A snake charmer was bitten to death by a poisonous snake on Monday 31st of July in the city of Martil, a sea resort northeastern Tetouan, Alarabiya reports. The deceased was in the middle of his show when he was stung on his right hand by the carnivorous reptile. According to the same source, passer-bys have rushed to rescue the charmer but he died. Several Moroccans in different touristic cities earn their living from hypnotizing snakes, a job that is considered dangerous. Despite the death
According to Jerusalem Post, Morocco and the Palestinian authorities are pressuring Togo into canceling an Africa-Israel summit scheduled for October in Lomé, the Togolese capital.
67 Sub-Saharan migrants have forced their way into Ceuta on Tuesday morning, the Spanish Civil Guard and Red Cross said as reported by RT. The same source announced that 14 of them were injured when trying to enter the city. 200 sub-Saharans have crossed the 60-meter fence at around 5: 30 today, 67 of them managed to enter while the rest failed to make it to Ceuta. According to the Spanish Red Cross 14 migrants were hospitalized as they were suffering from «cuts and fractures». On
Seven Moroccan nationals, including four who are still teenagers aged between 15 and 17 years old, were rescued on Friday 28th of July, by the Gibraltar Pilot’s launch in an attempt to swim reaching the Spanish soil, the Gibraltar Chronicle reports. According to the same source, the seven Moroccans, who used to live in Casablanca, were put in prison by the Magistrates Court in Gibraltar yesterday for being «non-Gibraltarians in Gibraltar without a valid permit of
In a survey conducted by Trip.com, an American discovery and travel research application and website headquartered in Palo Alto, California, and published on Forbes magazine, the agency came out with a list of the 10 most dangerous places for solo female travelers. According to the ranking Morocco is placed as the second most dangerous destination for solo women travelers. Forbes did not only rely on the list provided by Trip.com, it also stated detailed information given by the US. State
Moroccan Ambassador to Turkey, Mr. Menouar Alem, died on Monday night in Rabat, his relatives told MAP news agency. Born on the 20th of January 1955 in Rabat, Menouar Alem joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in 1979, where he held several positions. In 2004, he was appointed ambassador of HM the King, Head of the Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the EU, Representative of Morocco in the NATO Mediterranean Dialogue. On the 13th of October 2016,
Fifteen Moroccan athletes will compete for the 16th edition of the World Athletics Championships, which will take place from the 4th to the 13th of August in London, according to the Royal Moroccan Athletics Federation (FRMA). These Moroccan athletics will participate to six competitions, namely the 1500meters race by Malika Akkaoui, Rabab Arafi, Brahim Akashab, Fouad El Kaam and Abdelaati Iguider; the The 3000 metres steeplechase (Fadwa Sidi Madane, Soufyane El Bakkali, Hicham
A Moroccan national was arrested on Monday, 31st of July by the Turkish authorities at Sabiha Gokcen Airport for carrying 100 capsules of cocaine, Daily Sabah reports. The alleged drug trafficker has swallowed 480 grams of cocaine. According to the same source, the Turkish police has identified the Moroccan as a 41-year-old man called M.M. After acting in a weird and suspicious way, the police «found nine capsules of narcotics hidden inside his clothing». The detained was
The government program, which sets the general framework for debt reduction by 2021, makes 2018 a «step-up» towards this alleviation, said the Minister of Economy and Finance, Mohamed Boussaid. «All efforts to restore finances are being consolidated and deficit targets will be met,» Boussaid said in an interview published Monday be L'Economiste, saying that the next budget should give priority to social sectors. «The context is more favorable than last year
A delegation to the UN Committee against Torture will visit Morocco from the 21st to the 27th of October. This will be its first trip to the Kingdom after the latter joined in December 2014 the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The visit takes place in a particular context, whereas the National Preventive Mechanism against Torture, an essential element in the process entrusted to the National Council of