After temporarily dismissing a complaint filed by Morocco’s seasonal workers in Huelva, a Spanish court decided to reconsider the case. Speaking to Yabiladi, the lawyer of the ten Moroccan farm workers said that the case will be reopened again.
British upstream gas company Sound Energy PLC has seen its Morocco shares down -31.7% at 11.6, Reuters reports. The company announced that its gas discovery in Tendrara (TE-10) was disappointing. The Tendrara discovery «although having flowed hydrocarbon gas to surface, has not achieved commercial flow rates following the stimulated well test undertaken with partner Schlumberger», the British press agency said. The firm will be adopting a new program to reduce costs, including
Global online marketplace for print-on-demand products Redbubble has been criticized for putting miniskirts with the word «Allah» printed on them for sale, BBC says. The website was asked to remove these skirts, on sale for £25, as they were seen as «provoking» and «distasteful». However, some of them were still on the Redbubble on Tuesday morning, the same source said. According to Tell MAMA, an organization that reports anti-Muslim
French luxury goods company Christian Dior has released a new makeup primer as part of its beauty collection. The product was put to the test in Morocco, because of its hot atmosphere. According to American women's fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar, Dior used the new primer Backstage Face & Body primer on the models who participated to the brand's Cruise 2020 show in Marrakesh. On April 29, Marrakech was home to the first fashion show French luxury label Christian Dior holds in
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Morocco Abdellah Ben Saad Al Ghariri was received, Tuesday, by the spokesperson of the Moroccan government Mustapha El Khalfi. It is the first time that the diplomat meets a member of Saadeddine El Othmani’s cabinet and a member of the Justice and Development party, knowing that relations between Saudi Arabia and the Islamist party have been tense, since the fall of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi in 2013. Two weeks ago, the Saudi ambassador to Rabat
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the Egyptian Football Association have apologized to Morocco after a platform that sells tickets for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) included the flag of the «Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)». Accoridng to London-based newspaper Al Quds Al Arabi, the Egyptian Football Federation stressed that it «was an unintentional mistake» committed by the organizing committee. The same source said that the mistake was
Unlike festivities held in 2018, the Polisario Front celebrated the 46th anniversary of its first armed struggle on the quiet.
Piovan, an Italian company that supplies ancillary equipment, engineered solutions and services to the plastics industry, is opening a commercial branch in Morocco. After opening an office in Algeria and South Africa, the company is having a third one in Africa through its Morocco facility, Italian newspaper Milano Finanza reported Tuesday. The objective of this new facility is to set a foot in the African continent and strengthen the North African presence of the Italian firm, the same
The trial of 12 suspects, accused of abducting, raping and torturing a Moroccan minor called Khadija opened Tuesday in a Beni Mellal court, AFP reports. The trial was postponed «at the request of both sides». Speaking to the plaintiff’s lawyer Ibrahim Hachante, the French news agency wrote that the «case was adjourned to June 25». The accused, aged between 19 and 29, are facing charges that include «human trafficking, rape, kidnapping and forming an
Moroccan standup comedian Amine Radi opened up, Monday, about the attack, in which he was beaten by a policeman in the middle of a Facebook livestream. Speaking to Arabic-language newspaper Febrayer, Radi said that he withdrew the complaint filed against the policeman featured in his Facebook livestream. «I have decided to forget about it once for all», he said, adding that his decision has to do with building his career here in Morocco. Recalling what happened on Saturday,