Morocco is to celebrate the first day of Eid al-Adha on Friday 1st of September 2017, the Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs said today. The Dou Al Hijja crescent was sighted today making tomorrow, Wednesday 23rd of August the first day of the Hijri month. Other countries will also celebrate Eid al-Adha on the same day, namely Saudi Arabia which announced earlier today through a tweet posted by the Saudi News agency SPA that Friday 1st of September will be the first day of Eid al-Adha,
Un petit immeuble menaçant ruine s’est effondré, mardi en fin d’après-midi, dans le quartier Derb Kabir à Casablanca, faisant un blessé léger, selon un bilan provisoire de la Protection civile. Les équipes de secours sont toujours à pied d'oeuvre à la recherche d’éventuelles victimes de cet incident, survenu rue des Poissonniers, précise-t-on de même source. La propriétaire du
The 18-year-old Moroccan asylum-seeker suspected of stabbing two people to death and wounding eight others in Turku, Finland on Friday, has admitted today the killing of the two victims during a closed-door court hearing held on Tuesday, reports Irish Times. The alleged attacker identified as Abderrahman Mechkah, did not admit any terrorist motive, according to his lawyer, Kaarle Gummerus. The latter told Reuters that «(his client) admits manslaughter and injuries ... But what the
The hearing of the four alleged terrorist that survived the Barcelona attack, has taken place on Tuesday. They highlighted the fact that they were planning for a bigger attack as it was suspected by the investigators, Huffpost said today. The Catalan police spokesman said after the two attacks, the terrorists were organizing a «bigger attack». Mohamed Houli Chemlal, one of the four suspects, told the investigating judge that the cell was preparing an attack «more important
Le sélectionneur de l'équipe nationale marocaine de football, le Francais Hervé Renard a dévoilé mardi la liste des vingt-sept joueurs convoqués pour la double confrontation face au Mali comptant pour les 3e et 4e journées du 3e et dernier tour des éliminatoires africaines (groupe C) de la Coupe du monde 2018, indique la Fédération royale marocaine de football (FRMF). Mehdi Benatia et Hakim Ziyech font leur retour au sein des
The Moroccan cyclist Anass Ait El Abdia has recently suffered from a «serious fall» during the second stage of the Tour of Spain (Vuelta a Espana ), forcing him to abandon the competition, said the Royal Moroccan Federation of Cycling. Anass Ait El Abdia, winner of the Tour of Morocco 2017, participated in the Vuelta, an annual multi-stage bicycle race that will be held in Spain from the 19th of August starting from Nimes, France and will end on the 10th of September in Madrid, as
Le coureur cycliste marocain Anass Ait El Abdia a été victime récemment d’une «chute grave» lors de la deuxième étape du Tour d’Espagne (Vuelta), l’obligeant à abandonner cette compétition, a indiqué la Fédération royale marocaine de cyclisme. Anass Ait El Abdia, vainqueur du Tour du Maroc 2017, participait à la Vuelta qui se tient du 19 août au 10 septembre, en tant que membre de
One of the two Moroccan navy officers, kidnapped by pirates in Nigeria's territorial waters three weeks ago, was reportedly released. This is what the daily Assabah indicated in its edition today. The family of the hostage plans to return to Morocco in the next few days, adds the same source. The newspaper did not give any information on the other Moroccan national also kidnapped during the same operation. The Celia ship, built in 1986 and currently operating under the Panama Pavilion under
The Moroccan national who allegedly stabbed to death two people and wounded 8 others on Friday in Turku, Finland «was known to the Finnish intelligence as a suspected extremism», Reuters said on Monday quoting the Finnish authorities. According to the same source, The Finnish intelligence service said in a communiqué that it was warned earlier this year about Abderrahman Mechkah, an 18-year-old Moroccan national who was living in an immigration center. «According to
A Moroccan national died after he was cut in the throat by a broken bottle in Sassuolo, an Italian town in the Province of Modena, Business Standard reports quoting local media. The man has lost a lot of blood and died before making it to the hospital late on Sunday according to the same source. «The man was believed to be around 35 years old and was attacked during an apparent brawl in a local square frequented by drug dealers» states Business standard. An investigation has been