In the 1920s, American Colonel Charles Sweeny proposed to the French to form a squadron to «support France’s war effort in Morocco». The squadron bombed Chefchaouen in a move that was condemned by the U.S. Department of State.
Morocco is Ryanair’s biggest market in the Middle East, wrote Reuters Monday, quoting the Irish low-cost airline’s head. Speaking about expanding the firm’s routes to Jordan, Ryanair’s Chief Executive Michael O’Leary said that the firm is planning to fly 150 million passengers in 2019, with «the vast majority on routes in the European Union and in non-EU countries, including Israel and Morocco». According to the same source, Morocco tops the list of
American actress and businesswoman Jessica Alba has blown her birthday candles in Marrakech during the weekend, British tabloid Daily Mail reported on Monday. With her husband Cash Warren, who is an American film producer, Alba shared her birthday photos and videos from her trip to Morocco on Instagram. «The beauty, the colors, orange blossom, spices and most importantly the people in Morocco -it’s almost too much beauty to absorb», she captioned a series of photos and video
As in 2008, Spanish voters chose to vote for the center-left Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. Pedro Sanchez has all cards in hand to form a new government. Would PSOE’s victory reassure Morocco ?
Moroccans are among the angriest populations in the world, according to a report conducted by American analytics and advisory company Gallup. According to the Gallup 2019 Global Emotions Report, «more than four in 10 residents in Morocco (…) said they were angry a lot the previous day». Based on ten questions, the report gave an overview of the angriest and most stressed populations in the world. Moroccans, for example, are ranked 11th in a list that includes countries with
German-Russian socialite Anna Sorokin, who has been leading a double life for years, has been convicted for «defrauding people out of thousands of dollars», Tech Times reported on Sunday. Sorokin, also known as Anna Delvey, was found guilty by a court in Manhattan of a «total eight counts of theft of services, grand larceny and attempted grand larceny», the same source said. The Russia-born woman, who managed to scam several people in the United States and in
Angry Sahrawis, in the Tindouf camps, have been protesting for weeks against the restrictions imposed on the movement by Algeria. On Saturday, Sahrawi protesters blocked for several hours access to a road that leads to the Rabouni camp. The Polisario leadership used force to disperse the protest, deploying tanks and military vehicles, pro-Polisario news platform Futuro Sahara reported. Urgente : Fuerte represión en estos momentos en Rabuni contra los manifestantes que reinvindican
South Africa wants the UN Security Council to condemn Morocco’s «impediment» to MINURSO’s access to local actors and its ceasefire “violations”. This pressure is believed to be behind postponing the vote on the new resolution on the Sahara.
One person was killed and three others were injured in Sand Diego (United States), Saturday morning, after a man opened fire on a Chabad synagogue, AFP reports. The terror attack took place shortly after 11:20 am, as hundreds of worshippers were gathered to celebrate the last day of Passover, a biblically derived Jewish holiday. The suspect is a 19-year-old student at the California State University San Marcos. «This individual was with an AR-type assault weapon and opened fire on the
English actor Idris Elba and former American model Sabrina Dhowre have chosen the city of Marrakech to celebrate their wedding, Friday, Vogue magazine reported. The festivities will last for three days, wrote the magazine, adding that the two stars’ families and friends attended a «colors of the souk» themed dinner. A second party will be held, Saturday, at the Mandarin Oriental hotel. Idris Elba marries Sabrina Dhowre in beautiful Moroccan wedding ?