Raytheon Missile Systems, the world's largest missile maker, has been awarded a $768,283,907 contract for Advanced Medium Rage Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) production. The contract will provide Morocco and other countries with AMRAAM missiles, captive air training missiles, guidance sections, AMRAAM telemetry system, spares and other production engineering support hardware, the US Department of Defense said Friday, 27 December, in a press release. Raytheon’s production to be performed in
Moroccan footballer Abderrazak Hamdallah has been named 2019’s top scorer, scoring 57 goals in all competitions, wrote BBC Sport. Currently playing for Saudi club Al Nassr, Hamdallah has managed to top other internationally renown scorers, including Munich’s Robert Lewandowski who scored 54 goals and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi with only 50 goals. «I am very happy today that I achieved the top scorer of the world in 2019 with 57 goals», Hamdallah said.
By the end of 2019, Algeria has ordered from Russia, its main arms supplier, 42 combat aircraft : 14 Sukhoi 57, 14 Sukhoi 34 and 14 Sukhoi 35, Algerian and Russian media reports said. «An option for two other squadrons of 14 aircraft for each aircraft type has also been signed to compensate for the natural withdrawal of aircraft from the Air Force fleet in the future», added the same source. The acquisition contract was concluded last summer after the visit of an Algerian air
The trial of Moroccan journalist Omar Radi is the «latest episode» of a series of human rights violations in Morocco, especially when it comes to freedom of speech and opinion, Morocco’s Moulay Hicham said on Saturday. In a Facebook post, he said that «protecting national institutions is one thing but using law to continuously crush public debate is another thing». To King Mohammed VI's first cousin, issues «cannot be dealt with in depth without having
«Moroccan authorities should unconditionally release and drop charges against a journalist jailed for a 9 months-old tweet criticizing a judge», wrote international NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW), Saturday, referring to Moroccan journalist Omar Radi. «Criticizing officials is protected speech and no one should face prison time for peacefully doing so», said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch, adding that Omar Radi’s
Raja Felgata is a Moroccan-Dutch media entrepreneur who is determined to change the way Moroccans and people of color are portrayed by Dutch media. Her recent project is called FATIMA, a movement to empower women of Moroccan descent in the Netherlands.
Moroccan NGOs have denounced the recent crackdown on freedom of speech, referring to the recent arrests and trials that targeted a YouTuber, rapper and journalist.
For the first time, NASA releases a colorful photo of Morocco’s Anti-Atlas Mountains, showing the rocks and folding of the mountains. The image was taken more than 700 kilometers above Earth's surface by NASA’s Terra satellite.
A Casablanca court handed, Thursday, a group of Israelis accused of falsifying documents prison sentences ranging from six months to six years. The main suspect Mimoun B., who is believed to be the head of the network, as well as Moroccan women I.J and A.B were sentenced to six years in prison, media reports said. Two other Moroccans, including one who worked as a driver, and a Moroccan Jew, were sentenced to four years in prison. On Thursday morning, the 28 defendants denied the
Moroccan officials attended, Sunday, a Hanukkah celebration in Casablanca alongside members of the Jewish community in the country. A Jewish group saw the step as a first in Morocco, Times of Israel wrote on Thursday. The same source indicates that 800 people from the Moroccan-Jewish community attended the event, held at a Casablanca hotel. The celebration was reportedly attended by Said Ahmidouch, the wali, or local governor, of the Casablanca-Settat region, and Rachid Afirat, governor of the
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