Forbes Middle East Magazine released this week its list of «the Top 100 Arab Family Businesses». The list includes four Moroccan family businesses. Akwa group, whose board of directors is chaired by Minister of Agriculture Aziz Akhannouch, ranks 25th. Akwa was created in 1959 and has one of the largest gas storage capacities in Morocco, with a fleet of 23 million cylinders. Forbes recalls that Africa Gas, a subsidiary of the Akwa group, supplies other brands,
Azzedine Soufiane was one of the six men killed in the attack that targeted the Quebec mosque in January 2017. The 57-year-old father of three was shot while trying to disarm the terrorist. Soufiane is one of the 123 Canadians honored by the Quebec Governor General Julie Payette. Soufiane, who died trying to stop the attacker, was posthumously awarded, Wednesday, the Star of Courage, the second-highest award for bravery in Canada after the Cross of Valour. Four survivors of the attack,
22 LGBTQI+ rights associations sent Facebook an open letter about the increase of hate speech against the LGBTQI+ community. «We pledge the Facebook administration in the MENA region to halt the use of its platform for spreading bigotry and hate, especially among the Arabic speaking users», read the letter. The signatories argued that «social media is being used as a tool to share hatred, bullying, discrimination and violence, particularly by those with homophobia launching
A Moroccan national was sentenced, Wednesday, to 30 years in prison for killing an Italian man who looked «happy». On February 23, 2019, Stefano Leo, an Italian salesman was picnicking near the River Po in Turin. He was killed with a knife by Said M., EFE reports. «That morning, I decided that I should kill someone. I chose to kill that young man because he looked happy. And I couldn’t stand his happiness», Said M. said. The 27-year-old man had a criminal
743 Moroccans living abroad participated in a survey conducted by C&O Marketing in partnership with Yabiladi. 8 Moroccans living abroad out of 10 had initially planned summer vacations in Morocco before the pandemic. Despite the health crisis, 54% of them still hope to come to Morocco in the coming weeks when the borders are reopened.
218 new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco between Wednesday evening and Thursday morning, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 12,854, the Health Ministry announced. 26 new recoveries were also recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recovered Covid-19 patients to 9,052. The death toll stands at 228. The number of excluded suspected cases following negative tests has reached 692,783 since the start of the outbreak. The
The Spanish embassy in Morocco announced that it is planning a new repatriation operation to bring home stranded nationals and residents to the Iberia peninsula. This operation, to be operated by Trasmediterranea, is scheduled for July 9 and 10. On social media, the diplomatic representation indicated that the operation will link the Tanger Med port to Algeciras and Tarifa. ‼️AVISO IMPORTANTE‼️ Los días 9 y 10 de julio, la @EmbEspanaRabat y los Consulados Generales de ?? en
103 new coronavirus cases were recorded during the past 24 hours in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 12,636. 106 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 9,026, with a recovery rate of 71.4%. No new deaths were recorded during the same period. The death toll stands at 228, with a fatality rate of 1.8%. Morocco has 3,382 active cases currently being treated. The
243 new coronavirus cases were recorded during the past 24 hours in Morocco, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 12,533. 87 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the kingdom to 8,920. Three deaths were recorded during the same period. The death toll stands at 228, with a fatality rate of 1.8%. Morocco also 3,385 active cases under treatment. Most of the new cases were recorded in the
On May 11, 1624, the city of Fez was almost completely destroyed by one of the worst natural disasters in the history of Morocco. An intense earthquake hit the city, wrecked most of its districts and killed thousands of people.
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