The Algerian authorities are working hard on the next African Union summit. The country's Minister of Foreign Affairs has been on a tour to countries in Southern Africa, to avoid any potential exclusion of «SADR» from the continental organization.
The Polisario Front condemned, Wednesday, the visit of Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker to the cities of Laayoune and Dakhla earlier in January. The separatist movement described this trip as an «attempt to deceive international public opinion by opening consulates and organizing visits, and events in Western Sahara». The supporters of Brahim Ghali have «warned» against the «Moroccan policy» which «involves foreign
China National Pharmaceutical Group Corp. Sinopharm announced, Tuesday, the resignation of two of its senior officials. According to Le Desk, Li Zhiming, chief executive officer, and Li Hui, general manager and head of the audit department. Zhiming and Hui have resigned for «personal reasons», as reported by the company on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The same source indicates that the «company continues to operate normally», announcing the appointment of Yu
Two fishermen drowned, Wednesday, when their traditional fishing boat capsized off Dakhla. Rescue operations are underway to find the two other fishermen who are still missing. The four fishermen, who came from the province of Nador, had been on a fishing trip since last Tuesday. After a long absence, the port authorities ended up intervening. According to Arabic-language newspaper Al3omk the reason behind this tragedy is linked to an overload of the boat. The bodies of the two
A court in Spain has rejected a reconsideration request submitted by a Moroccan who converted to Christianity and whose international protection appeal was refused by the Spanish authorities. According to Noticias de Almeria, the Moroccan national arrived in Spain in 2019 irregularly and fears expulsion. His request was first submitted in March 2019 and was rejected by the Spanish Interior Ministry. The Moroccan, who had based his request for international protection on the fact that he
1,266 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 455,055. 1,927 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 429,278. 26 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 7,810. 10 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 4 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 3 in
In its annual report on Morocco, released on Wednesday, Human Rights Watch listed several human rights abuses that would have occurred last year. The NGO specifically cites the «crackdown on social media commentators, artists and journalists».
Morocco’s national carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) announced on Wednesday that it is launching starting from February 12, its new direct line Paris-Dakhla, in collaboration with the Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT). «Thanks to this new air route, the national company will link, for the first time, the European continent (with the exception of the Canary Islands) to the city of Dakhla», RAM said in a press release sent to Yabiladi. «Royal Air Maroc has always
Moroccan-born Israeli politician Amir Peretz has decided to quit politics, I24 News channel announced on Wednesday. Appointed Minister of Economy, since May 17, 2020 by the Netanyahu government, has announced that he won’t run for Knesset in Israel's upcoming March 23 election. «I will continue to work for the Israeli public out of a love for humanity and a great faith in the need to bring together all parts of the nation, at a time when the internal split threatens to topple the
The anti-Covid-19 vaccination campaign is expected to start next week, according to the head of Morocco’s National Council of Doctors. «The campaign will be launched by next week, but the exact date of its start has not yet been determined as well as that of the arrival of vaccine doses», Dr. Boubekri Mohamadeen, head of the national body, told Yabiladi on Wednesday. However, well-informed sources told French-language newspaper Medias24 revealed that the first batches of the
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