The Association for Human Rights of Andalusia (APDHA) has decided to «render homage to the people of the Rif region for the peaceful movement called Hirak, headed by Nasser Zefzafi», the NGO said in a video posted, Tuesday, on social media. «We express our solidarity and gratitude for all of them», the NGO said. Hirak detainees and their families welcomed the association’s initiative. Indeed, Mohamed Ahmajik, the brother of one of the Hirak
Aside from the list of capitals that everyone knows about, such as Rabat, Fes, Marrakech and Meknes, Morocco had several forgotten cities that served as capitals for short and brief periods. Here is a list of three of them.
Moroccan journalist Hajar Raissouni, sentenced in September to one year in prison on charges of «premarital sex and obtaining an abortion», was granted royal pardon by King Mohammed VI, the Justice Ministry announced in a communiqué issued Wednesday. Raissouni’s fiancé and her gynecologist and his assistants were also granted royal pardon, the journalist’s lawyer Saad Sahli told Yabiladi Wednesday. On September 30, Raissouni was sentenced to one
The Morocco Observatory Against Normalization condemned, earlier this week, the participation of a former Israeli minister in the World Policy Conference, an international meeting held the weekend in Marrakech. In a statement published, Tuesday, on its Facebook page, the anti-normalization group said that having the former Israeli Interior Minister Meir Sheetrit attend the international conference is a «crime of penetration», reports London-based newspapers Al-Quds Al-Arabi. The
The family of Imane Fadil, a Morocco-born model who died earlier this year in Italy, is convinced that their «daughter was poisoned». Seven months after the model, who played a crucial role in the «bunga bunga» trial, died in a hospital in Milan, her family demands a new post-mortem to prove that she «was poisoned». Speaking to the Daily Mail, Fadil’s brother-in-law Cosimo Pasqualone recalled the last days in her life. «She was covered in purple
After complaining about the delay in the appointment of a new personal envoy to Western Sahara, the Polisario condemned, Tuesday, the «conditions imposed» by Morocco when it comes to replacing former German president Horst Köhler in a letter sent to the UN.
Morocco’s Essaouira is being added as a new destination to the Brussels Airport network for the winter season, Brussels Times reported, quoting a press release issued by the airport on Tuesday. The new Essaouira flights will be operated by Irish budget airline Ryanair twice a week, starting from October 27. The Brussels airport will be also launching new routes to Norway, Spain, Poland, Germany and Slovenia.
The subsidiary of British transport firm National Express Group Plc announced, Wednesday, that it has won a 15-year bus contract in Casablanca, Reuters reported. The new deal will allow ALSA to collect more than 1 billion euros in revenue, the British news agency added. «As in other Moroccan cities, there is opportunity for further growth in other local Casablanca transport markets, such as school buses and tourist services», ALSA said. National Express’ ALSA will have its
The Swiss man sentenced to ten years in prison over terror-related charges and links with the murder of the two Scandinavian tourists in Imlil in December 2018 had his sentence reduced to five years, his Lawyer said on Monday. According to MENAFN, the 33-year-old man was arrested in January and was accused of «participation in a terrorist act, supporting terrorism, and withholding information relating to a crime». The reduction of his sentence was announced, last week,
Like many other Jewish saints in Morocco, Rabbi Nissim Ben Nissim is visited annually by Moroccan Jews. The Rabbi lived in Essaouira then Ait Bayoud during the nineteenth century.
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