Guerguarate : Japan stresses importance of free flow of goods and people

Commenting on the military intervention, led by the Royal Armed Forces in Guerguerate, Japan stressed the importance of securing the flow of goods and people in the border post. The country urged the parties to show restraint and ease tensions. Japan also expressed its wish to see a peaceful solution based on dialogue between the parties involved in the conflict, the Japanese embassy in Rabat indicated in a diplomatic correspondence sent to the Moroccan Foreign Ministry. Thus, Japan backs the

Covid-19 : 2,533 new cases in Morocco, mainly in Casablanca, Kénitra and Salé

2,533 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 356,336. 2,977 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 305,291. 57 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 5,846. 11 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 10 in the Oriental region, 10 in Souss-Massa, 6 in

In 1988, the Polisario shot two American planes on a locust-spraying mission to Morocco

In December 1988, the Polisario shot two American planes on a locust-spraying mission to Morocco. The first plane was wrecked between the Mauritanian border and the sand wall and the second one landed in a Sidi Ifni airfield.

Belgian-Moroccan jihadist Fouad Akrich extradited to Belgium from Turkey

Fouad Akrich, a former Jihadist fighter in Syria, was transferred from Turkey to a prison in Belgium last week. According to Brussels Times, which confirms information relayed by the newspaper De Morgen, Fouad Akrich's transfer took place on Tuesday 24 November. He was a member of Sharia4Belgium. The Belgian-Moroccan left Belgium for Syria in 2012. He was arrested in Turkey almost a year ago, along with his Dutch wife and their three children, who are still in a center awaiting

King Mohammed VI reiterates Morocco's support for the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people

King Mohammed VI sent a message on Sunday to the president of the Committee on Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People Cheikh Niang on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. In his message, the Sovereign praised «the Committee on the valuable contribution it has been making to inform global public opinion of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people».  «Through my message today, I wish to reaffirm

Guerguerate : Amnesty calls for monitoring human rights in Tindouf and the Sahara

Amnesty International reiterated on Monday its call to endow MINURSO with human rights monitoring mechanisms in the Sahara as well as in the Tindouf camps. «For the past decade, the UN Security Council has been ignoring calls by Amnesty International and others to add a human rights component to MINURSO, which would allow for monitoring and reporting on human rights abuses, as is done by the vast majority of comparable UN missions around the world», the NGO said in a

Head of Morocco’s BCIJ Abdelhak Khiame replaced by Haboub Cherkaoui

The head of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) Abdelhak Khiame was reportedly replaced by his deputy Haboub Cherkaoui. «Khiame will occupy other functions within the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST). This means that he will have more important missions», wrote Goud. The Arabic-speaking media recalls that «Haboub Cherkaoui worked with Abdelhak Khiame at the National Brigade of the Judicial Police in Casablanca, for several

The Polisario’s unusual silence regarding the Morocco-Russia fisheries agreement

Since the signing on November 27 of a new four-year fisheries agreement between Morocco and Russia, the Polisario has observed an unusual silence. Neither the Front's leadership, nor its multiple media outlets have yet commented on the return of Russian ships to Morocco, including the Sahara waters. After the agreement expired on March 16, 2020, the Polisario remained silent on the negotiations between Russian and Moroccan officials to authorize Russian ship-owners to fish again in

Covid-19 : 4,115 new cases in Morocco,  mainly in Casablanca, Salé and Agadir  

4,115 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 353,803. 3,740 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 302,314. 50 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 5,789. 17 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 6 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra,, 6 in the Oriental, 5 in

Diaspo #170 : Ines Lamallem, the Moroccan-Belgian who writes youth novels

At only 17 years of age, Ines Lamallem has to her credit a first published and rewarded novel. A literature enthusiast, the Belgian-Moroccan high school student talks about the young generation she is a part of and with whom she dreams of working with in the future.