In Morocco, January 14th is now a national holiday, commemorating the Amazigh New Year. The lead-up to this ancestral celebration is marked by a unique atmosphere, highlighted by the preparation of traditional dishes. Among the festive meals of Id Yennayer, tagoula has stood the test of time as the undisputed centerpiece for centuries.
In a tragic incident in the Chtouka Ait Baha province's Ouad Essafa, three children, including two brothers, and their mother drowned in a watering trough used for irrigation on a local farming estate. The family entered the property without the owner's knowledge. The heartbreaking event unfolded on Saturday when four children ventured onto the farm, which houses the water basin. The tragedy began when the first child fell into the water. In a desperate attempt to rescue him, the second child
Despite the objections of some students' parents, the French Council of State recently issued a decision to increase the hours of Arabic language instruction at a school affiliated with the French mission in Rabat. The decision, made by France's highest administrative judicial body, approves an increase in Arabic language teaching hours for CE1 and CM2 students from three hours to five hours per week at the André Chénier School of the French Mission in Rabat. The controversy
After being extradited from Morocco and serving a three-year prison sentence in January 2024 in the United States, the hacker Sébastien Raoult returned to France. Facing 116 years in prison for computer fraud and aggravated identity theft, he pleaded guilty, which allowed him to benefit from sentence reductions. The 22-year-old hacker will, however, have to repay five million dollars to the victimized companies, including Microsoft. On Sunday, he spoke to the newspaper Le
An EasyJet flight to Morocco was forced to land in Bristol on Thursday, January 2, after one hour in the air due to a «technical issue». The flight landed back in Bristol, a city in the southwest of England, just one hour after departing from the UK and heading to Morocco, The Independent reported on Friday. EasyJet confirmed the return of the flight but did not give further details on the «technical issue» behind the landing. «The aircraft landed normally
Moroccan international Hamza Igamane continues to shine with Scottish Rangers Football Club, where he scored a hat-trick against Hibernian F.C. in the 22nd round of the Scottish Premier League. ? HAT TRICK HAMZAAAAAAAAAA! pic.twitter.com/p3oi9G6fEY — Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) January 5, 2025 The former Royal Army player raised his tally of goals for the Scottish side to seven. Glasgow Rangers are second in the Scottish Premier League with 40 points, behind leaders
Maltese authorities have identified two Moroccan nationals who escaped from a Turkish Airlines flight during an emergency landing on New Year's Eve, as reported by local media. The fugitives, named as Fouad El Sellah, 26, and Mohamed Lazaar, 43, were part of a group of five Moroccan passengers traveling on a flight from Istanbul to Marrakech. The group allegedly orchestrated a medical emergency on board, compelling the pilot to divert and land in Malta. During the process of disembarking the
The French Foreign Minister has publicly voiced «doubts» regarding Algeria's commitment to a bilateral relations roadmap established in August 2022 during President Emmanuel Macron's state visit to Algiers. This diplomatic engagement was followed by a French delegation, led by former Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne, visiting Algeria in October of the same year. «In 2022 (...) we drew up a roadmap (...), and we want it to be followed,» stated Jean-Noël Barrot
In a significant diplomatic shift, Tunisia has aligned more closely with Algeria on the issue of Western Sahara. President Kais Saïed of Tunisia has embraced the official Algerian stance, instructing his Foreign Minister, Mohamed Ali Nafti, who has been in office since August 25, 2024, to prioritize «the defense of the right of peoples to self-determination» as a core principle of Tunisian diplomacy, according to local media reports. This move underscores a deepening of ties
Hajar Tanjaoui, a Moroccan mother in Germany, began translating and dubbing Peppa Pig episodes into Darija to help her children and other Moroccan kids abroad learn Darija.