After arriving in Spain from Morocco at the age of four, Nabila El Gamouchi had a turbulent career. After losing her job and going four months without pay, she opened her own café with unexpected help from a former customer who had harshly criticized her work.
Sentenced to twelve years in prison in Switzerland for stabbing his wife, a Moroccan national is contesting his own conditional release. It would lead to his return to Morocco, where he refuses to go back. The Federal Supreme Court has just rejected his appeal.
Romeo is now a young Muslim of Moroccan descent, in love with Juliet, who comes from a conservative Dutch family. In the Netherlands, Theater Oostpool is presenting a new adaptation of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy, starring Moroccan-Dutch actor Hamza Othman.
SportThe Disciplinary and Ethics Committee of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation has decided to fine Moroccan player Abderrazak Hamdallah of the Al-Ittihad club 20,000 riyals for not attending the post-match press conference against Al-Hilal.
MoroccoIn partnership with Israel, Morocco is preparing to launch a drone manufacturing plant. The kingdom aims to become the first African producer of drones .
FranceIn its desire to reduce foreign influence on Muslims, France has ended the service of seconded imams. The objective is to combat separatism and put an end to "consular Islam", in the words of Emmanuel Macron.
SportWalid Regragui , coach of the Atlas Lions, recently traveled to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to search for Moroccan players he could call up for the matches against Zambia and Congo scheduled in June as part of the qualifications for the 2026 World Cup to be co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada. Adel Taarabt, midfielder of Al-Nasr (Dubai) who is performing well, could be on the next list of the Moroccan coach.
MoroccoThe 2023 Finance Act has established a new tax regime for income tax on property gains. The objective is to allow taxpayers planning to sell their real estate or related real rights to request a prior opinion from the Directorate General of Taxes (DGI) to determine the tax.
SpainThe lack of cooperation from Morocco with Spain has contributed to exacerbating drug trafficking in the strait, recently deplored the president of the seventh chamber of the Cadiz court, Nieves Marina.
MoroccoMorocco has again suffered a slight earthquake this Monday, May 6. With a magnitude of 2.2 on the Richter scale, the tremor was felt 61 kilometers east of the city of Ouezzane, in the north of the kingdom.
MoroccoWhile some Moroccans are calling for the cancellation of the Eid al-Adha celebration on social media, others are committed to respecting this religious tradition.
MoroccoAn Algerian dressmaker exhibiting at the Paris fair at Porte de Versailles (May 1-12) claims to have received threats from Moroccans living in France because of the caftans.
MoroccoIn Morocco, fraudulent practices in the sector of companies offering insurance continue to multiply, much to the dismay of insurers.