British Airways relaunches route to Agadir after over a decade of absence

British Airways, the flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom, has added Agadir to its London Gatwick route network, Simple Flying reported on Wednesday. The new route, which will be launched on March 31, 2024, is going to be operated by British Airways’ subsidiary BA Euroflyer. The latter will secure a four-times weekly flight to the city's Agadir Al-Massira International Airport. This announcement makes Agadir the second Moroccan destination on British Airways’ route

Head of Algeria’s Workers' Party criticizes Morocco-UAE partnership agreement

In Algeria, the campaign launched against the new partnership agreement signed by Morocco and the United Arab Emirates, on December 4 in Abu Dhabi, continues to make headlines.  On Wednesday, December 13, the head of Algeria's Workers' Party Louisa Hanoune alleged that «there is a Moroccan-Emirati plot against Algeria, undoubtedly orchestrated with the complicity of Tel Aviv». «Morocco is receiving heavy and advanced weapons from the UAE», she claimed during a

Algeria arrests 3 Moroccans for irregularly crossing maritime borders

The Algerian Ministry of Defense, under the authority of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, announced on Wednesday «the arrest of three Moroccan nationals for attempting to illegally cross maritime borders using a jet-ski». The operation «took place during a surveillance and security patrol in territorial waters on the morning of Monday December 11, 2023, around 8:40 am», says the ministry in a press release, widely relayed by Algerian media. This arrest comes almost four

Moroccan who praised Biden after crossing Mexico-US border struggles to find shelter and work in New York

The Moroccan man who crossed the Mexico-US border, earlier this month, said he was struggling to find a place to live and work in New York. Ous, short for Oussama, had told media after irregularly crossing the US-Mexico border at Lukeville, Arizona, that he is not seeking asylum, and plans to work in the Big Apple. «The problem I have is at work. I want to work here legally without violating the law, because I promised you in the video that it [illegally crossing

Morocco sentences pedophile to 20 years in prison, civil society hails ruling

A court in El Jadida has sentenced a pedophile to 20 years in prison, following the emergence of a video that showed him sexually assaulting a child. The ruling was called a «victory» by child protection NGO.

The new Morocco-UAE agreement continues to irritate Algeria

Algerian media is taking turns to warn against the new partnership agreement that Morocco and the United Arab Emirates signed on December 4 in Abu Dhabi in the presence of King Mohammed VI and President Cheikh Mohamed Ben Zayed. After Echorouk, El Khabar and Algérie aujourd’hui, it is now the turn of Algeria's state-owned public radio Radio Algérie to join the trend. The radio claims, quoting «well-informed sources», that the UAE would

Despite senate’s wish to mend ties with Morocco, Kenya holds on to relations with Polisario

The Kenyan government was quick to respond to senators’ call to normalize diplomatic ties with Morocco, by opening an embassy in Rabat. Kenyan Cabinet secretary for Youth Affairs, Sports and the Arts Ababu Namwamba received, Tuesday, his «SADR counterpart» Hassinatou Mohamed Achbal, reports the Polisario press agency. The Kenyan official reaffirmed to his guest his country's support for the self-proclaimed «SADR» and its commitment to concluding

History : When London’s very first zoo housed Morocco’s Atlas Lions

In 1200s, a royal zoo in London housed Barbary lions among other exotic wild animals. The skulls of these lions were discovered centuries later by scientists who suggested that they belong to Atlas Lions that lived between Morocco and Egypt.

Morocco and Russia hold meetings in Moscow

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia and Special Representative of the President of Russia for the Middle East Mikhail Bogdanov received on Monday, December 11, the ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco, Lotfi Bouchaara. The talks focused on «issues related to the progressive development of traditionally friendly relations between Russia and Morocco, including the schedule of upcoming meetings at different levels», the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. This

Sahara : Germany reiterates support for the Moroccan autonomy plan

Germany has reiterated its support for the Moroccan autonomy plan in the Sahara. A position voiced during «the 50th session of intergovernmental negotiations on Morocco-Germany cooperation, which was held in Rabat on December 7 and 8, 2023», indicates the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a press release. In the same statement, the «German side emphasized the exclusive role of the UN in the political process and reiterated its support for UN Security Council Resolution