Alex Lasry, the senior vice president of the Milwaukee Bucks and son of Moroccan-American Marc Lasry, has announced that he is running for the US Senate elections in 2022. 33-year-old Alex Lasry, a Democrat, wants to replace Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, who is currently the senator of Wisconsin. «We need a new way of thinking and a new perspective», Lasry said, starting his campaign on YouTube. «We’ve lived through three systemic shocks to the system over the last 20
A Moroccan migrant was found hiding inside a sack of toxic ash by Spanish border guards as he was trying to irregularly enter Spain. Discovered on Friday, guards thought that the man was dead as he was inside one of the toxic bags. Footage, shared by the Daily Mail, shows the man’s leg inside the sack. The guards used a knife to rip the sack. Taken by surprise, the man fought back and started waving his fists before telling the officers that he was asleep. According to Spain’s
Ten years after the emergence of the February 20 movement, the reasons behind the protests still persist, according to a recent survey conducted by the Arab Barometer.
The Serum Institute of India urgesd, Sunday, international customers «to be patient» for Covid-19 shots. «Dear countries and governments, as you await Covidshield supplies, I humbly request you to please be patient», CEO Adar Poonawalla tweeted. He explained that the Serum Institute of India «has been directed to prioritize the huge needs of India and along with that balance the needs of the rest of the world». «We are trying our best», he
An American national of Moroccan origin practicing wingsuit flying died on Saturday in the mountain of Pedra da Gávea in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). 42-year-old Salsabil Bennani fell from the Pedra da Gávea, a monolithic mountain in Tijuca Forest, Rio de Janeiro, at 12:40 pm, according to Brazilian newspaper Extra. Search operations found the dead body of the Moroccan after two hours. The body of the deceased was «taken to the Maritime Fire Group in Barra, where it
On Sunday, Algeria slammed Morocco over reports on the deployment of its soldiers to the Sahel to support the French military intervention. However, in the Kingdom, no official voice was behind this announcement. In fact, the French president revealed the news himself, during a press briefing he hosted on Wednesday after the N'Djamena summit. During this meeting held in the Chadian capital on February 15 and 16, Emmanuel Macron declared : «We had confirmation for an Algerian and Moroccan
The charge d'affaires at the American embassy in Madrid Conrad Tribble told El Pais, Friday, that the United States is aware of the «importance» of the Western Sahara issue for Spain. «This is one of the many issues that are under consideration. There is a dialogue with all the actors within the framework of the United Nations but we have not taken any decision. Secretary Blinken said he wanted to understand the context and the commitments». Conrad Tribble
Firefighters in Tangier were called, Sunday, to stop a fire that broke out in a warehouse of raw materials for the textile industry in the Ali Bay district. No casualties were recorded during this fire, which resulted in heavy material losses, Tanja24 reported. The same source points out that the warehouse is located in the basement of one of the villas in the same residential area. The fire broke out suddenly, devastating a large amount of the stock consisting of raw materials
207 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 481,155. 621 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 464,664. 6 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,554. 2 of these deaths were recorded in Casablanca-Settat, 1 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 1 in Marrakech-Safi 1 in Souss-Massa and 1
The Algerian Ministry of defense, headed by President Abdelmajid Tebboune, has accused Morocco and "Zionists" of hiring "ignorants" to spread "fake news" regarding Algeria's intention to deploy troops to the Sahel, "under the auspices of the G5 Sahel Group, which is false and unacceptable". The ministry "categorically denies all these tendencious allegations and devious maneuvers by which the authors intend to sow seeds of trouble and destabilize the country", the Algerian Ministry of Defense