La ministra de Asuntos Exteriores de Finlandia, Elina Valtonen, tiene programada una visita a Marruecos el próximo 1 de marzo en Rabat, donde se reunirá con su homólogo marroquí, Nasser Bourita. Este encuentro se enfocará en las relaciones bilaterales y en explorar vías para fortalecer la cooperación comercial y las inversiones, según anunció el ministerio finlandés de Asuntos Exteriores en un comunicado de prensa el pasado
Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Elina Valtonen, is expected to visit Morocco on March 1. In Rabat, she will meet her Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita, to discuss bilateral relations and ways to strengthen trade and investment cooperation, the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs announced in a press release on Friday. The talks will address developments related to Western Sahara, as well as the situation in the Sahel and Sudan. They will also cover key foreign and security
On Thursday, the Kenitra Primary Court sentenced 14 students from Ibn Tofail University, who had been either detained or released on provisional bail following protests calling for the postponement of exams. The court handed down two-month prison sentences and fines of 500 dirhams each to ten students who had been provisionally released, including three women, as well as four others who had been held in custody. The National Union of Moroccan Students in Kenitra said the prosecutions stemmed
Twenty professional and civil society organizations within the Moroccan Coalition of Human Rights Organizations have issued an open letter to the head of government, drawing urgent attention to the situation in Figuig. The signatories are demanding an «urgent intervention» to address the concerns of the town's residents and its adjacent oasis, which are suffering from land seizures by Algeria, impacting Moroccan landowners economically. The letter outlines the ongoing tensions that
Search operations launched by local and security authorities in the Chefchaouen region are still underway as they work to determine the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a two-year-old girl named Soundous, who has been missing since Wednesday afternoon. The area has seen an exceptional mobilization of services, with close coordination between the Royal Gendarmerie and Civil Protection units, supported by specialized technical teams and volunteers from the Moroccan Red Crescent as
In a bold attempt to enter Ceuta, a migrant from sub-Saharan Africa tried to cross the border by paraglider on Wednesday evening. His plan failed when he became entangled in the first border fence. Security sources, cited by EFE, said the young man took off from the Moroccan highlands, hoping to fly over the double fence separating Ceuta from Morocco. However, a lack of sufficient wind caused him to lose altitude, and he only managed to reach the first barrier, where he was unable to
Six branches of the halal supermarket chain Tanger Markt, owned by a Moroccan family based in the Netherlands, were sealed in Antwerp and Brussels following a large-scale police inspection on Tuesday evening. The operation targeted all of the chain’s Belgian branches and is part of an employment investigation, according to Valentina Marocchi, spokesperson for the Brussels Labor Auditor’s Office. «The inspection is part of an investigation into employment», she said,
In July 2023, Israel formally recognized Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara, a move that was warmly received by Rabat. Despite this official stance, the recognition faces challenges in gaining full acceptance within certain circles in Israel. A striking example of this reluctance came when the public broadcaster KAN 11 aired a segment showing an incomplete map of Morocco during its coverage of the incidents surrounding the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final. The
During a press briefing on Wednesday evening, Mauritania's government spokesperson, El Houssein Ould Medou, reaffirmed the country's steadfast position on the Western Sahara issue. He underscored Mauritania's dedication to maintaining constructive neutrality and supporting diplomatic efforts to bridge the gap between the involved parties, as reported by media outlets in Nouakchott. «Mauritania advocates for serious and constructive dialogue to reach a mutually acceptable political
On Wednesday, a meeting on sustainable solutions for refugees in Africa was held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, on the sidelines of the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. Organized by NGOs with consultative status at the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the event brought together an international panel of human rights experts, humanitarian actors, and civil society representatives. Discussions focused in particular on the protracted situation in the Tindouf
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