El mediofondista de origen marroquí, Mohamed Attaoui, quien compite representando a España, ha protagonizado una actuación histórica en los 1000 metros. El pasado martes 2 de septiembre, en Tréveris, Alemania, registró un tiempo de 2:12.25, estableciendo un nuevo récord nacional y posicionándose como el tercer mejor tiempo en la historia de esta distancia. Su desempeño se acercó notablemente al récord europeo de
Portugal está de luto tras el trágico accidente ocurrido el miércoles 3 de septiembre, que dejó diecisiete muertos y veintiuna personas gravemente heridas. El icónico funicular Gloria de Lisboa, símbolo de la ciudad, descarriló al final del día. Este vehículo, que conecta la plaza Rossio con el vibrante barrio del Bairro Alto, descendió sin control por una empinada pendiente hasta estrellarse violentamente contra un
Moroccan-born middle-distance runner Mohamed Attaoui, who represents Spain, has run the third-fastest 1000m in history. On Tuesday, September 2, in Trier (Germany), he clocked a world lead and national record of 2:12.25, the third-best mark ever recorded. The 23-year-old, set to compete in the 800m at the upcoming World Athletics Championships in Tokyo (from 13-21 September 2025), came just shy of Sebastian Coe’s European record of 2:12.18 (1981) and Noah Ngeny’s world record of
Seventeen people were killed and 21 others seriously injured on Wednesday, September 3, in Portugal after the derailment of Lisbon’s iconic Gloria funicular. The accident occurred in the evening when the funicular, which links Rossio Square to Bairro Alto, sped uncontrollably down a steep slope before crashing violently into a building. According to municipal civil protection chief Margarida Castro, at least 11 foreign nationals were among the injured, including a Moroccan, as well as
Joshua Harris has been removed from his post as U.S. ambassador to Algeria and reassigned to a new mission in Iraq. Nicknamed «Mr. Sahara» within the Biden administration, Harris will now serve as Chargé d’Affaires in Baghdad and Erbil. «Honored to welcome Joshua Harris back to Iraq! He looks forward to working closely with Iraqi partners and our teams in Baghdad and Erbil to advance the strong U.S.-Iraq partnership and promote U.S. objectives in this critical
A delegation from the UK Foreign Office recently carried out a two-day visit to the Tindouf camps. The program included «meetings with Sahrawi officials, women’s and youth groups, human rights organizations, as well as visits to certain social and economic facilities», the Polisario news agency reported on Wednesday. Notably, the British diplomats did not meet with Mohamed Yeslem Beissat, the Polisario's «Minister of Foreign Affairs». The visit comes four
The father of imprisoned Hirak leader Nasser Zefzafi, Ahmed Zefzafi, has passed away after a long battle with illness. The news was announced by his son Tareq in a Facebook post. «My dear father has passed away. We belong to God, and to Him we shall return», he wrote. Ahmed Zefzafi had been receiving treatment for a prolonged illness at a hospital in Al Hoceima. In August, Tareq revealed on Facebook that his father’s condition had worsened, requiring his transfer to
Tanjia, a slow-cooked meat dish from Marrakech, has long been tied to the city’s social and culinary traditions. Its historical significance is underscored by a 17th-century poem from scholar Abu Abdallah al-Marghiti, who described in detail how it should be prepared and cooked.
A base de carne cocida a fuego lento, la tanjia ha estado durante mucho tiempo vinculada a las tradiciones sociales y culinarias de la ciudad de Marrakech. Su importancia histórica se destaca en un poema del erudito Abu Abdallah al-Marghiti, en el siglo XVII. Allí detalla la preparación de este plato tan delicioso como abundante.
The Confederation of Pharmacists’ Unions of Morocco has called for a mass demonstration on Tuesday, September 9, at 12:00 p.m. in front of the Ministry of Health in Rabat. The protest responds to a new draft decree on drug pricing, which pharmacists argue threatens the economic survival of pharmacies nationwide. In a statement released Wednesday, the union warned that the reform «will undermine the financial stability of all pharmacies without exception, potentially leading to