A 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit Tuesday, January 2, the Beni Mellal Khenifra region, in central Morocco, The national geophysics institute reported. The earthquake occurred at 8:37 am. The institute indicated that the epicenter of this earthquake is located in the Ait M'Hamed commune, in the Azilal province. For the record, Morocco was struck in September 2023 by 6.8 magnitude earthqauek that left 2,960 deaths and widespread damage.
At least four Mauritanian gold miners were killed, near the town of Gleibat El Foula, located east of the Sand Wall erected by the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), in the buffer zone, approximately 150 km to the east of Dakhla, falling within the Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab region. They were boarding three vehicles, leaving from the Mauritanian town of Zouerate. Mauritanian media alleges they were killed following an «air strike» in an «area controlled by the Polisario Front». A
On January 1, five new non-permanent members joined the Security Council for the period 2024-2025. Algeria is one of them. Its president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, said during an address to the Parliament that the two priority issues for his country during this UN mandate will be Western Sahara and Palestine. Just like South Africa or Uruguay, Algeria will spare no effort to include the Sahara on almost all the monthly activities of the UN executive body, by requesting extraordinary meetings for
1,100 migrants were prevented by the Moroccan authorities from reaching Ceuta and Melilla on New Year’s Eve, Moroccan army said. The migrants were detained in the cities of Nador, M’diq and Fnideq overnight Sunday to Monday during a series of operations carried by the army, says a statement by the general staff of the armed forces quoted by French news agency AFP. 175 of these migrants were from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Yemen, the same source added, without revealing the
Named Pasha of Marrakech, Thami El Glaoui was fascinated by the Western culture and lived his life, throwing extravagant parties in his Marrakech residence. He treated his European guests to lavish banquets and offered them expensive gifts.
The Ukrainian Parliament is examining a new bill on military conscription that could concern even dual citizens. These provisions mean that Moroccans who hold Ukrainian citizenship would be prevented from leaving the country and could also be summoned to join war ranks.
In 1943, a British bank in Tangier spotted, for the first time, samples of counterfeits, putting an end to the mass forgery of Sterling currency. The operation was initiated by Nazi Germany to destroy the British economy during World War II.
In 2023, the United States became more active in the conflict in Western Sahara. The regional context, marked by the arrival of new actors in the Sahel and West Africa, and the shortcomings of the UN in relaunching the political process, forced Washington to revise its strategy.
Through politics and community work, Moroccan academic Jamal Boussif, who lives in Strasbourg, campaigns for the rights of migrants in general and Moroccans in particular. He also works to defend his homeland and its national cause.
The Polisario is leading a campaign against Morocco's bid to head the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). After the online meeting attended by representatives of Sahrawi associations, the leadership of the Front organized a meeting in the Tindouf camps, against the Moroccan bid. While the «Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders in Western Sahara (CODESA)», chaired by Ali Salem Tamek, responded to the campaign, calling, in a press release, for the rejection
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