Helen Gloag is a Scottish redhead beauty whose fate brought her to the Kingdom of Morocco in the 18th century. Daughter of a blacksmith, Helen was captured by Moroccan corsairs only to become later the empress of the North African empire and Sultan Mohamed ben Abdellah's favorite consort. History.
Earlier this month, Moroccan Islamic jurist Ahmed Raissouni was elected chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, replacing Egyptian Islamic theologian Yusuf al-Qaradawi. Interviewed by Yabiladi, Raissouni discussed his ideas about the union's future plans.
This Moroccan-Belgian national from Casablanca has set up his company in Brussels to help people with reduced mobility in the city.
Between 1801 and 1805, the United States fought a war against North African corsairs. Piracy was an important part of Morocco, Algeria, Tunis and Tripoli’s history which was not really appreciated by the Americans.
French President Emmanuel Macron traveled to Morocco on Thursday, heading a delegation composed of ministers and businessmen. Once in Tangier, he inaugurated alongside King Mohammed VI the Kingdom’s first high-speed rail line.
The South African government said earlier this week that Morocco is yet to answer a request of agreement submitted by Pretoria in 2004.
Earlier this week, the Justice and Development Party (PJD) announced that some of its members are visiting Algeria to discuss ways of implementing the «royal mechanism» suggested last week. However, the PJD’s decision divided Islamists in the neighboring country.
Inaugurated Thursday by King Mohammed VI and French President Emmanuel Macron, Morocco’s first high-speed rail line is finally here. The project has been through a series of interruptions.
For the World Bank’s new report on education in the MENA region, Morocco must change teaching methods that rely on passive learning and memorization.
Moroccan religious minorities are invited by the UN to attend The Eleventh Session of the UN Forum on Minority Issues in Geneva. The event will be an opportunity for these minorities to defend their case.