News Morocco People: Mariah Carey says she tries to keep twins Moroccan and Monroe 'grounded'
Mariah Carey may have extravagant taste, but she’s trying to keep her children – 8-year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe – from being spoiled when it comes to spending money. Recently, Carey visited Camp Mariah, her Fresh Air Fund camp in Fishkill, New York, for low-income children, which celebrates its
News Morocco People: 'In the Navy' songwriter, Village People co-founder dies
In 1979, the Navy reached out to the Village People hoping to use the band's hit single as a recruiting tool for the service. In exchange, the band were allowed to film a music video upon the USS Reasoner.
News Morocco People: Henri Belolo, The Man Behind The Village People, Passes
SCORPIO MUSIC founder and Dance music pioneer HENRI BELOLO passed away on SATURDAY, AUGUST 3rd, 2019 after a 60-year career. Born on NOVEMBER 27th 1936 in CASABLANCA, MOROCCO, BELOLO first got into the business with BARCLAY RECORDS and ATLANTIC before moving to PARIS at the end of the '60s. After a successful sting at POLYDOR, he produced albums for legendary French artists such as SERGE REGGIANI, GEORGES MOUSTAKI and JEANNE MOREAU. In 1970, HENRI BELOLO declined the presidency of POLYDOR to ...
News Morocco People: Village People co-founder Henri Belolo dies at 82, leaves legacy of 'YMCA,' 'Macho Man'
No details about the death were provided. Belolo was born in Casablanca, Morocco, on Nov. 27, 1936. With Jacques Morali and lead singer Victor Willis, Belolo founded the six-member Village People. The ...
News Morocco People: In Morocco, Europe sides with occupier over occupied
The European Parliament has backed a controversial trade agreement with Morocco that includes the occupied Western Sahara within its remit. Has Europe has prioritized ‘securing’ its borders over human rights? Ruairi Casey reports.
News Morocco People: Morocco adopts law confirming Berber as official language
RABAT: Moroccan lawmakers have unanimously approved a bill that confirms the Berber language’s official status, eight years after it was preliminarily recognized in a new constitution. The new law is designed to cement use of Berber — alongside Arabic — by government administration, local authorities, public services, schools and in cultural life. Berber, or Amazigh, was
News Morocco People: US says Egypt, Jordan and Morocco to attend peace workshop
A White House official said Tuesday that Egypt, Jordan and Morocco have confirmed their attendance at a U.S. conference this month in Bahrain, where it will unveil the economic portion of its long-awaited plan for Mideast peace. The positive responses from key Arab states delivered a diplomatic victory
News Morocco People: 24 in Morocco face trial in Nordic hikers' slayings
SALE, Morocco (AP) — Twenty-four people went on trial Thursday in Morocco on terrorism charges for the brutal slaying of two Scandinavian women hikers that was then shared on social networks. The 24 ...
News Morocco People: Moroccan woman studying accessibility issues to present at Stavros Friday
and participated in the Home Sweet Home Program that provides accessibility ramps and home modifications to people with disabilities. Stavros will be staying in touch with Adarrab when she returns to ...
News Morocco People: Cannes hails 'heartrending' Moroccan film about unmarried mothers
But she is convinced many who condemned the films in public were secretly pleased they had brought issues out into the open that Morocco needs to deal with. "There is a facade that everything is all ...
News Morocco People: Morocco says it's cutting illegal migrant crossings to Spain
On the same day, migrants staged an assault on razor-wire fences separating Spain's Melilla enclave from Morocco. Forty people were arrested, while 52 managed to cross. Most migrants looking for a ...
