Two accidents occurred earlier this week in Italy, killing migrant fram workers. The Italian Prime Minister visited the region, after hundreds of workers took the streets, denouncing exploitation.
Eleven migrant farm workers lost their lives in a (...)
Morocco will be represented at the thirteenth edition of the Festival of Arab Cinema in Brazil, held from August 8th to the 27th in Sao Paulo. Three Moroccan films will be screened at the event.
According to the newspaper Libération, the Brazilian (...)
Royal Air Maroc's difficulties are never ending. This time, the wing of the company's plane hit a Turkish Airlines plane's tail, minutes before the take-off, in Istanbul at the Atatürk International Airport, says the TV channel Russia Today on (...)
After the U.S. Trade Representative's Office announced that Morocco will start importing American poultry products, the US Poultry & Egg Council (USAPEEC) explained that the decision will also cover turkey.
The US Poultry & Egg Council (USAPEEC) (...)
American clothing retailer Gap released its back-to-school campaign, on July 24th. The ad featured a veiled little girl, which sparked tension on social media, reports TV channel LCI.
The little girl was wearing a blue scarf in the campaign released (...)
Sweet diet and diabetes : the alarm was sounded a few years ago, but Morocco chooses to look elsewhere. While in France the «soda tax» has been toughened up, in Morocco, the government still struggles to lift subsidies on the sugar bought by the (...)
Former London mayor Boris Johnson has been accused of Islamophobia after saying that Muslim women wearing burkas «look like letter boxes», says the BBC.
Although he spoke in a Telegraph column against the full-face veil ban, implemented in Denmark, (...)
While discussions have been interrupted since Tuesday between Royal Air Maroc (RAM) and its pilots, the crisis that has been shaking the sector for fifteen days and threatening the current summer season.
Discussions between pilots and Royal Air (...)
The Walk Free Foundation highlights Morocco's progress in the fight against modern slavery. The country has improved its score, in comparison with previous editions.
Morocco is making progress in the fight against modern slavery. According to Walk (...)
The port of Calais was on lockdown Tuesday, July 31st from 1 to 3pm because of a suspicious driver who made «vehement and inconsistent» comments, says Franceinfo.
Believing that he might have explosives in his vehicle, the port's authorities (...)
The European Union is raising worries about the surge in migrant arrivals, citing the lowered guard in Morocco. The kingdom, on the other hand, says it lacks financial support to stop the growing trend.
Several European Union internal reports say (...)
As Japan prepares to host the 2020 Olympics, a Tokyo-based sports and cultural events company has created a mosque on wheels in hopes of making Muslim visitors feel at home during the summer Olympics, says the London-based daily newspaper Evening (...)
Argentina's Ministry of agribusiness stressed through its National Service of agri-food, health and Quality (SENASA), that it has been given the go-ahead to start exporting «edible beef fat» to Morocco, reports the online newspaper Agritotal.
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The recurrent speeches of some politicians, particularly on immigration fuels islamophobic street attacks. These acts are therefore becoming more violent.
Islamophobic street attacks are on the rise in the UK. Tell Mama, a national project which (...)
While attendance at theaters is decreasing drastically and traditional movie theaters are closing their doors one after the other, several international companies are targeting the Moroccan market.
Figures published by the Moroccan Center for (...)
Alors que la fréquentation des salles obscures chute désespéremment et que les salles de cinéma classiques ferment les unes après les autres, plusieurs géants internationaux du secteur lorgnent le marché marocain.
Selon les chiffres publiés par le (...)
ISIS claimed responsibility, Wednesday, for the deadly Toronto shooting, through its propaganda agency Amaq. According to the latter, the attack was carried by «one of the ISIS fighter» who responded to the «calls to target nationals of the (...)
Two young Moroccan men have attempted to reach Cadiz (Spain) by swimming across the Strait of Gibraltar from the Moroccan coast. Fortunately they were rescued on la Bolera beach in Ceuta, says online newspaper Infomigrants.
The Spanish Civil Guard (...)
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation's (FRMF) President, Fouzi Lekjaa denied rumors, suggesting that Coach Hervé Renard is abondaning the Atlas Lions, on Tuesday during a forum held by MAP press agency in Rabat.
The FRMF president then commented (...)
Marhaba Operation to introduce new measures to improve collection of taxes and customs duties. These flexible procedures cover vehicles registered outside the Kingdom and owned by Moroccans living abroad.
«From now on, vehicles registered abroad, (...)
Morocco's Marita Group announced, Tuesday 17th of July, that it is launching a «Marvel Comics» project in the Kingdom with a local identity in partnership with Marvel and the comic book editor Stan Lee.
Marvel is one of the leading American comic (...)
A new study has recently shown that iron fortificants added to wheat flour can combat micronutrient deficiencies. The survey was conducted with the help of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
A new type of iron fortificant will be added to wheat (...)
Portugal wants to link by ferry the Algarve city of Portimão to Spain and Morocco, says the Portugal News Online.
The announcement was made on Tuesday 18th of July at the official reception ceremony of the «Volcan de Tijarafe», a ferry that started (...)
Negotiations are currently underway between the Moroccan Ministry of Tourism and the Senegalese authorities to obtain a new license with the objective of strengthening direct air routes between the airport of Fez and Dakar, says Hespress.
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Discussions are underway to examine the possibilities of creating a Moroccan Jewish memorial museum in Fez, says president of Morocco's National Museum Foundation (FNM) Mehdi Qotbi.
Visiting the Israeli Cemetery in Fez and the Batha Museum on (...)