France reacted on Monday to the various statements emanating from Algeria, the day after the cancellation of the visit of French Prime Minister Jean Castex, initially scheduled for Sunday. While Paris deplored the criticisms and threats of the Algerian government, in particular against its ambassador, it ignored questions of the Algerian authorities on the opening of a branch of the party of Emmanuel Macron, La République En Marche (LREM). «France supports the
On Monday, April 12, French Interior Minister phoned his Moroccan counterpart, Abdelouafi Laftite. After the call, Gerald Darmanin hailed on Twitter «the quality of cooperation» between the two countries, especially when it comes to «the fight against terrorism». These discussions come a week after Abdellatif Hammouchi's services revealed that the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST) sent the French authorities intelligence on a planned
On Monday, April 12, Algeria launched a commercial maritime line, connecting Algiers to Nouakchott in just five days, reports daily newspaper El Khabar. Algerian exporters hope that the new line will be a first step in facilitating access to the Malian and Senegalese markets. The Boukadoum department is indeed betting on Africa to revive the Algerian economy and recover the political ground lost in recent years. This opening comes as relations between the two neighboring countries
Wednesday is the first day of Ramadan in Morocco, according to a statement by the Ministry of Islamic Affairs and Endowments. On Monday, April 12, the crescent moon was not sighted, making of Tuesday, April 13, the last day Chaaban, the ministry explained.
175 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 502,277. 4,486,628 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 4,148,610 people have received the second. 271 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 488,632. 9 deaths were recorded in Morocco in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19-related
After having criticized Paris for failing the UN process to settle the Western Sahara question, the Polisario Front expressed, this weekend, its «categorical» rejection of the decision of the party La République en Marche (LREM), which opened an office in Dakhla. In a press release by its representation in France, Brahim Ghali's movement denounced a «flagrant violation of the legal status of Western Sahara, for which the UN is
The descendents of Moroccan Jews killed during the events of Oujda and Jerada in 1948 demand that the State of Israel recognize said riots as «terrorist acts».
Dozens of Moroccan seasonal workers demonstrated on Friday in Casablanca in front of the headquarters of the National Agency for the Promotion of Employment and Skills (ANAPEC) to denounce their exclusion from the agricultural campaign, which has already started in Spain. According to El Pais, these women denounced that for the second year in a row, they were unable to travel to Huelva to participate in the strawberry picking campaign, despite having original contracts and have already
France, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon and Iraq announced the start of Ramadan on Tuesday April 13.
Traders in Melilla have sought the help of the Council of Europe and the European Parliament to «adopt the necessary measures and thus oblige Morocco to unblock the imports» of the city. A message that the president of the Confederation of Businesses of Melilla conveyed in a letter addressed to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Arancha Gonzalez. But before taking this step, Enrique Alcoba wanted to meet the minister in order to «present (his) intentions and solicit her
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