While Mali is celebrating Eid al-Fitr Monday, Moroccans will be observing the crescent moon on Tuesday. While many countries rely on moonsighting to determine the end of the holy month, others count on astronomical calculations.
Endangered trees from Morocco have been planted in North Berwick park in Scotland, East Lothian Courier reports. The threatened trees were brought to the area for protection as part of an initiative launched by the East Lothian Council, green-fingered volunteers from North Berwick in Bloom; and the International Conifer Conservation Program (ICCP), which is based at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Two information boards were set up in the area to tell the story of the trees and the risks
After signing an agreement with Morocco, British private and international schools will be opening campuses in the Kingdom, Chronicle reported. Visiting Morocco last week, British secretary of state for International Trade Liam Fox announced that Moroccans will be able to have access to UK’s education. British schools will «provide a number of scholarships for children from low-income backgrounds, and it is hoped will improve opportunities to learn the English language», the
Is Liverpool F.C. forward Mohamed Salah’s success reducing Islamophobic behaviors and attitudes in England ? It is a question that was answered by a group of researchers in a study released in May. Entitled «Can Exposure to Celebrities Reduce Prejudice ? The Effect of Mohamed Salah on Islamophobic Behaviors and Attitudes», the paper found out that after the Muslim player rose to fame the number of Islamophobic behaviors in North West England dropped significantly. The
The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) announced Monday, June 3, that it has dismantled a terrorist cell linked to ISIS in Tinghir and Errachidia. In a communiqué relayed by MAP, BCIJ said that the members of the cell «were plotting a terrorist attack in the Kingdom». Arrestation des membres d'une cellule terroriste affiliée à «#Daech», dans les villes d'Errachidia et Tinghir, qui étaient en train de préparer des
Moroccan researcher Khalil Amin has received the award «Global Energy» for 2019 for his «contribution to the development of technologies that provide new opportunities in energy development», Free News reported on Thursday. Khalil Amin shared the prize with Danish professor Frede Blaabjerg, who received the award in the category «Alternative Energy». Morocco’s Khalil Amin is one of the world’s most cited researcher in publications on
Jared Kushner’s visit to Morocco was seen as «positive and productive». The senior White House advisor flew to the Kingdom to drum up support for the US peace plan, which was slammed PJD and other Moroccan associations.
On Saturday June 1, 2019, a silk flag that belonged to Moroccan military leader Mohammed Abdelkrim El Khattabi was auctioned in Caen, a commune in France. According to Ouest France, the flag was sold for €40,000. Military objects and German propaganda posters from the Second World War ear were also part of the public sale, attended by only a few people. El Khattabi’s silk flag attracted many buyers during the auction. Tow buyers, including a 48-year-old Moroccan living in Rennes,
Throughout his career, Abderrahim Rochdi maintained a good connection with Morocco, through his family and business. Today, he exports goods, through the company he founded with his friends, to the Kingdom and the rest of the continent.
Two years ago, Morocco warned Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates against the Iranian threat. At the time, Rabat’s forewarning was ignored by the leaders of these Arab states. In Mecca, the final statement of the Arab League summit’s final statement proved Morocco right.