Israeli opposition Labor party is about to be led by either of two politicians of Moroccan descent. Amir Peretz and Avi Gabbay will both compete to win the leadership of the left-wing party as one of them might be the next Israeli Prime Minister.
The military tribunal in Rabat on Monday (July 3rd) sentenced two Moroccan soldiers to life imprisonment for inciting civilians and soldiers to «join the rebel groups» of the Polisario Front, as indicated by Assabah, and reported by the Spanish news agency EFE. The two soldiers will be incarcerated in the prison of Salé in the military pavilion. They were operating in the region of Bir Gandouz (province Aousserd) near the Moroccan sand wall. The two arrests were made
Firefighters in the region of Skhirat-Temara managed to control a fire that destroyed, on Wednesday nearly 300 houses in «Tazrout 1» slum in Ail Aouda. The fire, which broke out Wednesday at around 3 pm before was brought under control at 6 pm, and did not cause any casualties, local authorities said. The efforts of firefighters, who were able with the help of equipments, and local authorities and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, to put an end to the flames. This fire is the
Following the tragic incident in west London, the British government has offered a 12 months amnesty period for the Grenfell fire survivors to check their immigration status. Hopefully, all Moroccan nationals affected by the blaze have a regular immigration status and the Kingdom’s consulate in London offers to grant them for free their passports.
Royal Air Maroc expects the USA authorities to stop the laptop ban by July the 19th, Reuters reports. Speaking to the English news agency, a senior official from the Moroccan airline company announced that banning passengers from carrying laptops and electronic devices is supposed to end by the end of the current month. «Negotiations with the U.S. authorities are underway and we expect the ban to end by July 19 at the latest», said the RAM official who refused to be named. The USA
Morocco was the only African country to receive more than 10 million international tourists in 2015, according to the 2017 report issued by the United Nations Conference of Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on the Tourism Sector in Africa, Wednesday in Addis Ababa. Moroccan kingdom is the leading African tourist destination with 10,177 million tourists, followed by Egypt (9,139 million), South Africa (8,904 million) and Tunisia (5,359 million), according to the report of UNCTAD entitled "Tourism
In an incredible journey, two young women were able to cross the borders from France to Marrakech via their two scooters. Clémence Couten and Lisa Aleksenko drove their Peugeot 125cc Dango motocycles from Paris to Morocco according to Motocylenews. . Just the two of them, Clémence and Lisa spent 50 days discovering the extraordinary scenery in both Europe and Morocco. Going through Poitou-Charentes, Bordeaux and the Pyrenees Mountains, the Motorcycles’ riders crossed the
A 41-year-old man who tried to set himself on fire on Wednesday morning in Al Hoceima was sent by firefighters to Mohammed V local hospital to receive the necessary care, local authorities report. This individual did this for personal reasons, according to the same source. An investigation was launched by the judicial police under the supervision of the public prosecutor's office to determine the reasons behind the individual’s attempt.
English is one of the widely spoken languages in the world. In Morocco it has been taught for decades as a foreign language in high and middle schools. Driven by globalization, some of the Moroccan youngsters have chosen to study English and embrace its culture.
Being part again of the African Union has been of great benefits to the Moroccan Kingdom. In Addis Ababa, the Moroccan delegation managed to impose its stance on other AU members. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation was also pleased by the way things were maintained.