channel on the video platform, has succeeded to attract many netizens. The 24-year-old South Korean mixes French and Darija to tell her story about her life in Morocco. Naelle started posting videos last month. She has amassed more than 225,000 views. Three of these videos are dedicated to Morocco and accumulate an average of 40,000 views each. Her most watched video is titled "Three Moroccan items I use every
After the two Dutch politicians announced their prohibition of access to the city of Al Hoceïma, the spokesman of the Moroccan government, Mustapha El Khalfi, finally reacted. At a press conference held in Rabat on Thursday, El Khalfi said that "there has been no ban. We have not issued a prohibition decision". The minister also denounced a fake news, adding that this clarification intends to "cut short statements designated to circulate false information". As a reminder, Kati
The Spanish government is looking forward to launch negotiations with Morocco on a new fisheries agreement, «as soon as possible». A position expressed yesterday by the Spanish Minister of Agriculture and Environment, Isabel García Tejerina, report Iberian media. The official wished that the fleet of his country won't be affected by a possible «suspension» of activity in the Atlantic waters of Morocco. The 2014 agreement is to expire on July 14th. On 17th
Morocco declares that it is going to launch its sukuk, in partnership with specialized banks of the field, more than one year after Bank Al-Maghrib granted licenses to five local banks to set up their Islamic finance subsidiaries, reported Bloomberg. Hicham Talby, who heads the Financial sector department at the Ministry of Finance, indicates that the financial instruments will be operational this year, including Ijara, Wakala, Musharaka and Murabaha. By harmonizing the traditional capital
After three days of silence, the United Nations confirmed on Monday night that Morocco and the Polisario front are holding talks in Berlin. Algeria and Mauritania are also taking part in the discussions. Discussions should be held in two phases, spread through January and February, said the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres at a press briefing in New York, without giving further details. Stéphane Dujarric is not aware of the place where Horst
As the ECOWAS organization has promised to study Morocco’s admission through «a report that investigates the impacts of this step», Rabat is still positive about its chances to join the Economic Community. In Abuja, Morocco’s allies in the West African organization have taken the lead. Details.
The recent statement of Algeria’s Foreign Minister, Abdelkader Messahel, has indeed created a diplomatic crisis between the two neighboring countries. As a result, Morocco summoned up its ambassador in Algiers while the latter responded by recalling its chargé d’affaires in Rabat. To comment on the situation that made headlines since Friday, Yabiladi contacted Ali Benhadj an Islamist activist and co-founder of the FIS, an Algerian Islamic Party. Interview.