While Morocco has not commented officially yet on the current Iranian crisis, Moroccan Shiites broke their silence, denouncing the death of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.
At least 197 migrants arrived to the Spanish provinces of Murcia, Cadiz Canary Island and Alicante carried by seven boats during the first weekend of 2020. According to Europa Press, the first group of migrants was rescued, Saturday, near Cadiz. At least 18 people, including a child and a woman, of North African origins, were rescued. During the same day, Salvamento Maritimo intercepted a boat carrying 16 men who were all of Algerian descent off the Santa Pola beach in Alicante. One of the
An Italian national called Eva Valerio was found dead on a beach in Dakhla, a city in southern Morocco. The deceased was holidaying with a friend in a camper. According to Italian news agency ANSA, her friend alerted about her disappearance after he realized that she had been missing for two days. The 30-year-old woman from Thiene, a city in the province of Vicenza, in northern Italy, was found dead at the Boutalha beach Quoting the mayor of Thiene Giovanni Casarotto, the Italian press
A social media post reported that Dutch MEP Kati Piri is visiting Al Hoceima this week to meet Moroccan politicians and human rights defenders. Some of them told Yabiladi that a Dutch delegation will indeed fly to the city but without Piri who also denied the news.
Members of the Newport Islamic Society (NIS) have traveled to a fire-ravaged town in Australia to support exhausted firefighters amid devastating blazes, wrote the Daily Mail Australia. Over the weekend, members of the Muslim NGO cooked meals for firefighters at the Johnsonville Volunteer Fire Brigade. «It was very emotional to see how tired and drained they were. They were just exhausted», a volunteer told the same source. In addition to cooking, the group brought five truckloads
Chefchaouen is the most Instagrammable place on earth according to British newspaper the Daily Mail. The Moroccan city rose to fame for its blue walls and unique architecture. Selfie seekers have showered the internet with their photos of Chefchaouen. According to the same source, the hashtag «Chefchaouen» has gathered more than 620,000 posts on Instagram, with influencers, bloggers and YouTubers visiting the city. Fodor's, a publisher of English language travel and tourism
The United States navy has canceled joint exercises with Moroccan military amid tensions with Iran, a defense official confirmed to USNI News on Friday. Members of the 26th MEU and Bataan crew were expected to train with members of the Moroccan military as part of the joint exercise «African Sea Lion». According to the same source, the 26th MEU and Bataan were sent to the Middle East. «USS Bataan and embarked Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are underway conducting
A New Jersey woman is suing an American travel company and its subsidiary after it fell off the back of a camel in Morocco, Daily News reported on Saturday. Breanne Ayala filed a lawsuit against TripAdvisor and its subsidiary Viator for «negligence and breach of contract for failure to ensure the tour company was operating safely», the same source said. «They put her on a pregnant camel and it’s a month away from giving birth», her lawyer Andrew Abraham
The US Department of State has urged American nationals living in Morocco against the «heightened tensions in Iraq and the region». In a security alert, published January 3 on its website, the American mission in Morocco said that it «strongly encourages US citizens to maintain a high level of vigilance and practice good situational awareness». «While we are not aware of specific, credible threats against US citizens in Morocco at this time, travelers to and in
Aicha Qablaoui is a Moroccan living in Germany, whose desire to preserve the environment prompted her to establish a cooperative in her home town of Houara. She makes eco-friendly bags and help destitute women.