Mohamed Salah’s Injury is God’s Punishment: Kuwaiti Preacher
Rabat – Kuwaiti Preacher Mubarak al-Bathali claimed that the injury of Liverpool’s Egyptian footballer Mohamed Salah is “God’s punishment.” The preacher criticized Salah on Twitter, saying that “the...
View ArticleMorocco’s Attorney General Opens Investigation after Video of Assaulted Woman...
Rabat- Following the recently circulated video showing a woman and van driver being beaten with sticks by some masked men in the coastal city of Safi, the King’s Attorney General at Safi’s Court of...
View ArticlePJD’s Bouanou Urges Government to Lift Subsidies on Butane Gas Amid Boycott
Rabat – President of the parliamentary group of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) Abdellah Bouanou has urged the government to lift subsidies on butane gas. In 2016, the previous government, led...
View ArticleIslamic Affairs Ministry to Open 30 New Mosques in Morocco
Rabat – King Mohammed VI has allowed the opening of 30 new mosques throughout Morocco, said Minister of Islamic Affairs Ahmed Toufiq. The minister said, in the presence of the King after Friday’s...
View ArticlePublic Angry over Nutritionist’s Video Urging Sick People to Fast in Ramadan
Rabat – “Ramadan over sickness and oldness,” he said in 2017. An old video using the Qur’an to call the sick and elderly to fast, by nutrition specialist and radio host Mohamed Faid, is angering...
View ArticleFarmers Urge Akhannouch to Bring End to Milk Boycott
Rabat – The Moroccan interprofessional federation of milk (FIMALATI) urged the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Aziz Akhannouch to intervene to end the boycott on Centrale Danone milk on Friday....
View ArticleRamadan: An American Perspective
By Lameese Madi Rabat- An American Student Highlights His Experience Fasting During the Holy Month of Ramadan. Ramadan is a special time for many Muslims around the world. It is not only a time for...
View ArticleUN Honors 7 Fallen Moroccan Peacekeepers with Dag Hammarskjold Medal
Rabat – The United Nations has honored seven Moroccan peacekeepers, who died during peacekeeping operations in 2017 as part of the UN Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). In a ceremony at...
View ArticleTeacher Calling for Stoning of Safi Woman Fuels More Social Media Condemnation
Rabat- The teacher who shockingly suggested that the best lesson for the woman and van driver accused of engaging in a sexual act in Ramadan is to be stoned to death, has publicly shared his...
View ArticleA Rendezvous with Dates in Ramadan: Their Benefits and Significance
Rabat- Ramadan is that time of the year when all 1.8 billion Muslims can enter the realms of spirituality and introspection, sympathize with the poor, develop patience, and get rid of bad habits. While...
View ArticleAlgerian Military Airplane Overshoots Runway Upon Landing Sunday
Rabat – A c-130 Hercules military airplane overshot the runway upon landing on Sunday at the Biskra airport in south Algeria. Eight members of crew staff were injured, according to Algerian television...
View ArticleTwo Moroccans Rescued After Boat Sinks Off Tunisia Killing 35 Migrants
Rabat – More than 30 people were killed after a boat carrying undocumented migrants capsized off Tunisia’s southern coast. The coast guards managed to rescue 67 others, including two Moroccans. The...
View ArticleSaudi TV Series Portrays Marrakech as Capital for ‘Pleasure Marriage’
Rabat – Moroccans are outraged after soap opera “Shir Chat” featured during Ramadan on Saudi TV channel SBC, portrayed Marrakech as a capital for “pleasure marriage.” Episode 14 dubbed “ Marrakech,...
View ArticleRetired Moroccan Rail Workers in France Sue Lawyer for Demanding ‘Outrageous...
Rabat – A group of retired Moroccan railway workers in France have lodged a complaint against their lawyer for demanding an “outrageous bonus” from the compensation they received from the French...
View ArticleWould-be Shoplifter Sets Himself on Fire in Agadir Supermarket
Rabat – The scene shocked Marjane shoppers in Agadir. According to local media outlets, a 30-year-old man set himself on fire at the main entrance of the supermarket Sunday, June 3, to the cries of...
View ArticleFour Moroccan Farmers in Spain Allege Supervisor Sexually Assaulted Them
Rabat – Four Moroccan seasonal farmers, working in Huelva, Spain, have reportedly filed complaints against their manager for alleged sexual assault. Spanish news outlet El Mundo reported that the four...
View ArticleHow do the Religions of the World Practice Fasting?
Rabat-Today, the majority of Muslims around the world are fasting for Ramadan. But do followers of other religions fast on particular holy days? How do they fast and why do they do it? Catholic...
View ArticleMorocco Denies Islamic Scholar Adnan Ibrahim Will Attend King’s Ramadan Lectures
Rabat– Morocco’s Ministry of Religious Endowments and Islamic Affairs has denied speculations that Palestinian-Austrian Islamic scholar and television pundit Adnan Ibrahim attended the King’s religious...
View ArticleAttorney General to Prosecute Safi Woman, Van Driver, and Attackers
Rabat- The King’s Attorney General at the Safi Court of Appeal ordered the prosecution of the group of men who violently abused a woman and a van driver while the two victims will be tried Monday on...
View ArticleCentrale Danone Loses MAD 150 Million in First Half 2018 Due to Boycott
Rabat – The ongoing boycott against high prices has caused Centrale Danone a major loss in revenue. Centrale Danone announced today that it has suffered a net loss of MAD 150 million in the first half...
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