Morocco's Gnawa attracts a new American audience, reminiscent of Blues rhythms

In Morocco, Gnawa music is attracting a new audience in America. Lovers of the blues music, a genre forged in the fires of slavery. In Gnawa, they see and feel similarities, in rhythms and soul. CBC’s 60 Minutes tries to understand these rhymes that many African Americans find familiar. «You can trace the blues—you can trace the blues to the Black cultures from Senegal, Gambia, Mali, who then traveled North into Morocco, the Black races. When you come here and hear the Gnawa

Ceuta and Melilla customs will open after Morocco solves some technical problems

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Jose Manuel Albarez, confirmed that customs in Ceuta and Melilla will open as soon as Morocco solves some «technical problems». Morocco has already decided on the opening of the border crossings, the minister said. «For our part, it is no longer necessary to conduct any other type of technical tests and everything is ready so that the customs of Ceuta and Melilla can

«This is not the country we knew», Israeli media accuses Moroccans of «anti-Semitism»

Israeli media described the demonstrations in support of the Palestinian people taking place in many Moroccan cities as «anti-Semitic», and claimed that there had been a shift in Moroccan society’s view of Jews after October 7.

Marrakech hosts the Russian-Arab Cooperation Forum

As planned, Marrakech will host the 6th session of the Russian-Arab Cooperation Forum on December 20. «This regional meeting, attended by foreign ministers, is held in accordance with the memorandum signed by the Arab League and Russia in 2009», the Moroccan Foreign Ministry said in a press release. The last session of this forum was organized in Moscow in April 2019. Initially planned for October 28, 2021, in Morocco, the meeting was postponed to a later date. A decision taken by

Algeria does not recognize the passport issued by the Polisario

The Algerian authorities do not recognize the passport issued by the Polisario, according to the account Sahrawi lawyer and diplomat, Haddamin Mouloud Said. The man who is known for his pro-Polisario positions, during international conferences and through his articles, took to X to denounce the situation. «The port of Mostaganem does not recognize the SADR», he argued in a post on X. Algerian customs asked Haddamin to provide another foreign travel document in

Sahara : Morocco’s Foreign Minister meets US Deputy Assistant Secretary for North Africa 

The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs met, Monday, in Rabat with the United States Deputy Assistant Secretary for North Africa Joshua Harris. «The meeting focused on bilateral partnership and regional issues», wrote the Foreign Affairs Ministry on X (known as Twitter formerly). For the record, the United States embassy in Morocco published a press release on the issues that Bourita and Harris had examined during their meeting on September 7 in Rabat. A press release that

After Morocco, the head of UN peace operations visits Algeria

The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix was received, Monday, by the Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf. During this meeting, the two diplomats discussed the situation of MINURSO and stressed the need of maintaining the Mission and the political process, Lacroix told media. Lacroix’s visit comes as MINURSO head Alexander Ivanko visited Algeria on November 29 and held talks with senior officials and Minister Ahmed Attaf. Ivanko did not

Sahara : Spanish Foreign Minister meets UN personal envoy in Madrid

Madrid hosted, Monday, a meeting between the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jose Manuel Albares, and the UN Secretary General personal envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura. The work of the UN envoy is «fully supported by the Spanish government in his work», wrote Albares on X (formerly Twitter) following his meeting with de Mistura. The meeting in Madrid took place as the Biden administration sent the US Deputy Secretary of State for North Africa Joshua Harris to

Morocco to explore exporting hydrogen to Europe through its Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline

The Managing Director of the National Office of Hydrocarbons & Mines (ONHYM) Amina Benkhadra said Monday that Morocco considers exporting hydrogen to Europe through its Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline. The step is possible by mixing it with gas as a first stage or erecting a second pipeline, if needed in the future. In an interview with energy-focused media platform Attaqa, Benkhadra said that Morocco will «ask consultancies to study the matter in order to come up with the best ways to

Ryanair, Air Arabia and RAM : Comparing domestic flights’ prices

Ryanair will be added to the companies operating domestic flights in Morocco starting April 2024. Yabiladi tried to compare the prices offered by each of the three airline companies, Ryanair, Air Arabia and Royal Air Maroc.