Considered as a unique species, the Barbary Macaque monkeys that live in the Atlas Mountains of the Kingdom are in danger according to an article released by AFP. Interviewing Ahmed Harrad, a deputy director at the Barbary Macaque Conservation in the Rif association, the French news agency warns : «If nothing is done, this species will disappear within 10 years». The Barbary is the only macaque species distributed outside Asia. Numbers show that these monkeys are in danger faced
A griffon vulture captured and mistreated by a group of teenagers in Fnideq in February 2017 has finally recovered from its woonds, BirdLife International reports. The Bird identified as M13 was freed by Group de Recherche pour la Protection des Oiseaux au Maroc (GREPOM), a partner of BirdLife organization that works on protecting birds around the world. The Griffon was found, after being tortured by some young men who took pictures of it and posted them on social media, by the High
Un stagiaire du Centre de formation professionnelle situé au quartier Al Qods à Sidi Bernoussi, à Casablanca, a été évacué à l'hôpital provincial de Sidi Bernoussi, puis transféré à l'hôpital Ibn Rochd, après s'être immolé par le feu, mardi au siège du Centre. Selon les autorités locales de la préfecture des arrondissements de Sidi Bernoussi, qui se basent sur les
Michael Benyahya, a young driver with dual Moroccan and American citizenship won his first trophy by competing at the Formula Renault 2.0. The 15 year-old champion, arrived first ahead of all junior pilots racing in the Portimao circuit. Along with a number of professional pilots, Michael was able to be a podium finisher racing in the Portuguese sports event, a communiqué reports. For the record, Michael Benyahia is competing for the first time at the Eurocup championship which is
For the first time ever, a Moroccan civil society delegation will officially participate during the 4th, 5th and 6th of May in an event organized by the African Commission of Human Rights in Niamey. The delegation is flying to the Nigerien capital in a few hours. Morocco has been rarely present at the African reunion because of the conflicts surrounding its departure in 1984. Things have changed by the beginning of 2017 when Morocco rejoined the African family. At the end of every assembly
The Moroccan Film Festival is now taking place in the Babylon Cinema in Berlin, an authentic location that was refurbished in 1999 after serving for years as a theater. The festival scheduled for the period between 2nd and 7th May is totally dedicated to Moroccan women and the film industry. The festival’s theme as the title foreshadows will focus on women and the way they are represented in movies. An opportunity to understand the Moroccan cultural dialogue and the struggles women face
The French president Francois Hollande is set to receive on Tuesday 2nd May king Mohammed VI at the Elysée palace, Atlas info reports. The meeting holds the objective of «going over the bilateral ties between the two countries». The visit is also an occasion for consolidating the relations that tie Morocco to France, «the secular and profound relations that transcends the presidential race in France». The meeting will be attended by Moroccan and
Le Matin, a Moroccan daily newspaper, introduces them as «the first designers of Arab descent to leave a significant impact in the world of fashion in the USA». Indeed, Hicham Benslimane and Majida Housni, both of Moroccan origin, have just opened a store on Rodeo Drive, in the heart of world-famous Beverly Hills. Introducing Arab world styles to the West, such is the ambitious goal of the young stylists. After creating their own international fashion house, the «Royal
In the middle of the presidential race, front runner Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to the Moroccan man drowned by skinheads after a National Front rally in 1995. Provoking his opponent Marine Le Pen less than a week before election day, Macron laid flowers at the spot where Brahim Bouarram was killed. The 29 year-old man was thrown in the Seine river by a group of skinheads who were at a May rally organized in Paris by Jean-Marie Le Pen, father of the current National Front candidate. Bouarram
After restoring its diplomatic ties with Cuba, Morocco will open an embassy in La Havana. Speaking to Le 360, a diplomatic source states that «Morocco will soon open an embassy in Cuba». The same source who decided to remain anonymous to the readers, indicated that Cuba has backed Morocco in 2006, when it condemned the presence of a group of representatives of the Polisario separatist movement in an international event. Morocco broke off relations with Cuba since1980 after the
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