For decades, Morocco has been home to an entertaining tradition, during which male dancers dress up as women. While some people see these (fe)male dancers as plain entertainers others see in them diversity, tolerance and acceptance.
A recent poll has shown that more than half of Italians believe that racist acts «were either sometimes or always justifiable», the Guardian wrote on Tuesday. SWG, an Italian polling firm, questioned 1,500 people in the country. 10% of those surveyed said that racist acts were always justified while 45% said that they could be «acceptable depending on the situation». Only 45% of those questioned in Italy said that all forms of racist acts are unacceptable.
The OCP Group, Morocco’s leading exporter of phosphate rock, expects its Nigeria ammonia plant to start operating by the end of 2023, Reuters wrote on Thursday, quoting a senior official from the company. The $1.3 billion plant will be built in southeast Nigeria near gas suppliers, head of OCP Nigeria Mohammed Hettiti told the British news agency. The Nigeria plant is expected to have an annual production capacity of 750,000 tons of ammonia and 1 million tons of fertilizers. Ammonia
In a survey published Wednesday, November 13, European NGO DisinfoLab explains that around 265 coordinated fake local media outlets have been created to serve Indian interests and target Pakistan. Three of these outlets are reportedly based in Morocco.
In the middle of the current protests taking place in Hong Kong, Morocco’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has set up a crisis unit to assist Moroccans living in the autonomous territory. In a communiqué posted on Twitter, the Ministry announced the creation of the unit, putting a hotline for Moroccans who want to reach the Moroccan mission in China. ١.على اثر الأحداث التي تعرفها مدينة #هونغ_كونغ، تعلن وزارة الشؤون الخارجية
Similar tracks of Allosaurus and Torvosaurus discovered in Morocco, Switzerland, Portugal and Spain suggest that dinosaurs had migratory routes between Gondwana and Laurasia.
Finnish company Konecranes, which is specialized in the manufacture and service of cranes and lifting equipment, has won an order from Morocco’s Tanger Alliance. The firm will be delivering 16 Rubber Tired Gantry (RTG) cranes to the Kingdom by mid-July 2020. According to the American Journal of Transportation, the 16 Konecranes RTGs will go to the new container terminal TC3, Tanger Med 2. «We selected Konecranes RTGs because we believe these machines will help us to reach our
American Airlines and Royal Air Maroc (RAM) have filed for a codeshare agreement in an attempt to «sell one another’s tickets and book passage on the two airlines with one itinerary», Dallas News said on Wednesday. This agreement, filed for last week, comes as the Moroccan national carrier is planning to enter American Airlines’ Oneworld alliance, which aims at being the first choice airline alliance for the world's frequent international travelers. Meanwhile, American
The new Algerian ambassador presentenced, Wednesday, in Rabat his diplomatic credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita. Acting President Abdelkader Bensaleh appointed Abdelhamid Abdaoui, who served as Algeria’s former ambassador to Kuwait, on 26 September. The decision comes after Morocco reportedly refused the appointment of Abdelaziz Benali Cherif. The latter has been working as a spokesperson for the Algerian Foreign Ministry since 2014.
The arrest of Moroccan rapper Mohamed Mounir known by his stage name Gnawi is «an outrageous assault on free speech», Amnesty International said in a statement published Wednesday. Gnawi was arrested on 1 November and charged with «offending public officials and public bodies over a video in which he insults the police», wrote the international NGO. His arrest also comes a few days after having published a music video for his song «Aâcha El