Morocco: Detained Rapper Activist Goes On Hunger Strike
Rabat- Moroccan rapper Mouad Belghouat, jailed in 2012 for insulting two police officers, began a 48-hour hunger strike on Thursday in protest of the conditions of his detention, he announced on his...
View ArticleUnprecedented: Morocco Deploys Anti-Aircraft Missiles To Prevent Terrorist...
Fez- Morocco is taking the terrorist threat posed by terrorist groups linked to the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI) very seriously. The Moroccan press...
View ArticleDid Darwin Die Muslim?
Fez - Dr. Imad Hassan Babiker authored a revolutionary book in Sudan. It was first written in Arabic then published in Cairo (late December, 2011). This book, which was released early in 2013, in the...
View ArticleMorocco Becomes Algerians’ Third Tourist Destination
Tinejdad, Morocco- Despite the growing tension between Morocco and Algeria, Algerians consider their neighbor among the top 5 of their favorite destinations. According to the Algerian daily...
View ArticleMorocco: Khaoula Morchid Reverses Brain Drain through Entrepreneurial Leadership
By Ouassima Boujrad Fez - Some amazing women come from Morocco and Khaoula Morchid is one of them. She is the founder of Future Moroccan Entrepreneurs, is a 20 year old Moroccan girl. Born and raised...
View ArticleFarewells – Poem
By Minyar Mrabti - Gabes, Tunisia Farewell, dear pure love, dear sweetness Farewell is the inevitable phase A futuristic dryness, I see And shall the ever-lasting humdrumness be Yes I'am vain without...
View ArticleMorocco: Married Woman Jailed After Marrying a Second Man
Fez- A Moroccan woman has been tried by a Casablanca court for adultery after taking a second husband while still married to another man. According to the daily Assabah, a married woman was charged...
View ArticleMorocco: 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 ArticleMorocco readies itself for possible terrorist air attacks
Rabat - The MENA region, as never before, is in total turmoil. In the Middle East, the situation is out of hand, in the full sense of the word. The Hamas-Israel war might flare up, again, any time, if...
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 ArticleIsrael: Jewish-Muslim Couple Marry Amid protesters Shouting “Death to Arabs”
Fez- A Jewish-Muslim couple marry in Tel-Aviv amid protesters shouting “Death to Arabs.” As they were getting ready to celebrate what was meant to be the best day of their lives, their weeding day,...
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 ArticleTo My Students: Don’t Come to School to Escape From Gloomy Reality
By Salma Chouiref Fez - I know it’s too early in your lives for you to read this, but it’s never too late for you to become the shining lights of your small villages. No matter what kind of hardships...
View ArticleTo My Home Land – Poem
By Salam chouiref - Fez To the land of the flourishing dynasties Prosperous ethnicities And refining antiquities **** I’m falling in love with the colors of your nature With the hospitality of your...
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...
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