Days after the resumption of relations between Morocco and Israel, Saadeddine El Othmani described the announcement as an «opening», acknowledging in an interview with Al Jazeera that, sometimes, «States are forced to make difficult decisions».
Once again, the former National Security Advisor of the United States John Bolton is criticizing the outgoing President Donald Trump for his recent decision on the Sahara. In an article, Bolton called the decision «another low for [Trump's] administration». He recalled that the president’s policy is «imperiling even long-standing formal U.S. alliances like NATO». «It is perfectly appropriate for a nation to modify its responsibilities in light of
The chairman of the Western Sahara Intergroup at the European Parliament has resigned. The German politician, political scientist and since July 2014he is Member of the European Parliament representing Germany as part of the Party of European Socialists, Joachim Schuster announced his resignation in a letter on Tuesday. «The aim was to encourage the EU, to develop – hand in hand with the African Union – a more active and constructive approach towards the conflict»,
Morocco has rejected a European Union request to host third-party migrants who reached Europe through the Kingdom, the Interior ministry announced on Tuesday. The rejection comes after EU migration commissioner Yiva Johansson visited Rabat earlier in December to discuss the possibility of returning migrants to Morocco. «Morocco is not into the logic of subcontracting and insists that each country accepts its responsibility towards its nationals», Moroccan migration and border
2,793 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 403,619. 3,846 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 362,911. 52 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 6,711. 20 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 10 in Marrakech-Safi, 5 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 4 in
Senior Advisor to the President of the United States Jared Kushner is expected to visit Morocco on Tuesday, December 22, taking the first direct flight connecting Tel Aviv to Rabat. According to the Reuters, Kushner will be meeting the day before visiting Morocco Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Jared Kushner will be accompanied by Assistant to the President and Special Representative for International Negotiations Avi Berkowitz, and Adam Boehler the first CEO of the U.S.
After it recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara, the US ambassador to Morocco said that his country continues to support the UN political process on the dispute, pressing for the appointment of a new Personal Envoy.
Africa-focused energy company Chariot announced, Monday, that it has negotiated the key terms of a new license, Rissana Offshore in Morocco. 75% interest and operatorship of the Rissana license would be awarded to the subsidiary of Chariotand the rest would go the Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM). The Rissana license includes an area of 8,476 square kilometres and «completely surrounds the offshore boundaries of Chariot's existing Lixus Offshore licence, which
The owners of a second-hand clothing business in Spain were arrested for exploiting Moroccan irregular migrants and forcing them to work long hours in poor conditions.
Abu Dhabi-based developer Imkan has been awarded a contract to build the first open-air shopping mall in Morocco. The AED134 million contract (around MAD 326.6 million) was struck with Bymaro, a subsidiary of Bouygues Batiment International and a feature of Imkan’s Rabat-based flagship, Arabian Business reported. The 33,000 sq m mall will be located in downtown Rabat and will be home to international franchises, a multiplex cinema F&B outlets and a food court. The mall will be
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