The Moroccan Association for Human Rights has blown the whistle yesterday night reporting that two trainee teachers who are on a hunger strike were sent to the hospital. «Their demands are well-founded, and their lives are in danger», tweeted the Rbati department of the organisation. The same source urged the teachers to stop the strike. The association also called the Minister of National Education to «hold talks immediately with them». The NGO indicates that 22
Ftour 2.0, the annual event that brings together web professionals in Morocco is back again with its 7th edition starting from 9th of June. The objective behind this is «to reunite the local digital scene actors», reports a communiqué sent to Yabiladi by Ftour 2.0 organizers. Youtubers and social media aficionados will have the opportunity to discuss, share and exchange feedback on their experiences in the field. This 7th edition will know also the launch of the first
The Moroccan national football team will participate in the second edition of the Genocide memorial tournament organized from the 1st to the 4th of June 2017 in Kigali, Rwanda, NewTimes reports today. «Morocco has confirmed their participation, but we expect more activities to confirm before the tournament starts», states an official in Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) to the same source. Morocco has been invited to attend the yearly event along with other African countries
Headed by Brahim Ghali, is Polisario trying to open up to Israel ? With Brahim Ghali, is the Polisario trying to open up to the Israelis? The inauguration ceremony of the new president of Ecuador, Lenín Moreno, gave Ghali an opportunity to warmly greet the Israeli minister at Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu’s cabinet, Ayoob Kara. נשיא הרפובליקה הערבית סהראוי בדרום מארוקו עבד אלקאדר טאלב עומר
Princess Lalla Salma, President of the Lalla Salma Foundation - Prevention and Treatment of Cancer, accompanied by Princess Lalla Khadija, received the gold medal of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday in Rabat. WHO Director-General Margareth Chan has awarded Princess Lalla Salma the organization's medal in recognition of her work and commitment to the fight against cancer in Morocco and around the world. Lalla Salma, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for the Promotion and Prevention of
Restoring historical sites has been maintained through the opening of centuries-old religious schools in several cities. King Mohammed VI, has inaugurated this week the reopening of a number of Madrasas in the city of fez to enrich the cultural heritage and provide dorms for students of Al-Qarawiyyine university.
Muslims from all over the world are impatiently awaiting the first day of Ramdan. Saudi Arabia is the first country to announce the beginning of the sacred month. According to Ajlnews online newspaper, Saturday is meant to be the first day of Ramadan in the Wahabi kingdom knowing that the 29th of Chaabane is today in Saudi Arabia as moon-sighting couldn’t determine the precise appearance of the hilal, the same source indicates. For its part, Yemen announced that the month of
In the middle of the Draa-Tafilalet region, Ouarzazate has been home to several international box office movies. With the help of local extras, the city nicknamed the «door of the desert» has been able to create a hub and a market for the cinematographic industry in the world.
Local citizens in Ain Taoujdate, a small town in El Hajeb province, manifested yesterday night after a teenager was killed by an electric shock, Le Desk reports. Mounir, who is only 13 years old, was out with friends his age to bath in Ain Amellal. He was electrocuted on his way home after clinging to a pylon of a railway as he tried to step over a low wall. Protesters gatherd in front of the local hospital where the victim’s body was laid in a shroud, accusing the authorities of
The High Commission for planning (HCP) announced in a survey published recently that Morocco’s population will reach 43.6 million inhabitants by 2050 indicating that the number of senior citizens will attain 23.2 % of total population. The statistical institution has made an updated version of population projection in Morocco based on new international standards. The study suggests that the country’s population will know an additional growth of 272.000 inhabitants per year which