Salah Abdeslam, the only member left alive of the commandos that carried out the 13 November attacks in Paris has just spoken for the first time before a French judge in charge of the investigation. According to Agence France Presse and Reuters, the Belgian-Moroccan national «declared that one of the suspects did not help him escape, but refused to discuss his own involvement in the attacks.» This Friday, March 9, Salah Abdeslam was confronted with Ali Oulkadi, a close relative of
The Polisario officially launches a campaign against the exploitation of natural resources in the Sahara, targeting the UN. In a new letter, Brahim Ghali asked Antonio Guterres to denounce the «illegal» activity in the province that could «hinder the UN political process». In his new letter, the head of the Front is calling the Secretary-General of the United Nations to «urge the European Union and its member states to abandon the ongoing negotiations with the
Le braconnage se trouve parmi les facteurs principaux qui menacent la survie du singe Magot, une espèce connue sous le nom de «Macaque de Barbarie» et qui est en voie de disparition au Maroc, avertit le Haut Commissariat aux eaux et forêts et à la lutte contre la désertification (HCEFLCD). Le Moyen-Atlas héberge environ 67% de la population restante du singe Magot dans le monde, ce nombre ayant diminué d’environ 65% sur les trois
Le long-métrage «Hayat» du réalisateur marocain Raouf Sebbahi a remporté le prix de la meilleure première oeuvre du festival international du cinéma de Charm el-Cheikh. Le film Hayat est une sorte de voyage à bord d'un autocar qui part de Tanger à destination d'Agadir. Il narre l'histoire de personnages de différents horizons qui se sont croisés le temps d'un voyage. Le long-métrage a réuni une
The Moroccan national accused of killing two people and wounding 8 others last August in Turku, Finland was found criminally responsible for his actions, reports YLE. The Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare announced Friday that Abderrahman Bouanane is safe and sound and to held accountable for his deeds. The report was delivered on the 6th of March after the southwest Finland District Court ordered psychiatric evaluation last October, following the request of the accused. The
Des averses orageuses localement fortes accompagnées de fortes ravales de vent sont prévues le week-end dans plusieurs provinces du Royaume, indique la Direction de la météorologie nationale (DMN) dans un bulletin spécial d'alerte. Ainsi, la DMN précise que des averses orageuses localement fortes de 50 à 90 mm seront enregistrées, du samedi à 09H00 au dimanche à 24H00, dans les provinces de Larache, Ouazzane, Chefchaouen,
The Casablanca's Mohammed V Airport won, for the first time, the «Airport Service Quality Awards 2017» for Africa, awarded by the Airports Council International (ACI). In Africa, Casablanca's Mohammed V Airport came ahead of the airports of Mauritius and Durban in South Africa. In a statement, the Airports Council International, which unveiled Tuesday the winners of the awards, said an unprecedented number of 16 airports have been awarded for the first time, a fact that reflects
L’aéroport Casablanca-Mohammed V a décroché la première place en Afrique, au niveau du service à la clientèle. Le Conseil International des Aéroports (ACI), qui vient de publier son classement 2017 en la matière, lui a attribué ainsi le prix annuel «Airport Service Quality» récompensant la qualité des services aéroportuaires de Casablanca. A cet effet, nombre
French-Swiss Muslim academic, philosopher, and writer Tariq Ramadan is involved in a new rape case according to the French daily Libération. This time, a Muslim woman filed a complaint against Ramadan, indicating that she was sexually assaulted in August 2013 in Washington, USA. The 30-year-old alleged victim, who requested anonymity currently, lives in Kuwait. She said she met Tariq Ramadan at a conference on Muslim communities in North America. She added that on the 31st of August
On the 8th of March, Women’s Day, Women at the city of Jerada took their anger to the streets. Women marched in the main streets of the mineral town and gathered at a square downtown. The participants chanted protesting against the death of coal miners and the situation in Jerada. Thus, the protesters reiterated their demands for dignity and social justice, callin for the establishment of an economic alternative to develop their province and be able to work at income-generating