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The controversial rapper Ihab Iqbal, known as 7liwa, was released on bail after being taken into custody for the dissemination and distribution of an audiovisual composition containing offensive remarks on social networks.
On Friday, the public prosecutor’s office at the Correctional Court of Aïn Sebaâ (Casablanca) decided to prosecute the rapper Ihab Iqbal, known as 7liwa, on provisional release, against a financial bail of 5,000 dirhams. Placed in custody on Thursday as part of the (…)

During a recent visit to Marrakech, the French chef Cyril Lignac, owner of the gourmet restaurants Le Quinzième and Le Chardenoux, was charmed by Moroccan cuisine.
"One of my favorite cuisines," writes Chef Cyril Lignac in an Instagram post on the sidelines of his recent visit to Marrakech. He took the opportunity to taste several iconic Moroccan dishes such as Tajine, Bestilla and the essential Moroccan mint tea. In a video he shared on social media, he is seen preparing the famous (…)

Moroccan-Canadian comedian Gad Elmaleh explains why he is not organizing shows in Moroccan cities, particularly Rabat and Casablanca, despite strong demand.
The main reason is "the non-opening, until now, of the Grand Théâtre de Rabat and the Grand Théâtre de Casablanca," Gad Elmaleh explained in a post on his Instagram account. He regrets that these "magnificent theaters remain closed." The comedian is trying to understand why this closure is prolonging. "Message to the Moroccan people. (…)

Invited to the Portrait of the Week in the "Sept à Huit" program on TF1, the Franco-Moroccan actor and comedian Booder looked back on his health problems, which he has been dealing with since birth in Morocco.
Booder opened up about his first years of life in the hospital. Born in Morocco with severe asthma and episodes of bronchiolitis, the comedian had to leave his native country for France in order to receive appropriate care. The Franco-Moroccan comedian recounts having spent the (…)

Egyptian journalists have apologized to the Moroccan people after the controversy sparked by the remarks of their compatriot and colleague Hala Sarhan.
The Egyptian journalist Hala Sarhan, who was defending her compatriot, Tamer Hosny, following the speech of Bassma Boussil, his ex-wife, in the media to discuss the toxic relationship and psychological pressures she experienced during her marriage to the Egyptian singer, shared a tweet on her official X account, criticizing the Moroccan (…)

Moroccan singer Saïda Fikri loudly expresses her aversion to corrupt personalities who hate and fight committed art.
Committed art is fought all over the world, and not just in Morocco, Saïda Fikri said in a statement to Al Omk. To support her point, she says she has noticed during her visits to several countries that committed song, which aims to raise awareness, is often marginalized. Corrupt personalities hate and fight committed art, while those who are refined, who love their country (…)

Already the market leader in Belgium, Mathieu Nayis, the celebrity hairstylist, intends to expand rapidly internationally, through Morocco and France.
From a small hairstylist in 2015, Mathieu Nayis has managed to establish himself in his field in Belgium. He gained notoriety in 2020. Today, he owns nine hair salons: four in Brussels (Anderlecht, Jette, Docks, Chaussée de Charleroi), three in Wallonia (Saint-Ghislain, Wavre, Braine-l’Alleud) and two in Flanders (Dilbeek and (…)

Taking the defense of her compatriot, the singer Tamer Hosny, following the statements of Bassma Boussil, the latter’s ex-wife, the Egyptian journalist Hala Sarhan shared a tweet on her official X account, criticizing the Moroccan singer and offending the Moroccan people, provoking the indignation of a group of Moroccan artists and journalists.
Discontent in Morocco following Hala Sarhan’s tweet. In the eyes of the Moroccan artist Rabie Kati, the Egyptian journalist is a "spotted viper." (…)

The association Les Impériales has decided to remove from its platforms the promotion of the "Love Brand 2025" award given to Saad Lamjarred, an artist convicted of aggravated rape and awaiting his appeal trial, due to criticism from civil society organizations.
Civil society organizations took a dim view of the award of the "Love Brand 2025" prize by the association Les Impériales to Saad Lamjarred, an artist convicted of aggravated rape and awaiting his appeal trial. Faced with these (…)

Good news for Malika Ménard. The Miss France 2010, who got married last summer in Tarifa to Karim, her 51-year-old Belgian-Moroccan fiancé, is pregnant with their first child.
Malika is going to become a mother for the first time. The former Miss France announced the good news in an exclusive interview with Gala. "With Karim, we are expecting a child. I am in my sixth month of pregnancy. The due date is set for early June," she confided to the magazine, from their apartment in Paris, (…)