Algeria promptly responded to the intervention of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, on Monday, March 4. In his speech delivered during the 55th session of the Human Rights Council, Turk made no mention of the so-called «war» in the Sahara. Taking exception to this omission, the Algerian ambassador to the United Nations organizations in Geneva sought to «recall» the «existence» of the conflict in the Sahara. The Algerian ambassador
Deep divisions have emerged between the PJD and the PPS over the reform of the Family Code. This is an issue that has long been a source of disagreement between the two parties.
The maritime shipping company GNV, part of the MSC group, is gearing up for the new season with the arrival of two new Ro-Pax vessels, GNV Sirio and GNV Auriga, bolstering its fleet on Italian routes. This brings their total to 28 ships, serving 31 routes across 7 countries. Notably, the Almeria-Nador line to Morocco will also reopen next June. Both GNV Sirio and GNV Auriga can accommodate over 2,900 passengers each and offer spacious, comfortable facilities. Passengers can enjoy 319 cabins, a
Due to drought and a weak crop, Morocco will need to increase wheat imports for this season, according to Moroccan agricultural interprofessional organization Comader. Wheat harvest this year will be «a lot less» than the previous year's 4 million tons and lower than the government's budgeted 7.5 million tons of wheat, Comader Chairman Rachid Benali told Bloomberg on Monday. «We will need to increase imports. We have no choice», Benali said. «Agriculture is a
Freedom House's annual World Freedom report places Morocco in the category of «partly free» countries, ranking it sixth in the Arab world with a score of 37 out of 100 points.
Spanish general engineering firm Ineco has won a deal to redesign and expand Casablanca's Mohammed V International Airport. During his visit to Morocco, the Spanish Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Oscar Puente Santiago, discussed the significance of Ineco's presence in Morocco with his Moroccan counterpart, Minister of Transport and Logistics, Mohamed Abdeljalil. Ineco has been operating under contracts in all modes of transport in the country since 2006. They highlighted the
The 17th edition of the Jazzablanca festival, from June 6 to 8, features British artist James Blunt, who will perform on the Casa Anfa stage on Friday, June 7 at Anfa Park. Though not initially destined for music, James Blunt achieved global success with hits like «You're Beautiful» and «Goodbye My Lover». After studying aerospace engineering, he followed his family's military tradition before discovering his musical passion during a UN peacekeeping mission in Former
The Spanish government refused to change a reference listing Laayoune as part of Morocco, despite pressure from the Polisario and its supporters in Spain, unnamed sources at the Spanish Ministry of Defense told El Pais. The reference was published in the Official State Bulletin (BO) in an announcement about construction work at the Spanish college in the city. Usually, «errors» published in editions of the official Spanish state newspaper are «immediately corrected»,
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, spoke at the 55th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday, March 4. His address may disappoint the Polisario Front. Türk's report on the «55 conflicts» around the world did not mention the conflict between the Polisario Front and Morocco, nor the «occupation of the Sahara» as the Polisario terms it. However, Türk did mention nearby areas of tension, including Mali, Chad,
A Moroccan historian revealed that El Khattabi had allegedly refused to be a king of Morocco replacing Mohammed V. This was a French offer made to the Riffian leader by Allal El Fassi.
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