Following the march organized on Monday, the first day of Eid Al-fitr, 50 protesters were arrested by the police according to a local rights activist, reports Reuters. 39 police officers were sent to the hospital during the latest manifestation when the two camps clashed violently. The Ministry of Justice, according to the same source did not give details about the arrests. However, Faisal Aussar, a member of the local Human Rights Association told Reuters that «police and gendarmes
Following the tragic fire that broke off in the Grenfell tower in London, UK and which caused the death of several people including 7 Moroccans. Sabah Abdullah, the husband of Khadija Khalloufi who was killed in the blaze, was granted an emergency passport to attend his wife’s funeral in Morocco, Metro UK reports. The retired university lecturer, who used to live in the 17th floor at the Grenfell building, lost his identity card and passport in the incident. The same source indicates
Une exposition majeure consacrée aux grands maîtres de l'impressionnisme se tiendra en mai 2019 au musée Mohammed VI d'art moderne et contemporain de Rabat, a annoncé, mardi à Paris, le président de la Fondation nationale des musées du Maroc (FNMM) Mehdi Qotbi. Dans une déclaration à la MAP, à l'issue d'une rencontre avec la présidente du musée d'Orsay, Mme Laurence des Cars, M. Qotbi a indiqué que cette
The Moroccan poet Abdellatif Laabi received on the 29th of June the International award of the new golden century poetry during the inauguration of the Mexico's International Festival of Poetry, reports the Mexican news agency Notimex. Abdellatif Laabi, who writes poetry in French was born in 1942, he is one of the early instigators of the cultural revolution in the Maghreb, notably with the founding of the magazine «Souffles» in 1966. He was awarded the Goncourt Prize for poetry
The US Supreme Court handed over Donald Trump's «Muslim ban» on Monday (June 26th), pending a hearing in the fall, AFP said. The decree prohibiting the entry into the United States of the inhabitants of six predominantly Muslim countries (Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Iran, Somalia, Libya). The court is allowing the ban to go into effect for foreign nationals who lack any «bona fide relationship with any person or entity in the United States.» This decision of the Supreme Court
Families of the Moroccan victims and survivors of the Grenfell tower fire were invited on Monday to the Moroccan Ambassador's residence in London to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr. This initiative of solidarity, which was part of the High Royal instructions, has brought comfort to the Moroccan families bereaved by this terrible fire. On this occasion, Ambassador Abdesselam Aboudrar, accompanied by the Consul General Abderrahim Beyyoudh, reiterated his condolences and sympathy to all the people
A Moroccan teenager survived a 143 mile journey from Morocco to Spain hanging underneath a bus that was heading to Seville, Mirror UK reports. The 15-year-old boy «crammed himself into a tiny cavity underneath the coach before clinging on for hours.» According to the same source, a police spokesperson told AFP that : «The bus came from Tetouan, and when it arrived in Seville, the driver was going to let the passengers out when he noticed something strange» adding that
Les familles des victimes marocaines et les rescapés de l’incendie de la tour Grenfell ont été conviés lundi à la résidence de l’ambassadeur du Maroc à Londres à l’occasion de l’Aïd Al Fitr. Cette initiative de solidarité, qui s’inscrit dans le cadre des Hautes instructions royales, a permis d’apporter réconfort aux familles marocaines endeuillées par ce terrible incendie. A
Un groupe d'individus, dont certains étaient encagoulés, ont procédé, lundi à Al Hoceima, à des actes de provocation et à des jets de pierres à l’encontre des forces de l'ordre, causant des blessures à différents degrés à 39 éléments de ces forces ayant nécessité leur transfert à l’hôpital pour recevoir des soins, apprend-on auprès des autorités
A manifestation was held on Saturday 25th of June in Brussels to support the «Hirak», according to Blad Rif online newspaper, which reports that 50 000 people took the streets in several European countries. The capital of Belgium has witnessed before that on the 28th of May a number of march that are pro-Hirak. Police says 16000 people marched in Brussels yesterday for #Rif. Organizers say 50000. Video: https://t.co/cBeTzzLXoa #Morocco #hirak — tamghribit (@HasnaAnkal)