Muslim inmates held in a prison in Anchorage, Alaska claim having been fed pork in Ramadan, says local media quoted by the French Press Agency. The Council on American–Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Muslim civil rights and advocacy group, revealed the case, denouncing the «cruel and unusual punishment». Judicial authorities in Alaska ordered prison guards on Thursday (May 24th) to provide them with «adequate meals». For its part, the association said it had
The Liberian Football Association (LFA) announced that it is voting for the North American joint bid, competing against Morocco, says the BBC on Thursday. LFA’s president Musa Bility said that the decision was taken after he held talks with Liberian President George Weah, who was also a international footballer, and the government, says the same source. «Bility said the long-running traditional relationship between Liberia and the United States, the many Liberians living in the US
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) officially presented on Thursday, 24th of May, the Atlas Lions’ World Cup jersey. The release was confirmed through the Twitter account of the National team, which published photos of the Adidas designed jersey. Voilà les maillots dévoilés du #MAROCإليكم القميص الرسمي للمنتخب الوطني pic.twitter.com/rZMee9w1Vr — Maroc (@EnMaroc) 24 mai 2018 On social media, however, a wave of
Un homme et son épouse, tous les deux de nationalité marocaine, ont trouvé la mort suite à l’explosion mercredi d’un dépôt illégal de matériel de pyrotechnie dans la localité de Tui, dans la province de Pontevedra (nord-ouest de l’Espagne), a-t-on appris jeudi auprès du Consulat général du Maroc à Bilbao. Le couple marocain vivait dans une maison jouxtant un dépôt
Some 250,782 Moroccans were affiliated to social security in Spain by the end of April, according to official figures. Moroccans rank first among foreign non-EU workers affiliated to social security in Spain, followed by the Chinese (101,109 people) and Ecuadorans (70,915), the Spanish ministry of Labor and Social Security said Tuesday in a release. The number of foreigners who are affiliated to social security reached in the same period 1,930,622. The number of Moroccans living legally in
According to a ranking published by FIFA, Morocco national football team had the best defensive record in qualifying across the 32 teams that reached Russia. «They conceded just once in their eight matches, in a 1-0 defeat to Equatorial Guinea in Africa’s second round back in November 2015», wrote football’s governing body. «This meant they went the entire third round group stage - nine hours of football – without conceding», says
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nasser Bourita presided, Tuesday, in Abu Dhabi the inauguration ceremony of a Moroccan diplomatic complex. The event was attended by Emirati Minister of State Zaki Nussaibah, Mohamed Ait Ouali, Morocco’s ambassador to Abu Dhabi, members of the Diplomatic Corps in the United Arab Emirates, embassy officials and members of the Moroccan community. Speaking on the occasion, Bourita said : «We are proud of the brotherly and
Le ministre des Affaires étrangères et de la coopération internationale, Nasser Bourita, a présidé, mardi soir à Abou Dhabi, la cérémonie d'inauguration du complexe diplomatique marocain. Cette cérémonie s'est déroulée en présence du ministre d'Etat émirati, Zaki Nusseibeh, de l'ambassadeur du Maroc à Abu Dhabi, Mohamed Ait Ouali, de plusieurs membres du corps diplomatique
Hirak figure Nasser Zafzafi, held at a Casablanca local prison, has started a hunger strike, his lawyer Naima el Gallaf revealed in a Facebook statement on Wednesday. Since his arrest, Zafzafi has been 《subjected to torture and inhumane treatment》, she wrote. In a hearing held yesterday in Casablanca, Nasser Zafzafi accused the court of not respecting his right for a fair trial, said Mohamed Aghnaj, a member of the Hirak defense committee. For the record, Nasser Zafzafi was arrested on
Une convention relative à la restauration de l’habitat menaçant ruine dans l’ancienne médina de Rabat, pour un coût global estimé à 130 MDH, a été signée, mercredi, entre le ministère de l’Aménagement du territoire national, de l’urbanisme, de l’habitat et de la politique de la ville et des partenaires publics et privés. Cette convention s’inscrit dans le cadre des actions