After publishing two videos in which she affirms her support for the Iraqi Kurdistan Independence and calls for the death of Arabs, Malika Mezzane was arrested on Sunday in Rabat by the judicial police. The Amazigh poet and activist, held currently in custody, will be brought before the King’s prosecutor.
Noam Vazana, an Israeli singer of Moroccan descent who has been invited to perform at the 18th edition of Tanjazz festival, was met at her arrival in Tangier by riots. According to Israel National News, the singer was called a «child-Killer», in a video where a number of people set the Israeli flag on fire. Vanzana was summoned by the Tanjazz organizers to perform on the 15th of September alongside a Dutch-Morocca, artist named Teema. «I had already performed in Morocco
Morocco and the United States of America have been in good terms since the signing of the famous Marrakech Treaty on 1786 under the reign of Sultan Mohammed III. The Kingdom has been one of the first North African countries that ensured strong diplomatic ties with the newly formed nation. The two countries managed to strengthen their links after the death of the Alaouite Sultan.
Horst Köhler, the newly-appointed UN Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, officially took office on the 8th of September, said the UN in a statement. «For eight days, Köhler met with Antonio Guterres, senior United Nations officials, representatives of the parties and neighbors, and member states», added the same source. Guterres welcomed Köhler's tour of the region, stressing «the importance of this visit that would restart the political process with a new
Muslims in the United Kingdom encounter significant barriers in workplace according to a study issued last week by the Social Mobility Commission, an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Cabinet Office, the Department for Education and the Department for Work and Pensions. As reported by Eastern Eye, an online newspaper, the survey’s findings suggest that «in the economically active population, one in five (19,8 per cent) of the Muslim population is in
An explosion in Parsons Green metro station in south-west London has left several injured this morning after a white bucket exploded BBC reports. A wave of panic erupted after the alarms at the metro went off. BBC London presenter Riz Lateef told the same source that «there was panic as people rushed from the train, hearing what appeared to be an explosion», she added «people were left with cuts and grazes from trying to flee the scene. There was lost of panic». The
The former Moroccan international and football player, Ahmed Rmouki, 60, died Thursday morning in Rabat after suffering with illness for a long time, the Association Sportive des Forces Armées Royales Also Known as the Royal Army Club said in a statement. Rmouki started his career playing first with Raja of Agadir. He then joined AS FAR in the 1980s with whom he won the African Champions League in 1985 and the Throne Cup three times and the national championship. He eventually joined
The World Bank has made it clear through its latest reports on Morocco that education is an investment in human capital which guarantees higher productivity and combats poverty. The international financial institution believes that pre-education is a primordial step that the Kingdom should develop and assist.
The Moroccan football team is ranked 56th in the world according to the FIFA World Ranking, a ranking system for men’s national teams in association football, currently led by Germany. The list published on Thursday 14th September, shows that the national team has jumped in the scale by four places scoring 635 points in the month of September. Regionally, Morocco’s team is 10th in the continent led by Egypt. Globally, the monthly ranking is topped by Germany (1st), followed by
The Moroccan General Confederation of Companies (CGEM) organized a seminar on Tuesday, 12th of September at its headquarters in Casablanca, to discuss «Business-management relations : What are the main areas for improvement ?». The meeting brought together about one hundred members of the organization, CGEM said in a statement. The seminar had 4 workshops with the objective of «proposing concrete and applicable recommendations that could remove the administrative barriers