Vicente Del Bosque Calls up Haddadi to Join Spain’s Squad
Rabat- Spanish coach, Vicente Del Bosque, took Moroccans by surprise when he decided to call up Moroccan Mounir Haddadi, young striker of the F.C. Barcelona, to join the Spanish squad that will play...
View ArticleBreaking News: Haddadi Decides To Play for Spain
Rabat- A few hours after Spanish coach Vicente Del Bosque called him to join Spain’s squad that will play Macedonia in its first 2016 Euro qualifier match scheduled for next Monday, F.C. Barcelona...
View ArticleOne in 10 girls sexually abused in the world: UNICEF
Taroudant- Around 120 million girls around the world, nearly one in 10, have been subject to rape or sexual abuse by the time they turn 20, a new UN report has found. The report shows that the most...
View ArticleTribute to the Honorable Michael Peyron in the 10th Festival of Fes of...
Fez - The convention center in Fez (Fes) hosts the 10th Edition of Fes Festival of Amazigh culture from 5th to 7th of September. The organizers have planned to pay tribute to the Honorable Michael...
View ArticleOver 800,000 Die Due to Suicide Every Year, WHO says
Marrakesh- The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first report on suicide prevention, covering the years 2000 to 2012. According to the report, over 800,000 die due to suicide every year,...
View ArticleUK imams issues fatwa against joining IS
Taroudant- A group of influential imams and scholars based in UK has issued a Fatwa, religious edict, prohibiting (haram) British Muslims to fight alongside Isis extremists in Iraq and Syria. The...
View ArticleFrench Comic Dieudonne Ridicules Beheading of James Foley
Rabat- French comic Dieudonne is under investigation by the French authorities after he released a controversial video in which he mocks the beheading of American Photojournalist James Foley by ISIS...
View ArticleCasablanca Ranks First Emerging Global Financial Hub: report
Rabat- Casablanca was ranked first among the places being tipped by experts and finance professionals as the emerging global financial hubs likely to become significant in the future. In a recent...
View ArticleTexas Man Convicted in Crash that Claimed the Lives of a Moroccan Family
Rabat- A Texan was found guilty by a state district judge in Fort Worth, Texas of intoxication manslaughter in a drunken-driving crash that killed a Moroccan family of three, including an 11-month-old...
View ArticleItaly: Moroccan-Born Politician Resigns Over Death Threat, Flees Country
Rabat - Moroccan-born Aicha Mesrar, a councilor in the northern Italian city of Rovereto, has been reportedly forced to resign her post and flee Italy after she received a series of death threats,...
View ArticleAnti-Islamic State Hashtag Campaign, #BurnISISFlagChallenge, Goes Viral
Rabat- Three Lebanese activists launched a political version of the Ice Bucket Challenge under the hashtag #BurnISISFlagChallenge. The trio of teens called upon the world to burn the flag of the...
View ArticleIran: a Man Sentenced to Death for Insulting the Prophet
Rabat- An Iranian social media activist has been reportedly sentenced to death for his alleged insult of the prophet Mohammed (PBUH). On Sunday, the Tehran-based court reportedly sentenced Souhail...
View ArticleOver 1,600 Cases of Suicide Recorded In Morocco in 2012, WHO Says
Taroudant, Morocco- More than 1,600 cases of suicide recorded in Morocco in 2012, according to a report from the World Health Organization (WHO), released on September 4, covering the years 2000 to...
View ArticleSelf-styled ‘Sharia Police Officers’ Try to Impose Islamic Law in Germany
Rabat- Police in the German city of Wuppertal are reportedly investigating a case of a group of men who call themselves the "Sharia police." The group has been observed patrolling the streets and...
View ArticleFrance, Leading Country for Jewish Emigration to Israel
Rabat- The rise in anti-Semitic sentiment has seen the Jewish community in France leaving the country for Israel in unprecedented numbers. According to a leading Jewish group, more Jews have left...
View ArticleFamilies of 9/11 victims launch anti-Islamophobia campaign
Rabat- Family members of the victims of the 9/11 attacks in New York have launched an Anti-Islamophobia campaign to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the tragedy that claimed the lives of more than...
View ArticleFormer Facebook Employee launches Women-Only Social Network
Taroudante- Former Facebook employee Susan Johnson created a woman-only social network where women can discuss freely their matters including “careers, relationships, parenting, products, and more,”...
View ArticleScottish Woman Joins ISIS, Wants to Become a ‘Martyr’
Taroudante- Aqsa Mahmood, a Muslim woman from Scotland, left her Glasgow home in November and joined Isis in Syria. The 20-year-old woman, who traveled to Syria to join the extremists, told her...
View ArticleArab Idol: Japanese singer Stuns Jury with Fairuz Song
Taroudant, Morocco- The Jury of the Dubai auditions for the season three premiere of Arab Idol on MBC 1 were charmed on Friday by the angelic voice of a Japanese when she started singing a classic song...
View ArticleWill Morocco Take Part in the International Coalition to Destroy the ISIS?
Rabat- Three days after US President Barack Obama’s call to form an international coalition to destroy the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), news reports suggest that Morocco may take part in the...
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