Six years ago, MPs from the parties of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM) and Istiqlal submitted draft laws on cannabis cultivation in Morocco. The debate on these proposals is back on track as the government agreed to discuss it.
After he appeared for the second time before the Casablanca First Instance Court for a tweet, Moroccan journalist Omar Radi said that «the prosecution of prisoners of conscience must stop». Quoted by Arabic-language newspaper Alyaoum24, the journalist, who was granted provisional release Tuesday, believes that his prosecution has «embarrassed the Moroccan state». «I was surprised by the enormous number of people who supported me inside and outside the country; it
The Canadian government is planning to implement a new immigration program, allowing cities and towns to select immigrants based on local labor needs, wrote CBC on Thursday. The program promised by the Liberal Party of Canada is entrusted to the new Immigration minister Marco Mendicino. It mainly consists of helping local communities, chambers of commerce and labor councils decide on the immigrants wanting to settle down in their areas based on the needs of their communities. The new program
In a phone call, King Abdullah II of Jordan discussed, Thursday, with King Mohammed VI «means to bolster Jordanian-Moroccan relations in various issues», Jordanian press agency Ammon News reports. The two kings also talked about the developments on the region and the «importance of maintaining consultation and coordination in service of the two countries’ best interest», the news agency added. In March 2019, the two sovereigns decided to implement concrete
On January 1, the first episode of the American series «Messiah» was broadcast on media-services provider Netflix. French-Moroccan actor Assaad Bouab is part of the series’ crew. He plays the role of a CIA agent called Qamar alongside Michelle Monaghan, Mehdi Dehbi and Stomer Sisley, the main characters in the series created by Australian film writer Michael Petroni. Bouab, aka agent Q, helps his colleague Eva Geller investigate the «Messiah», a charismatic figure
In the 18th century, Moroccan Jew Joseph Sumbal claimed a new world religion in Denmark. In Europe he led an adventurous life, was jailed in London and eventually married a British actress.
A group of men sexually harassed a Moroccan woman during the New Year’s celebrations in the Egyptian city of Mansoura, Egyptian media reports said. The woman appeared in a video that went viral on social media right after New Year's Eve. She was screaming while sandwiched by a group of men who sexually harassed her. Passersby intervened by helping the woman escape the crowd and get into a car. A source within the Mansouria police told local online newspaper Cairo24 that the woman
The second hearing of Omar Radi's trial was rescheduled for 5 March, his lawyer told Yabiladi on Thursday. «The hearing was postponed at the request of the journalist's new defense lawyers», lawyer Omar Benjelloun said. «The request was submitted to help the new lawyers prepare their defense», he added. The second hearing, scheduled last week for January 2, came after Omar Radi was brought before the Casablanca’s First Instance court because of a tweet
In an attempt to start a new life, a young Moroccan woman named Fatima Aboudrar, who suffers from cancer, has decided to leave Morocco for the Canary Islands in a boat with other irregular migrants. Laayoune-native posted a video on her Facebook account documenting her dangerous trip. She posted a message explaining why she took the decision. «I had no other solution but to risk my life», she wrote, adding that she decided to migrate to get better chances of being cured. She
Young Muslims from across the UK decided on Wednesday January 1 to clean up the streets after New Year’s Eve celebrations, the Daily Mail reported. More than 1,500 members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) took to the streets to clean the mess caused by celebrations. Divided between London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester and Walsall, they collected several hundred bags of garbage. «Many people will be out on the night of new year’s eve celebrating the