A delegation from Tafra Association, led by Ahmed Zefzafi, was received Monday in Rabat by the Chairperson of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) Amina Bouayach, the NGO said in a statement posted on its Facebook page. The meeting was an opportunity to «examine the situation of Hirak detainees, the condition of their families and important points related to their demands», the same source said, without giving further details. The two parties agreed on the «need of
The capital of Bahrain will host, on June 25 and 26, an international conference on the economic part of the US peace plan, known as the «Deal of Century», the White House announced on Sunday. Senior officials from the European Union, the Middle East and Asia, as well as Palestinian investors will be attending the «Peace to Prosperity» economic forum in Manama, the Jerusalem Post reported. United States Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin announced that he is
Australian man accused of opening fire on worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch has been charged by the New Zealand police with «engaging in a terrorist act», the Guardian reported Tuesday. The terrorism-related charges will be added to existing ones. Before deciding on the new charges, New Zealand police met with the survivors of the 15 March attack and the families of the victims to let them know about their potential decision. «A charge of engaging in a Terrorist Act
Five Spanish lawyers were expelled, Sunday, by the Moroccan authorities after they arrived at Laayoune airport, Europa Press reports. Maria Dolores Travieso, a lawyer defended pro-Polisario activist Aminatou Haidar in the past, Ruth Sebastian Garcia, Lourdes Baron, Ramon Campos and Sidi Mohamed Taleb Buya were accompanied by two Norwegian observers from an NGO called Rafto, said the agency. These seven people went to the Sahara as «observers for the trial of Nezha Khalidi, who is
Signed by Chabab Rif Al Hoceima in July 2018, seven Dutch footballers revealed that they have not been paid yet after spending three months with the Moroccan club. They say that they lived a nightmare in Al Hoceima after they felt abandoned by a Moroccan-Dutch player.
The organizing committee for the African Cup of Nations (Afcon), to be hosted in Egypt this summer, created an online platform for fans to purchase their tickets. When trying to buy a ticket, the website asks you to select the country where you live. Surprisingly, the list of countries includes the «Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic» (SADR), which is not a member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). This mistake may further affect relations between Morocco and
About 600 people attended, Sunday, a memorial service held to honor Azzam Raguragui, a Moroccan teenager who was stabbed to death earlier in May in a Park in Dundrum, Dublin. The Friends and family of the 18-year-old gathered to remember him at Clonskeagh mosque, the Irish Times reported. The parents of the teenager Abderrahmane Raguaragui and Hajiba Elouaddaf spoke during the service, describing him as a «very compliant son to his father and mother» who
The majority of Americans believe that «Arabic numerals» shouldn’t be taught at school, a survey found out. Conducted to shed light on the bias and prejudice of poll respondents, the survey revealed that fifty-six percent of people who responded say they don’t want these numerals to be included in the curriculum for US students, the Independent reports. Without revealing to their respondents what «Arabic numerals» are, Civic Science, the American research
Rachid Sguini, also known as Rakidd, is known for his amazing drawings. The young French-Moroccan cartoonist has different themes to his drawings that are humorous, light and sometimes sad and ferocious.
Moroccan standup comedian Amine Radi said that he was beaten, Saturday in Casablanca, by a policeman during a Facebook livestream. In a video shared online, Radi said that a policeman stopped him while he was driving his car in the city, calling him a «donkey», breaking his sunglasses, and hitting him in the face. While talking to his phone camera through a Facebook live, the comedian who lives in France was dropped to the ground by the same policeman, who asked him to stop