Way before Man stepped on the moon and gazed afar at our planet, Muslim scholars knew that the Earth was round. While many people still think that the Earth is flat, several Arab scientists tried to prove the opposite, years before this realization dawned on Galileo.
A Moroccan national was praised by a Greek lifeguard saving the lives of three tourists who were about to drown in Italian beach. Gabriele Greco, who was interviewed by Italian newspaper La Voce, said that he had to acknowledge the efforts of the Moroccan man who helped the crowd save the three tourists, Sunday, in San Pietro beach in Bevagna, a town and commune in the central part of the Italian province of Perugia. The Moroccan peddler offered help to the lifeguard and others who
Morocco’s BMCE Bank of Africa is partnering with China to build the Tanger Tech Mohammed VI, an industrial city expected to create 100,000 jobs and attract investments worth $10 billion, the bank’s president told Reuters Tuesday. After signing a memorandum of understanding, in April, with engineering company China Communications Construction (CCCC) to build the city, BMCE will help «finance and develop» the project, BMCE Bank President and CEP Othmane Benjelloun told
The grave of Rabbi Yahya Lakhdar lays in Sidi Eddahbi, a small village near Ben Ahmed visited every year by the Jewish community in Morocco. The Jewish saint is known for his many legends.
King Mohammed VI said in a speech to the Moroccan people on Monday that «the celebration of the glorious Throne Day was a moment of affirmation of our firm attachment to our Moroccan Sahara, our national unity and territorial integrity and our full sovereignty over every inch of our kingdom». «I am proud of all that our country has achieved at the United Nations and at the African and European levels», he said. The king stressed that Morocco «remains
Twenty years after ascending the throne, king Mohammed VI announced a cabinet reshuffle and the implementation of a special development committee.
On the sidelines of the 12th edition of FestiBaz, a donkey festival hosted by a small town called Beni Ammar Zerhoun, a jennet called «Cleopatra» won, Sunday, a donkey beauty pageant, Spanish news agency EFE reports. «Cleopatra», was chosen among six other female donkeys because of her beauty and elegance. Abdeljalil, her owner, said that he named her Cleopatra, after the ruler of ancient Egypt who used donkey milk to preserve her beauty. Cleopatra, a jennet who won a
Moroccan-Belgian politician Rachid Madrane was elected, Thursday, as the speaker of the Parliament of the Brussels-Capital region, Belgian newspaper Le Soir reports. The newly elected speaker said that he was «ready to take up this new challenge» and added that he was «happy» to become the Speaker of the Brussels’ parliament. «It is a great pride and honor to be able to preside the Brussels’ parliament, an emblematic institution that represents
Many US prisons prevent Muslim inmates from having access to halal food and proper prayer. According to a new study, Muslim prisoners find it hard to stick to their religious restrictions, when compared to counterparts from different faith traditions.
The 10th edition of the Summer University of the executives of the Polisario Front kicked off Saturday, July 27th, in Boumerdes. The conference, inaugurating the edition, was attended by the Speaker of Algeria’s lower house Slimane Chenine, elected on July 10th. The presence of the Algerian politician was hailed by pro-Polisario news platforms in the Tindouf camps. Futuro Sahara has even compared this year’s edition to the one hosted last year by Algeria, praising the