The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) World Giving Index, released recently, revealed that Morocco is one of the least generous countries in the globe. The Kingdom is ranked 136th by the report that gives an insight into generosity in 139 countries.
Recently, the Royal cabinet has become accustomed to communicating about the illnesses of King Mohammed VI. The communiqué published yesterday is therefore not a surprise. While this is seen as an exception for some neighboring countries, it is nowadays a common practice that stands as a primordial rule in the exercise of power in other regions.
Several Moroccan nationals have been involved in a number of terror attacks that targeted some European countries during the last few months. According to an article issued by the Sun, a tabloid newspaper published in the UK and Ireland, Morocco, mostly considered as heaven of stability, might be «a breeding ground for terrorists».
The United Nations have developed a new organizational chart for the MINURSO. The restructuring of the mission’s hierarchy has resulted in tensions knowing that the MINURSO is being marginalized by the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara. Details.
Moroccan footballers have been to every field in Europe namely France, the Netherlands, and Belgium. Most recently five Norwegian football players of Moroccan descent are participating to the World Cup qualifications. Details.
Thousands of traditional horse riders gather every year in Mansouria to bring new blood into a Moroccan horsemanship known locally as Tbourida. The practice has attracted foreigners and international media which were curious to know more about the medieval hobby.
In Morocco, official media platforms have paid particular attention to the decision taken by the Supreme Court of Kenya that annulled the results of the presidential elections. Details.
Karima El Fillali is a singer, poet and musician who instead of becoming part of the mainstream musical scene decided to embrace what’s classical, authentic and Moroccan. Although, she is not fluent in Classical Arabic, the Moroccan-Dutch artist residing in Amsterdam went for Oum Keltoum, the Oud and sometimes the Guenbri. Portrait.
Two days ago a couple of photos of the lower jaw of a Spinosaurus aegypticus, a dinosaur, were posted on the Internet. The fossils, found in a region called Kem Kem, southeastern Morocco, were believed to be for sale on Facebook. Responding to allegations, George Corneille, the man who posted the photos told Yabiladi his version of the story.
Fossils of one of the rarest dinosaurs in the world were discovered twice. The first time was in 1915 in Egypt while the second time dates back to 2013, when a group of scientists headed by Nizar Ibrahim, a German paleontologist, found fossils of «Spinosaurus aegypticus» in the region of Kem Kem, eastern Morocco. Fossils allegedly similar to the ones discovered in Morocco are being sold on the Internet by an individual called George Corneille as reported by Abdelouahed Lagnaoui, a