125 Moroccan soldiers deserted during the Indochina War. They escaped death seeking refuge in Vietnam to lead a miserable life away from their country for several years after being repatriated in January 1972. Flashback.
The Justice and Development Party (PJD) of Morocco has expressed its «great joy» over the recent ceasefire in Gaza, sending a congratulatory letter to Khalil al-Hayya, a prominent figure of Hamas. The letter celebrated what the PJD termed as a «victory for the resistance». «We received with great joy and jubilation the news of the successful conclusion of a ceasefire agreement», the letter stated, referring to the end of what it described as an «unjust
Many Moroccans took to the streets to celebrate following the announcement of a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, marking the end of 16 months of continuous Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. The news sparked jubilant gatherings in several cities, including Rabat, Casablanca, Kenitra, Oujda, Tangier, Tetouan, Agadir, Fnideq, and M'Diq. احتفالات ساكنة طنجة المغربية باتفاق وقف إطلاق النار في #غزةتحية للأحرار
Akhnif, a traditional Amazigh cape made by women of the Ait Ouaouzguit in Morocco's Atlas Mountains, combines practical protection against harsh weather and symbolic protection against evil.
Seven Moroccan migrants have been held hostage in a house in Thessaloniki, a Greek port city on the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea. The perpetrators, eight Greeks and a Pakistani, who formed the gang, were arrested this week, Greek daily Ekathimerini reported on Wednesday. Gang members, who used physical violence and recorded the abuse, allegedly demanded €2,000 per person in ransom. The Moroccans were detained for two days while the perpetrators sent the videos to their families,
Menzenschwand, a small village in the Black Forest region of Germany, has never witnessed any hooligan riots before, wrote media. Last week, around 150 men, believed to be Moroccan football fans of a Casablanca football club, have broken this rule. The men dressed in black set fire to a village's amateur club FC Burnau's artificially turfed pitch with fireworks. The said to be Moroccan fans are believed to have come from all over central Europe and gathered in the village to celebrate the 20th
A Casablanca clinic, where two women died in similar circumstances during childbirth, has finally addressed the tragic events. On Wednesday, January 15, the clinic’s management told Le360 that the case «involves two women and not three, as has been circulated». The clinic assured the public that an investigation is underway and that, following the tragic incident, a committee from the Ministry of Health, along with security authorities, visited the clinic, and all legal
Just days before Donald Trump's January 20 inauguration as President of the United States, a Republican senator has labeled the Polisario as a «terrorist» organization. During a plenary session of the US Senate, Senator Joe Wilson accused Russia, Cuba, and Iran of «actively destabilizing West Africa by supporting Polisario Front, a threat to the Kingdom of Morocco—an essential US partner». He emphasized that President Trump «stood with Morocco, recognizing
From the floor of the National Assembly, a deputy from France Insoumise (LFI) accused the French government of «multiplying provocations and threats against Algeria, particularly concerning Western Sahara, in contradiction with international law». This statement was met with applause from fellow LFI parliamentarians. This declaration marks a departure from the silence maintained for months by the group led by Jean-Luc Mélenchon regarding President Emmanuel Macron's
In 2021, a groundbreaking study published in the Cretaceous Research journal unveiled the discovery of a new mosasaur species in Morocco. This marine lizard, described as having «shark teeth», was said to have roamed the seas during the Cretaceous period, approximately 72 to 66 million years ago. The research was a collaborative effort by scientists from the National Museum of Natural History at the Sorbonne, the University of Bath in Britain, and Utrecht University in the