Amina Belkhayat, une jeune étudiante en génie mécanique de Casablanca, ambitionne de devenir la première Marocaine à voyager dans l'espace grâce au concours organisé par la Space Exploration & Research Agency en collaboration avec Blue Origin. À 22 ans, elle espère décrocher une place à bord de la fusée New Shepard, tout en œuvrant pour sensibiliser ses compatriotes à l'exploration spatiale
Amina Belkhayat, una joven estudiante de ingeniería mecánica de Casablanca, tiene la ambición de convertirse en la primera marroquí en viajar al espacio gracias al concurso organizado por la Space Exploration & Research Agency en colaboración con Blue Origin. A sus 22 años, espera conseguir un lugar a bordo del cohete New Shepard, mientras trabaja para concienciar a sus compatriotas sobre la exploración espacial a través de su
Amina Belkhayat, a 22-year-old mechanical engineering student from Casablanca, is competing for a seat on Blue Origin’s New Shepard through the SERA program, aiming to become the first Moroccan in space. Alongside her studies and outreach platform Space Darija, she researches space food security using medicinal plants and advocates for the creation of a Moroccan space agency.
In Spain, this year’s back-to-school season has been marked by the rollback of the Arabic Language and Moroccan Culture Teaching Program (PLACM) in two regions. Under pressure from the People's Party (PP) and the far-right Vox, Madrid—followed by Murcia—has announced the removal of this program from local schools.
The Paris prosecutor’s office announced on Wednesday that the nine pig heads found outside mosques in the region the previous day were placed there by foreigners who have since left French territory. Initially, five incidents were reported, including one pig head marked with the word «MACRON» painted in blue. Citing AFP, the prosecutor’s office confirmed information first reported by BFM TV, which revealed that a farmer in Normandy had told police he sold around ten pig
In its first reaction to the arrest and sentencing of Moroccan activist and feminist Ibtissame Lachgar, Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged Moroccan authorities to urgently overturn her 30-month prison sentence. In a statement issued the same day, HRW said Morocco must ensure respect for the right to free expression, referring to the charges against Lachgar, who was tried for blasphemy after posting a photo of herself wearing a T-shirt that read «Allah is Lesbian». Lachgar
Following the Istiqlal Party’s questions on August 28 about Morocco’s official livestock figures, the PPS stepped in on Wednesday, calling for an urgent meeting in the House of Representatives to address the issue.
On Tuesday, September 9, officers from the Marrakech provincial police department arrested four individuals aged between 29 and 59, including a private-sector general practitioner, his assistant, and two intermediaries. They are suspected of issuing fake medical certificates in exchange for financial compensation. According to preliminary findings, security services received information that two intermediaries were offering medical certificates to individuals seeking to complete administrative
Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch praised the «unprecedented cohesion» within his governing coalition this evening, highlighting the unity of its three parties, the RNI, PAM, and Istiqlal. Speaking in an interview on Wednesday, September 10, with Al Aoula and 2M, the head of government downplayed the occasional disagreements that emerge. «It’s normal», he stressed. Akhannouch attributed what he called «friendly fire» from his allies to contradictions
Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch strongly defended King Mohammed VI’s decision to entrust the organization of the 2026 legislative elections to the Ministry of the Interior. «His Majesty was clear in his Throne Day speech. I am pleased that this responsibility has been given to the Minister of the Interior», he said in an interview with Al Aoula and 2M. Akhannouch recalled that former Prime Minister Saâd-Eddine El Othmani had chaired only «one meeting» in