About two hundred people demonstrated yesterday Monday in Rabat in solidarity with the Palestinians, after the deadly hostilities between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad organization in the Gaza Strip, demanding at the same time that the normalization of relations between Rabat and the Jewish state “collapse”. The protesters, who gathered in front of the […]
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Forest fires are raging in northern Morocco
Firefighters and army forces were continuing efforts late last night and early this morning to control fires that spread during the day in forested areas in northern Morocco, authorities told AFP. The fires, fueled by strong winds, have so far caused no casualties, but have led to the evacuation of nearly 500 families from their […]
Large fires are raging in forested areas in northern Morocco
Firefighters and soldiers are battling to bring under control at least four fires raging in forest areas in northern Morocco, the director of the Center for the Management of Climatic Forest Risks (CRCF), Fouad Assali, said. The fires, fueled by strong winds, are raging in the provinces of Lara, Ouezanne, Tetouan and Taza. Four military […]
Halima Hadir: “How to overcome prejudices and not believe stereotypes”
He chose to do Engineering, «For an act of rebellion against the consideration of women in Morocco. I wanted to show that a woman can be as capable as a man ». And she has succeeded, and how if she has succeeded, overcoming prejudices and never giving in to stereotypes. Halima HadirCEO and founder of […]
Morocco and the EU agreed to intensify their cooperation on the issue of migration
Morocco and the European Union agreed today to step up cooperation to tackle people-trafficking after at least 23 migrants were killed trying to cross into the Spanish enclave of Melilla. Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlasca, EU Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson and Moroccan Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit met today in Rabat to discuss how to […]
Spain: Five migrants killed trying to invade Melilla’s Spanish enclave from Morocco
LAST UPDATE: 19:59 Five African migrants were killed and 76 others were injured, 13 of them seriously, as they tried to cross into the Spanish enclave of Melilla, in northern Morocco, according to local authorities. Morocco’s interior ministry said some of the victims were fatally injured when they fell from the security fence where they […]
Morocco: Authorities urge Russia to intervene and guarantee ‘fair trial’ of young Moroccan
The Moroccan National Council for Human Rights (CNDH) today called on the Russian authorities to guarantee a “fair trial” in the Court of Appeals of a young Moroccan man who was sentenced to death by pro-Russian separatists for fighting alongside the Ukrainian army. Brahim Saadoun, 21, was sentenced to life in prison on June 9, […]
Moroccan fashion: tradition becomes glam
All products are selected in full editorial autonomy. If you buy one of these products, we may receive a commission. From the caftanwhich we all know, atabayaMuslim dress that covers the whole body except the head, feet and hands: Moroccan fashion starts right here, from its origins and traditions. We saw it at the Maroc […]
Algeria: Trade with Spain on ‘ice’
A key Algerian bank has announced drastic restrictions on trade with Spain following the suspension of a co-operation agreement between the two countries, in a document published last Wednesday night by the country’s media. “After the suspension of the friendship, good neighborly and cooperation agreement with the Kingdom of Spain, you are asked to proceed […]
New chapter in Spain-Morocco relations, following Madrid’s shift to Western Sahara
Spain and Morocco have pledged to “open a new chapter” in their bilateral relations, which had been suspended for a year, following Madrid’s turn to the Western Sahara, during a visit by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez yesterday. “We have agreed to set a sustainable and ambitious roadmap,” Sanchez told reporters, calling the talks a […]
