Authorities at the Marrakech-Menara Airport foiled on Tuesday, December 19, an attempt to smuggle reptiles from Morocco, the National Agency for Water and Forests (ANEF) said in a statement sent Friday to Yabiladi. The operation was conducted by the police and the National Agency for Water and Forests. According to the same press release, the head of the Wildlife Control and Surveillance at the national agency for the protection of water and forests identified the species of the reptiles that
A London man was sentenced to more than seven years in prison for abusing children in Morocco. He is a member of a transnational abuse network, dismantled by the UK National Crime Agency.
Morocco and Tanzania are turning the page on their tense diplomatic ties. OCP group played a key role in this new rapprochement, with a State which nevertheless recognizes the so-called «SADR».
On Wednesday, European Union member states reached an agreement to toughen measures against irregular migration. However, many of them lack labor and favor labor immigration, as in Italy, where the far-right government has promised residence permits to 450,000 people within three years. Franceinfo reports that 50,000 of these positions were opened in the beginning of December, whether in agriculture, construction, personal services or tourism, to keep the national economy running. These quotas
2023 Arabic-language documentary film «The Mother of All Lies», by Moroccan director Asmae El Moudir, is among the 15 films shortlisted for the International Feature Film category for the 96th Academy Awards. «In the nominations round, Academy members from all branches are invited to opt in to participate and must view all 15 shortlisted films to vote», reads a statement by the Academy on Thursday. The Mother of All Lies tells the story of the young filmmaker
After three days of silence, the Spanish authorities have finally confirmed their refusal to renew Aminatou Haidar's residence card. The delegate of the Government in the community of Madrid, Francisco Martin, gave, Thursday, December 21, the government's version of the story regarding the rejection of the Sahrawi activist’s request. «The government delegation is keen to respect the law. If a request does not respect the procedure in force, then there is no
The Russian Foreign Ministry has published the statement of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov following his meeting with his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita, on the sidelines of the Russian-Arab Cooperation Forum, held December 20 in Marrakech. «It is important to ensure the necessary conditions for the effective operation of the UN mission on Western Sahara, which plays an important stabilizing role in the region», commented Lavrov on the Sahara conflict. On October 16,
The body of Abdelali Mchiouer was repatriated from Algeria to Morocco this Thursday, December 21, after four months of long administrative procedures, reads a statement by the family’s lawyers. Mchiouer was killed on August 29 by the Algerian army, at the maritime border with Saidia. The family expressed its «greatest gratitude to those who, in the shade or in daylight, anonymous or public figures, from the lawyers to the staff of the Consulate General of Morocco in Sidi Bel Abbes,
Mother of two daughters under 10, Mona is a Moroccan-Palestinian who had to flee her home in Gaza to survive the current war. The mother who crossed to Egypt remembers her ordeal.
The 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) which held its final session on December 12, 2023 in Dubai, reached a deal on transitioning away from fossil fuels and creating a loss and damage fund. However, many believe that similar achievements have fallen short of what is needed, the Arab Barometer finds. In its Seventh Waves of surveys (2021-2022), the Arab Barometer asked people from 12 countries in the Middle East and North Africa region on their opinion on the environment and climate
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