Morocco: Woman Denied Entry to Hotel’s Swimming Pool for Wearing Burqini
Casablanca- A Moroccan woman from Oujda was denied entry to a hotel’s swimming pool in El Jadida (100 km southeast of Casablanca) for wearing a burqini—a “halal” swimsuit designed for Muslim...
View ArticleWill Morocco’s Economy Benefit from the Russian Sanction?
Rabat- The United States and Europe are imposing economic penalties on Moscow for not doing enough to keep tensions in Ukraine in check. Morocco may benefit from these sanctions by boosting its...
View ArticleTruth Behind Alleged Marriage of ISIS Member with 7-Year-Old Girl
Casablanca- Social media across the world was abuzz in recent weeks with outrage and condemnation before a misleading picture linked to ISIS was proven to be a hoax. The picture shows an ISIS member,...
View ArticleIslamic State Jihadists Slaughter 700 Sunni Tribesmen in Syria
Rabat- Amid their ongoing massacres in Syria, the Islamic State’s militants have reportedly “massacred” at least 700 members of the Shaitat tribe in the last two weeks in the province of Deir ez-Zor,...
View ArticleMoroccan Singer Seeks to Obtain Algerian Citizenship
Rabat- Aziz Sahmaoui, a Moroccan artist who lives in France, has reportedly applied for the Algerian citizenship. Last Wednesday, the Moroccan-born artist performed at Algeria’s International Festival...
View ArticleUnidentified Warplane Bombards Libya, Morocco Worries About a Similar Attack
Rabat- An unidentified war plane has bombarded the Libyan capital Tripoli early on Monday. Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia are required to be more alert than ever before to face foil similar terrorist...
View ArticleEgyptian TV Presenter Amany El Khayat to Appear Before Court for Hearing
Tinejdad, Morocco- Amany El Khayat, the Egyptian TV presenter who insulted Morocco in her Daily TV show, will go to court following a complaint filed by the Moroccan Embassy in Cairo and Association of...
View ArticleMorocco may lose hosting 2014 FIFA club World Cup because of Ebola virus
Tinejdad, Morocco - Amid the growing fears of the outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in some African countries, Morocco may lose the honor of hosting the 2014 FIFA club World Cup because of the Ebola...
View ArticleMoroccan Army Tightens Control of Borders with Algeria
Rabat - The Moroccan authorities are taking the ongoing violence in Libya, the threat posed by ISIS extremists and terrorist groups linked to AL Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI) very seriously....
View ArticleKurdish Peshmerga Forces Retake Biggest Dam in Iraq with Support of US Military
By Ismail Elouafi Fez -The Kurdish Peshmerga has retaken Iraq’s biggest dam in Mosul from the ISIS forces after 10 days of control, according to Agence France Press (AFP). After its last offensive on...
View ArticleWHO Says Number of Ebola Cases Reached 2,240
By Ismail Elouafi Fez - The World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Tuesday that the number of Ebola cases has increased to 2,240, with 1,229 ending in death. The WHO called again for an...
View ArticleMorocco’s Marjane supermarkets to stop selling alcohol beverages
Tinjdad, Morocco - Marjane Holding’s administration decided to stop selling alcoholic beverages in all of its supermarkets across Moroccan cities, According to the Moroccan french Magazine Telquel. The...
View ArticleMoroccan hacker takes down an Investment website of South Africa’s government
Rabat- South Africa’s state-owned website Public Investment Corporation (PIC) has been hacked and defaced by a Moroccan anonymous hacker. PIC, which is the largest fund manager on the African...
View ArticleBrussels: Chief of Protocol strips a Qatari princess of her Niqab
Fez- Qatar and Belgium are on the brink of diplomatic tensions after the Chief of Protocol of the city of Brussels was reported to forcibly removing the Niqab of a woman who happened to be a Qatari...
View ArticleHuman Rights Watch Urges Spain To Halt Deportations to Morocco
Rabat- Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Spain to immediately stop summary deportations of migrants to Morocco from Melilla, and “investigate evidence that Guardia Civil officers beat migrants at the...
View ArticleFrance: Mosque Desecrated for Second Time in a Year
Tinjdad, Morocco - A Mosque in the city of Cognac, France, was subject to racist and profane acts for the second time this year. According to AFP, Swastikas, Celtic crosses, and slices of ham were...
View ArticleGaza: Four Palestinians Killed by Israel While Burying Their Slain Relatives
Rabat - Four Palestinians were killed Thursday in an Israeli air raid on a Gaza cemetery where they burying relatives killed earlier, according to emergency services. The new raid that targeted four...
View ArticleMoroccan ISIS Jihadist Ahmed Chaâra Arrested Along With his Son
Rabat - Moroccan security services have arrested the Islamic state jihadist Chaâra Ahmed, along with his son Yassine, according to the Moroccan daily Akhbar Al Youm. According to the same source, this...
View ArticleMorocco: Convicted Terrorist Dies in Prison Following Deterioration of His...
Rabat- The General Delegation of Prisons and Reintegration (DGAPR) said that Nabil Jannati, who had been imprisoned since November 7, 2012 at Sale prison, died in the night between Wednesday and...
View ArticleISIS Combatant Posts Gory Pictures, Threatens Morocco
Casablanca- Moroccan ISIS combatant Mohammed Hamdouch, Alias Abou Jandal Al Maghribi, recently shared a gory picture on social media through which he sent a message of terror to Morocco. In one of the...
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