Ahead of the African Union summit, Sabri Boukadoum phones his South African counterpart

Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadem announced on Wednesday that he phoned his South African counterpart Naledi Pandor. On his Twitter account, the Algerian foreign minister said discussed with the South African minister «a number of issues related to the distinguished bilateral relations between the two countries, as well as regional issues of common interest». تواصلت اليوم هاتفيا مع زميلتي السيدة ناليدي باندور، وزيرة

Hicham Alaoui : «The context of Western Sahara is not equivalent to that of the Palestinian issue»

Prince Moulay Hicham Alaoui analyzed the normalization of ties between Morocco and Israel. He chose to deal with it by responding to voices that accuse the kingdom of having abandoned the Palestinian cause in exchange of the US recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. «Morocco does not see that the Western Sahara question and that of Palestine can be the subject of reciprocal bargaining. Both situations are sad legacies of Western colonialism, but each has

Did the AU ratify a resolution to attack any country that occupies an African state ?

Did the African Union pass a resolution on the use of military force against any state that occupies an another African country ?

Moroccan-Dutch winger Oussama Idrissi loaned to Ajax Amsterdam

Less than four months after joining Sevilla FC, Dutch-Moroccan footballer Oussama Idrissi is back in the Netherlands until the end of this season. The winger has been loaned to Ajax Amsterdam. #Idrissigns _____✍️Welcome in Amsterdam, Oussama Idrissi! pic.twitter.com/RHuLsMD7Me — AFC Ajax (@AFCAjax) February 1, 2021 The announcement was made Monday evening by Ajax who said that the loan agreement will extend until the end of next June, without a purchase option. 'Beste

Moroccan consulate in Montreal temporarily closed due to Covid-19

The Consulate General of Morocco in Montreal is closing its doors until February 11 due to Covid-19. «In order to respect the health protocol in Quebec, the Consulate General will temporarily be closed», a press release revealed on Monday. This closure will allow the facility’s personnel to obtain their Covid-19 results and observe a period of isolation after one of them tested positive for the coronavirus. The consulate will open its doors on February 12 and will maintain

US Chargé d’Affaires congratulates King Mohammed VI on the launch of vaccination campaign

The US chargé d’Affaires David Greene congratulated King Mohammed VI on the launch of the anti-Covid-19 vaccination campaign in a letter sent on Monday. «It is with the highest respect that I extend my warm congratulations on the launch of the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination campaign, the first major country-wide campaign in Africa», the diplomat wrote. بعث القائم بالأعمال الأمريكي ديفيد غرين اليوم رسالة إلى جلالة

Alcohol and drugs : Algerian singer Reda Taliani arrested in Dubai [Exclusive]

After Tunisia in 2017 and Morocco in 2020, famous raï music singer Reda Taliani was arrested on January 20, in a state of intoxication and in possession of drugs in a bar-restaurant in Dubai, UAE, well-informed sources told Yabiladi. The Emirati police intervened following a violent altercation involving the native of El Biar, in Algiers. Reda Taliani left Morocco for a stay in the United Arab Emirates at the end of December 2020. He was expected to shoot a music video and perform

Covid-19 : 281 new infections and 200,081 Moroccans vaccinated so far

281 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 471,438. 200,081 people have received the vaccine against Covid-19. 892 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 450,052. 12 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 8,287. 6 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region,

Morocco : A Koutoubia painting by Winston Churchill to be sold by Angelina Jolie

A painting by former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill of Moroccan landscape Koutoubia is being sold by Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie, Associated Press reported. The painting, which was a gift from Churchill to US President Franklin D. Roosevelt is being sold by Angelina Jolie next month with an estimated price of 1.5 million pounds to 2.5 million pounds ($2.1 million to $3.4 million). The painting shows the mosque at sunset and was completed during the 1939-45

In 2020, Morocco spent $1,4 million on lobbying in the United States

Last year and despite the pandemic, lobbying activities in the United States by foreign countries continued. While Morocco spent almost the same amount as the previous years, those of Algeria and the Polisario Front dropped drastically.