On Wednesday, the Algerian authorities expelled a Moroccan journalist who works for American Arabic-language channel Al Hurra to the United States. Abdellah Imassi was immediately arrested, upon arrival in Algiers’ Houari Boumediene airport. After spending hours in an interrogation room, he was deported by the Algerian authorities to the United States. #Algérie Après un interrogatoire de plus de 6 heures , le journaliste marocain Abdellah #Imassi, resident à
Austrian MPs passed, Wednesday, a law that bans Muslim girls from wearing a headscarf in primary schools, AFP reports. The bill was initially supported by the country’s center-right People’s Party (OVP) and far-right Freedom Party (FPO), and rejected by teh opposition. Although the newly passed bill indicates that the ban has to do with «ideologically or religiously influenced clothing which is associated with the covering of the head», it is targeted at the
Hirak female figure Nawal Benaissa has applied for asylum in the Netherlands, she told the Spanish news agency EFE on Wednesday. Benaissa explained that she is seeking asylum because «she could be sent to prison at any time» if she stays in the Kingdom. The activist said that authorities are trying to «restraint [her] freedom». In April, Moroccan police prevented Benaissa from leaving the country as she was preparing to travel to the Netherlands to attend a social
Spanish far-right party Vox has proposed to restore a former Ceuta prison, which has been closed for more than a year, and turn it into a reception center for unaccompanied minors, Europa Press reported. These minors will be sent to this facility, during the period «when the necessary procedures are being implemented for their expulsion to Morocco», said the party in its local elections campaign. Vox said that it would «urge the Spanish government to put pressure on Morocco
In 1980, Moroccan singer Samira Bensaid participated to Eurovision Song Contest, singing about peace. Morocco finished in 18th place in the competition. In its 2019 edition, Eurovision will see the participation of Bilal Hassani, a French entrant of Moroccan descent.
At the request of its customers, Moroccan low-cost airline Air Arabia Maroc announced, Wednesday, that it is creating a new seasonal line, linking Tangier to Istanbul. In a communiqué sent to Yabiladi, Air Arabia Maroc said that this seasonal line will start operating on the 4th of July, 2019. «Air Arabia Maroc will offer 11 destinations from Tangier», said the airline that has already been operating flights from Casablanca to Istanbul since 2009. The new Tangier-Istanbul
One year after the United States moved its embassy to Jerusalem, Guatemala was the only country to follow the steps of the Trump administration. While Paraguay and Brazil changed their decisions, many countries neglected the idea of relocating their embassies to the holy city.
A British government organization known for producing strategic communication to fight against extremist propaganda in the UK, is targeting French Muslims. Quoting documents related to the Research, Information and Communications Unit (RICU), London-based online news outlet Middle East Eye revealed that the body in question has «awarded a contract to a consortium of communications companies» to operate in France. The objectives set by these communications companies is to
Two months after an Australian man opened fire on Muslim worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, live-streaming his terror attack on Facebook, the social network company announced that it is imposing firm rules on the feature, CNN Business said. The new rules will be implemented on Wednesday, May 15th, and users who break them will be banned from Facebook for a period of 30 days, the newspaper wrote. Offenders will also be banned from purchasing ads on the platform. These
In a new investigation published Tuesday, French newspaper Mediapart revealed that in 2017 King Mohammed had allegedly helped his friend, French judoka Teddy Riner, get recruited by Paris Saint-Germain. Reportedly, the Qatari Emir intervened to create an exclusive judo section for the athlete.