Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders said, Friday, that Twitter has temporarily blocked his account for comments he made about a political rival, citing Islam, Daily Mail reports. The anti-Islam campaigner’s Twitter account got blocked after he tweeted, calling the members of Dutch center-left party Democrats 66 «suckers … who import ever more Islam and then weep crocodile tears over the consequences such as honor killings». Speaking to the British newspaper, a
Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini thanked, Thursday, the Moroccan authorities for arresting an Italian mafia leader. On his twitter account, the politician who serves as the country’s Interior Minister said that «twelve mafia members were arrested in Enna and Palermo, while in Morocco a dangerous fugitive from the Polverino de la Camorra clan was arrested». Indeed, Moroccan police announced this week that a 56-year-old Italian national suspected of
Highlighting its religious influence, Saudi Arabia brought more than 1,200 Muslim scholars together to sign the «Mecca Charter». The document aims at preserving moderate Islam values.
A Spanish policeman was killed, Thursday, in Spain as he was chasing two French-Moroccan men in a car that was carrying hashish, AFP reports, quoting police. The man was killed in Los Barrios in Cadiz, when he was trying to arrest the two men on his motorbike. Spanish media reported that the policeman, who is a married man and the father of a 10-year-old, died after he hit a truck. Speaking to AFP, a spokesman for the Civil Guard said that the two French-Moroccan nationals «had
One of the main suspects in the Imlil attack admitted in court, Thursday, that he killed one of the two Scandinavian mountaineers and said his partner killed the other, AFP reports. The leader of the cell said that the attack on the two tourists was carried in the name of ISIS. «I beheaded one of the… I regret it», Abdessamad E. said at the opening of the trial. «We loved ISIS and we prayed to God for it», he said as he was among the twenty-four defendants who
In 1627, corsairs from the Republic of Salé raided a British island called Lundy. Led by Dutch renegade Jan Janszoon, Moroccan pirates used the island as a base for raiding expeditions.
Moroccan-Italian footballer Brahim Habbi died from drowning, Wednesday, after he lost control of his car that fell in an artificial lake on his way to Bologna, northern Italy. According to Forli Today, the 31-year-old midfielder was in the car with his girlfriends, Maria, 27, who died in the accident. The couple were heading to Bologna when the accident took place. The tragedy occurred at around 12 pm on May 29th. An investigation was launched to determine the reasons behind the fatal
Newly elected South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced, Wednesday, his cabinet, which included new faces. Lindiwe Sisulu, the former Foreign Affairs Minister and a strong ally of the Polisario Front, was replaced by Naledi Pandor, known for supporting the separatist movement.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Nasser Bourita met, Wednesday, at the Jeddah International Exhibition and Convention Center, his Saudi counterpart Ibrahim Ben Abdelaziz Al-Assaf. Bourita was accompanied by Morocco’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia Mustapha Mansouri. During this meeting, the two parties «discussed bilateral relations between the two countries and topics related to the 14th Summit of Organization of Islamic Cooperation», said
Morocco’s building materials producer Menara Prefa announced that it is planning to list shares on the Casablanca stock exchange in 2021 to broaden its activities in the Kingdom and in sub-Saharan Africa, Bloomberg reports. Based in Marrakech, Menara Prefa is owned by Menara Holding, a company created in the 1970s by Moroccan mechanic Abderrahmane Zahid. «We are giving ourselves three years to list its shares so that Menara Holding faster achieves its development goals», the
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