Discovered in 2018 by Morocco’s Oukaimeden Observatory, an exoplanet and its star were named by Moroccans after two legendary Amazigh lovers. Isli and Tislit were named through a contest initiated by the International Astronomical Union and conducted by Moroccan scholars.
The European Union has granted €1.3 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to «treat and prevent malnutrition among Sahrawi refugee children and women in five camps located around Tindouf in Algeria», WFP said in a communiqué released Tuesday. In its statement, the food-assistance branch of the United Nations recalled that its latest «nutrition survey found that global acute malnutrition rates among Sahrawi refugee children under five
A Chinese fisheries firm has sent eight of its new trawlers to Morocco for octopus and other species, wrote Seafood Source Tuesday, quoting the state-owned firm. China Aquatic Products Zhoushan Marine Fisheries Corp, also known as ZhouYu, sent its new vessels to the North African Kingdom on December 9. Fishing in the Moroccan waters comes as it has been harder for the Chinese firm to find Octopus. According to the same source, both Mauritania and Morocco «have given additional access
If in 2019 Morocco achieved a breakthrough in El Salvador, the year 2020 may bring about more «SADR» recognition withdrawals from countries of the Bolivarian Alliance (ALBA) and Latin America.
A Moroccan suspected terrorist fighter was deported to the Kingdom by the Turkish authorities, the Turkish Interior Ministry said Monday in a statement relayed by Anadolu press agency. The Moroccan national was sent back to the Kingdom as part of «Turkey’s ramped-up efforts to repatriate foreign terrorist fighters», the ministry said in a statement. Turkey is deporting other foreign terrorist fighters as well as ISIS members and their families detained in Syria, the same
This 43-year-old French-Moroccan woman fights against police violence, especially in the suburbs. In 2012, her younger brother Amine was shot to death by a police officer.
Months after his ex-wife was arrested, former Moroccan diplomat Abdeslam Jaidi has been charged with visa fraud by a New York court. He is accused of bringing Moroccan and Filipino workers to the US based on materially false documents.
Since February 22, Morocco has observed silence regarding the Algerian Hirak. That position was formalized on March 16. However, this «non-interference» in the domestic affairs of the eastern neighbor was not always the policy followed by Rabat.
French newspaper Le Parisian describes it as «one of the best comedies of the year». «Ramy», put online this Thursday, December 12, on the platform Starz play, was produced by Ramy Youssef, a 28-year-old American stand-up comedian. The character who in his twenties, is a Muslim of Egyptian origin and is in the middle of an existential quest. «Between his desires as a young American and his faith as a practicing Muslim, he struggles to project himself
Footwear manufacturing company Nike will launch in February 2020 a swimwear line with hijab for Muslim women, Cnews reports. As announced by Nike on Tuesday, the swimwear for veiled clients will include a separate hijab, a tunic top and swim leggings. «The design of the Nike Victory Swim Collection serves a variety of needs from modesty preferences to sun protection and represents Nike's commitment to inclusive design, providing more women with game-changing innovation to enjoy