Arab countries’ plans to normalize ties with Israel seem to be postponed to a later date. This is the message conveyed to Jared Kushner by the leaders of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
On Monday, authorities in Gibraltar arrested a 53-year-old Moroccan residing in Belgium based on an arrested warrant issued by the Moroccan authorities for his alleged involvement in a drug trafficking network. According to Europa Sur, the arrestee was the subject of an arrest warrant issued by Interpol at the request of the Moroccan government. The man was sent to a court in Gibraltar on Wednesday. The arrest of the Moroccan citizen came after the Border Agency and the Coast Guard
Moroccan associations, left-wing parties and trade unions have said that they reject Jared Kushner's expected visit to the kingdom in a petition, Turkish news agency Anadolu reports. The petition comes as a response to «the so-called peace agreement and attempts by Washington and the Zionist entity to push Morocco towards normalization». The petition was signed by associations supporting the struggle of the Palestinian people and the Unity and Reform Movement, the
Morocco’s Interior Minister Abdelouahed Laftit said that the country has decided to ban the resumption of smuggling between the Kingdom and Ceuta and Melilla. «To safeguard the dignity of Moroccan women, we will not allow this situation, which gives a bad image of women», he said during a meeting with activists and political parties Tuesday. «Morocco is ready to consider other alternatives which will allow those affected» by the decision to live with dignity, he
1,672 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 65,453. 1,435 new recoveries were recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in the Kingdom to 50,357. 32 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 1,216. The country now has 13,880 active cases under treatment. The number of critically ill patients reached 202,
A recent study confirmed that the majority of Moroccans are not ready for a second lockdown, regardless of the epidemiological situation in the country. The number of Moroccans interested in tracking the developments of the epidemiological situation in the country went from 48% in March to 11% in July.
Spain's imports of fresh fruit and vegetables from Morocco has reached 548 million euros during the first half of 2020, recording an 18% increase compared to 2019, according to the Spanish Federation of Associations of Producers-Exporters of Fruits and Vegetables (FEPEX). The professional organization announced on Monday that the volume of Moroccan imports amounted to 358,329 tonnes between January and June 2020. The same source indicates that Morocco is strengthening itself «as the
The Court of Justice of the European Union has accepted the examination of the Polisario's complaint about the EU's decision to integrate products from the Sahara into the new association agreement with Morocco.
Moroccan footballer Munir El Kajoui is expected to join a Turkish club for next season, Marca and AS reported. The same sources indicate that the goalkeeper could join Hatayspor. The Atlas Lions goalkeeper left the FC Malaga concentration hotel on Tuesday afternoon to take a flight to Turkey, the two sources say. With the resumption of training a week ago, Mounir was surprised to see his name in a list of 11 players, which the Andalusian club wants to abandon due to financial
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has received an order to supply a 301-megawatt (MW) wind farm project in Morocco with wind turbines, the Spain-headquartered company said on Wednesday. Zawya, which quotes a bourse statement by the company, reports that the new «contract was awarded to one of its affiliate companies by the Nareva-ENEL Green Power consortium». The same statement did not reveal the contract value. The wind farm in question is located in Boujdour, in the South of