With his top model wife, Irving Penn photographed the blue people in Guelmim in an extraordinary exhibition. Meanwhile, Peter Fordham preferred to keep his visit to Morocco a secret that was later discovered in an antique shop in England.
A Moroccan national, who is suspected of being an Islamic State terrorist, was arrested near the Turkish-Bulgarian borders, the Bulgarian news agency reported Monday. The suspect was trying to enter the Bulgarian territory using a fake French identity at his arrest. Identified as H.Z, the man is wanted by the Moroccan authorities through an Interpol warrant for terrorism-related activities and membership of «ISIS». According to the same source, quoting the Interpol, the arrested
Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) seized 541 kg of cocaine concealed in a shipping container from South America at the port of Casablanca. This operation which took place on the basis of accurate information provided by the general directorate for national territory surveillance (DGST) led to the arrest of 6 people, including the mastermind of this criminal network, a Brazilian national, BCIJ said Sunday in a statement. A sample of the drug was sent to the
The European Commission has initiated a series of consultations with the Saharawis, from both the Polisario and from Dakhla and Laayoune, on the fisheries agreement.
Three Moroccans are among the 19 winners rewarded by the 21st edition of the Sharjah Award for Arab Creativity, organized by the Sharjah's Directorate of Culture and Information. Mourad El Messari won the first prize (novels category) for his book Achajara wa l'asifa (The tree and the storm), while his compatriot Abdelatif Sekhiri was awarded (criticism category), for his study «Entre la poésie et la prose dans l’expérience de Mahmoud Darwich». Meanwhile,
Passionate about design and cinema, Hala Cherradi is know for her contribution to the «Don't Be Silent Berlin» project, which won the «Peer to Peer : Facebook Global Digital Challenge» prize in Washington on the 31st January.
Months after the US president announced his intention to relocate the American embassy in Tel Aviv, an Arab media delegation of nine people, including five Moroccan journalists, decided to visit Israel.
Things are getting back to normal in the Drâa-Tafilalet region, thanks to the sun, local authorities and the inhabitants’ own efforts. However, some rural areas are still struggling with the difficult weather.
ONCF, Morocco's national railway operator, announced on Thursday that it signed a contract with France’s Alstom for the manufacturing of 30 «new-generation» electric locomotives to strengthen its fleet, said the company in a statement. Alstom is expected to spend MAD 1.4 billion to manufacture, supply and equip 30 electric locomotives through a loan granted by the French State with a grace period of 10 years and a 0.0016 per cent interest rate. This project is part of a
The Al Hoceima appeal court confirmed on Thursday evening the verdicts pronounced against seven Hirak activists, and which are ranging from five to 20 years in prison, for participating in unauthorized protests in the Rif, reports EFE. Two of the activists were sentenced to 20 years in prison. They are accused of putting fire to a police residence, using violence against the public forces on duty, disobedience and destruction of public property, and having participated to an