Sahara : Was Aminatou Haidar banned from leaving Morocco ?

Aminatou Haidar was prevented from boarding a Wednesday's flight to Las Palmas (Canary Islands). When notified of the ban, the pro-Polisario activist denounced the situation and described it as a «violation of her fundamental rights». On her Twitter account, Haidar posted a video in which she said that unlike her son who has a Spanish citizenship, she was prevented from leaving the country. However, preventing Haidar from boarding the flight to Las Palmas was justified by the

Guerguerate : Russia urges Morocco and Polisario to cease hostilities

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reiterated Moscow’s position regarding the Western Sahara question, calling for a political and diplomatic settlement for the conflict, in a phone call with his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita. The Minister urged «all parties to strengthen the suspension of hostilities and the end of tensions that have arisen in the recent days in the Guerguerate area», the Lavrov department said in a press release on Wednesday, November 18. Russia

Coronavirus : Morocco records 81 deaths in 24 hours, 5,391 new infections

5,391 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 306,995. 5,757 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 253,351. 81 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 5,013. 19 of these deaths were recorded in the region of Casablanca-Settat, 13 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 12 in

Covid-19 : 5,415 infections in Morocco, mainly in Casablanca, Salé and Skhirat-Témara

5,415 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 301,604. 4,235 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 247,594. 82 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 4,932. 18 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 16 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 13 in the Oriental,

To the Polisario Front, «war will continue until the liberation of the Sahara»

The Polisario Front continues to beat the drum of war, a few days after announcing that it was withdrawing from the 1991-ceasefire agreements with Morocco. Speaking to EFE, and quoted by Futuro Sahara, Khatra Addouh, a member of the Polisario Front secretariat, said yesterday that «the war will continue as long as the United Nations disengages from its responsibilities and does not recognize the mistakes of the past». «They must put pressure on Morocco to accept

US Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs to visit Morocco

Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Marie Royce is expected to visit Morocco by the end of November. The official is expected to travel to Rabat and Tangier and will be joined by Deputy Assistant Secretary for Academic Programs Caroline Casagrande. Royce will «meet with senior members of the Moroccan government to discuss bilateral cooperation on education and culture», reads a statement by the US embassy. During this visit, the official will be

Legatum Institute : Morocco does better than Tunisia and Algeria in the prosperity index

Morocco was ranked 96th in the 2020 edition of the Legatum Institute’s Prosperity Index, doing better than the previous year. Released this month, the report, which assesses levels of prosperity in 167 countries, ranked Morocco 100th, 95th and 94th in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The index indicates that «Morocco performs most strongly in Market Access & Infrastructure and Enterprise Conditions but is weakest in Social Capital». «The

Guerguerate crisis : Germany urges the parties to return to the negotiating table

Amid tension in the Sahara, the German government called on the two parties, Monday, to exercise restraint and return to the United Nations when managing the conflict. «The violent clashes last weekend were the most dangerous incident since the signing of the ceasefire agreement in 1991», indicates a press release from the German Foreign Ministry, relayed by Deutsch Welle (DW). Moreover, Berlin urged the parties involved in the conflict to return to the negotiating

New Jersey's first Muslim woman to run for Congress removed from a flight after man says he is «uncomfortable»

A Muslim woman was removed from an American Airlines flight after a passenger said he did not feel «comfortable» with her being on the same plane. This woman is Amani al-Khatahtbeh, founder of the Muslim Girl website and the first Muslim woman to run for Congress in New Jersey. She was expected to travel from Newark to Charlotte, North Carolina on November 14. Amani al-Khatahtbeh shared this incident on her Twitter account, which was confirmed by another Twitter

An Algerian Islamist party blames the Guerguerate crisis on the United Arab Emirates

At a time when the Algerian government accuses Morocco of «violating» the ceasefire agreement signed with the Polisario following a military intervention carried out in Guerguerate, the leader of an Islamist party in Algeria blamed the crisis on the United Arab Emirates, linking the opening of an Emirati consulate in Laayoune to the tense situation in the Sahara.