Protests in Al Hoceima city are still ongoing. On Thursday 8th of June, protesters in the northern town around 5 pm clashed with police officers who fired tear gas at dozens of young people who took the streets to manifest against corruption, AFP reports as published by Le Monde. According to the same source, around 5 pm, before Iftar time, a group of young people gathered to denounce corruption in the alleys. They were ruthlessly pushed back by the police to a crossroads in the neighborhood
Akrou M., Mohcine B., Fadoua N., Meriyam A. and Ibtissam Lachgar are five Moroccan atheists who decided not to fast in a country where eating in public during Ramadan is punishable by law. They have all opened up about their daily routine in Ramadan in an article published by Aswat Maghribiya.
A snake charmer died after being bitten by his snake in Jemaa el-Fna, Al Akhbar said today, as reported by the Mexican newspaper El Informador. The victim, aged 46, was bitten last month. he was transferred to the Mohammed VI hospital in Marrakech, where he died on Tuesday. The attack occurred while the man was feeding the animal. Charmers are not the only victims of snake bites. Tourists were also bitten, mistakenly thinking that the venom had been removed to avoid any danger. Travelers are
In countries like Finland and Sweden the sun is there to stay for more than 22 hours a day. For Muslims who are living there, fasting might be a challenge knowing that they will have only a few hours to break the fast and yet adapt to the modern lifestyle of the Baltic States.
Princess Lalla Salma has just purchased a € 3.8 million house in one of the most beautiful island in Greece. According Athens magazine, the dream-like mansion has a unique aesthetic and is located in Kea, a Greek island in the Aegean Sea’s Cyclades archipelago, characterized by hilly countryside and quiet beaches. The new villa is a beautiful country house, combining architectural originality with luxury. «The figures are stunning: it has seven bedrooms - of which 4
After only three weeks of its creation, the European coordination in solidarity with the protests movement in Al Hoceima has called Moroccans living abroad especially those who are originally from the Rif region to boycott the Moroccan banks. The organization is asking them to withdraw their assets deposited in the Moroccan banks until «all the demands asked by the protesters are realized and a meeting is set with the representatives of the popular Hirak», it indicates in a
Royal Air Maroc airline company has annulled transit flights via Qatar's capital Doha to and from UAE, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Egypt due to the cancellation of flights from Qatar to these countries, after they cut diplomatic ties with the Gulf Arab state, Reuters reports on Tuesday quoting the airline costumer service. According to Map news agency, the Moroccan airline firm costumer service declared that flights to the above-mentioned destinations wont be «guaranteed nor
The investigating judge has ordered a pre-trial detention in the local prison of Casablanca of seven individuals, after their hearing. They were among the defendants implicated in the inquiry according to a communiqué issued by the Attorney General of the King at the Court of Appeal of Al Hoceima on the 27th May 2017, announces the Attorney General of the King to the Court of Appeal of Casablanca. Investigations are still under the supervision of the Casablanca prosecutor's office with
The decision taken by Algeria to host the Syrian refugees stranded in the Moroccan-Algerian borders, next to Figuig, has reassured a number of human rights activists. In a video published on social media on Monday, one of the Syrian refugees confirmed that the Moroccan army has stopped them from entering the Algerian territory.
Authorities have revealed the identity of the three jihadists who carried the terror attack in London three days ago. Youssef Zaghba and Rachid Radouane, the two attackers who killed 7 civilians and injured 47 others, on Saturday night at London Bridge and around Borough market are Moroccan.