Section: Morocco
IAAF: Morocco’s Rababe Arafi Advances to 800m Final
Rabat – Middle-distance runner Rababae Arafi from Morocco has booked her spot in the final of the 800m at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing. Arafi finished first in the semifinal at the ‘Bird’s Nest’ on Thursday in 1:58:55, qualifying automatically to the 800m final. The 24-year-old finished ahead of Nataliia Lupu (Ukraine)...
Runners’ blood doping results send athletic world into chaos
Rabat – Endurance runners representing a third of the Olympic and World Championship medals won since 2001 are now suspected of doping, after thousands of blood test results were leaked from the global athletics governing body, the IAAF. Britain’s Sunday Times and Germany’s ARD/WDR broadcaster said that the documents were given to...
India to bump out China as world’s most populous country, fast
Rabat – While researchers have long predicted that India’s population will eventually surpass that of China’s, a recent report from the UN expects this to happen as soon as 2022; six years earlier than previous predictions indicated. The population division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs said...
Morocco could do better in preventing Human Trafficking
By Karla Dieseldorff Miami – According to the 2015 US State Department Trafficking in Persons Report, based on the terrible violations of human trafficking, Morocco has fallen victim to this phenomenon. The Kingdom is seen as an exporter and transit country of this exploitations. Reported by Al Massae in its July 29 edition, Moroccan women are...
UAE is the Arab World’s Most Reputable Country: Survey
Rabat – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the Arab World’s most reputable country in 2015, a new survey has found. Last week, Forbes published the results of the 2015 Country Reptrak Survey, conducted by the US-based Reputation Institute which ranks the world’s 55 most reputable countries. According to the results, the UAE came in...
Morocco is the Arab World’s Most Reputable Country: Survey
Rabat – Morocco is the Arab World’s most reputable country in 2015, a new survey has found. Last week, Forbes published the results of the 2015 Country Reptrak Survey, conducted by the US-based Reputation Institute which ranks the world’s 55 most reputable countries. According to the results, Morocco came in first above all the Arab...
France Spies on Moroccan Politicians and Diplomats
Rabat- Moroccan diplomats and politicians are allegedly being spied upon by the DGSE, the French secret services, Moroccan media reported on Friday. According to the Moroccan daily newspaper Assabah in its Friday edition, a reporter’s investigation conducted in France reveals that that the DGSE routinely wiretaps Moroccan officials....
Moroccan- Belgian Player Suspended for Showing Support for Gaza
Rabat – Yassine Benajiba has been given a two-game ban by UEFA after the Moroccan-Belgian player wore a T-shirt showing support for Gaza. Benajiba of the Luxembourgian club Dudelange was suspended for two matches after displaying the T-shirt with the message “free Gaza Palestine” after scoring against Ludogorets. He will miss his team’s two...
Mohammed and Fatima, Most Frequent Foreign Names in Spain
Rabat – Moroccan names Mohammed and Fatima are the most common expat names in Spain, according to Spain’s Office of National Statistics (INE). According to the figures, Moroccan and Romanian names are the most frequent foreign names in Spain. The statistics have revealed that there are 40,658 people originally from Morocco whose names are...
The United States’ Out Of Control Obsession With Weapons
Rabat – The US is famous for many things. Besides having an affinity for fast food, being a “melting pot” of cultures, and hosting parties littered with red solo cups, the US is also known for its excessive use of weaponry whenever the chance arises. For years, nations have pointed out the romance between the US and it’s beloved guns, one...
