Le célèbre chanteur franco-algérien Rachid Taha, ex-leader du groupe Carte de séjour et membre de 1,2,3 Soleils, connu pour sa reprise de Ya Rayah, est décédé dans la nuit de mardi à mercredi dans son domicile parisien. Selon les médias français qui citent la famille du chanteur, Rachid Taha serait décédé d’une crise cardiaque dans son sommeil. Il avait 59 ans. Rachid Taha était notamment
Morocco's permanent representative to the United Nations in New York, ambassador Omar Hilale, was elected on Tuesday as president of the Humanitarian Affairs Segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) for the period 2018-2019. This election took place at the first meeting of the Bureau of the Economic and Social Council, chaired by ambassador Inga Rhonda King of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and attended by the vice-presidents of the Economic and Social Council,
On Tuesday, 11th of September, the Prosecutor’s Office in Draguignan appealed the decision, allowing Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred to leave prison, reports Le Monde. The appeal, lodged last week and examined on Tuesday by the Court of Appeal of Aix-en-Provence, «asks the court to remand the singer in custody, at least during the investigation phase», said the Draguignan Prosecutor’s Office. Indicted for «rape», the Moroccan pop star was arrested on August
L’ambassadeur, Représentant permanent du Maroc auprès des Nations unies à New York, Omar Hilala a été élu, mardi, Président du segment des affaires humanitaires du Conseil économique et social (ECOSOC) de l’ONU pour la période 2018/2019. Ce Segment représente l’ensemble des réunions du Conseil économique et social qui traitent des questions humanitaires. Il constitue l’occasion unique
French-Moroccan midfielder Matteo Guendouzi, who currently plays for Arsenal, is at the heart of a war between Morocco and France. The London-based club spent £7million to secure the transfer of the 19-year-old player who used to play for Lorient, says Tribal Football. Quoting the British newspaper, the Mirror, the same source points out that Morocco is trying to convince Guendouzi into joining the Atlas Lions. It indicates that Coach Hervé Renard might be traveling to London
Nouhaila Lmelki, a 20-year-old Moroccan woman who was granted the title of Miss Universe the World 2018 in Lebanon, has been imprisoned as she awaits trial for killing two homeless teenagers in a fatal car accident in Marrakech on Saturday, says Alyaoum24. Speaking to security sources, the Arabic-language newspaper stated that the young woman crashed into a tree, driving under the influence of alcohol. Two homeless people were sleeping under the tree, Lmelki hit with her car, which led to
L'Association sportive des FAR a écopé de deux matchs à huis clos suite aux actes de vandalisme perpétrés par son public dimanche dernier au Complexe Moulay Abdallah à Rabat. La Fédération royale marocaine de football (FRMF) a indiqué, dimanche, dans un communiqué que la commission centrale de discipline et de fair-play a décidé également de condamner l'AS FAR à payer une amende de 70.000 Dhs et
17 migrants, sent back to Morocco by Ceuta in August, have been sentenced to two months in prison and fined 500 dirhams by the court of first instance in Tetouan, reported Le360 on Tuesday. Accused of «illegally entering the enclave, using violence and presenting fake IDs», these 20 migrants were the only ones to have been brought before the Moroccan justice. They are part of a group that climbed the fence, separating Ceuta and Morocco. Arrested by the Spanish authorities, these
Spanish police expelled a 39-year-old Moroccan man who served as an Imam in the Islamic community of La Rabita (province of Granada) for his extremist and violent messages. Police sources told EFE that the procedure took place Friday because of the Imam's activities, which were deemed «undermining to national security». As a member of the Islamic community of La Rabita, the man had always conveyed extremist messages, supporting the non-integration of Muslims in the Spanish society.
Des averses orageuses localement fortes sont attendues mardi et mercredi dans plusieurs provinces du Royaume, a annoncé la Direction de la météorologie nationale (DMN). Les averses orageuses toucheront du mardi 15h00 à mercredi à 01h00 les provinces de Tata, Assa-Zag, Essemara, Bujdour, Oued Eddahab, Aousserd, Errachidia, Tinghir, Zagora, Figuig, Jerada, Midelt et Ouarzazate, a indiqué la Direction dans un bulletin météorologique