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Moroccan Rabha El Haymar receives U.S. International Women of Courage Award

Moroccan Rabha El Haymar has been awarded US International Women of Courage Award 2024 for her successful efforts made to gain recognition of her traditional marriage to spare her daughter a life of marginalization and discrimination as an undocumented child. Ms. Rabha has navigated her country’s legal system thanks to a recourse provided by Morocco’s […]

Morocco: Police Seize 18,000 Ecstasy Pills & Capture Suppliers

The Moroccan police of the Northern city of Tetouan arrested on Wednesday a 20-year old man and his mother, 48, accused of being suppliers of a dealer who was nabbed earlier in possession of 18,000 Rivotril psychotropic tablets. The young man was arrested near his home in Sidi Boughaba district in Fnideq, Northern Morocco, says […]

Rise of EV cars, bad news for South Africa’s Platinum production

The rise of electric vehicles and demand for metals used in battery manufacturing caused a decline in demand for South Africa’s platinum, a crucial component in combustion engines. In a detailed report, EVmagazine.com, explains the steep drop in platinum output in South Africa, the world’s leading producer. “Platinum, once commanding more than US$2,000 an ounce, […]