The Polisario warned in a statement against using Horst Kohler’s resignation as an excuse to delay UN-led roundtable on Western Sahara. Commending the efforts of the German diplomat, the Front urged the UN to appoint a new personal envoy as soon as possible.
UK police arrested a man after a «masked» gunman fired handgun outside Seven Kings mosque in Ilford, a district and large town in the capital, during Ramadan prayers, the BBC said. The suspect is a 28-year-old man who was «arrested earlier on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear or violence, possession with intent to supply, and assaulting a police officer». On May 9, reports suggested that, while Muslim worshippers were performing evening
Morocco is expected to impose a customs duty on soft wheat imports to encourage the purchasing of the local harvest which has been affected by low rainfall amounts, Reuters said Wednesday, quoting the National Millers Federation. In November, 2018, the Kingdom suspended a customs duty on soft wheat imports to stabilize prices. The new decision will be announced, Thursday, after the government council approved of it. «Raising the customs duty on soft wheat is a usual procedure at this
British upstream gas company Sound Energy PLC might be selling its Morocco assets after announcing that its recent discovery had disappointing results, Proactive Investors reported on Wednesday. Indeed, the company revealed, earlier this week, that its Morocco shares fell -31.7% at 11.6, indicating that the TE-10 well in Tendrara «failed to yield commercial volumes of gas in tests». Sound Energy told investors that TE-10 well result «does not diminish Sound Energy's overall
On Wednesday, the UN Secretary-General's spokesperson announced that the Personal Envoy to Western Sahara Horst Kohler resigned. Was his decision linked to health issues or Morocco’s reported pressure ?
Low rainfall amounts are expected to affect wheat production in 2019 in Morocco. According to forecasts published by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, this trend would increase the country’s wheat imports.
After police arrested a Moroccan minor in connection with a deadly arson, Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said that all ports in his country and in Europe must be «armored», Newsweek reported. Salvini, who is also Italy’s Interior Minister, referred to an arson attack that affected a police station in Mirandola, in Northern Italy. Two people were killed in the fire while others were injured. A Moroccan minor suspected of being behind the attack was arrested,
After temporarily dismissing a complaint filed by Morocco’s seasonal workers in Huelva, a Spanish court decided to reconsider the case. Speaking to Yabiladi, the lawyer of the ten Moroccan farm workers said that the case will be reopened again.
British upstream gas company Sound Energy PLC has seen its Morocco shares down -31.7% at 11.6, Reuters reports. The company announced that its gas discovery in Tendrara (TE-10) was disappointing. The Tendrara discovery «although having flowed hydrocarbon gas to surface, has not achieved commercial flow rates following the stimulated well test undertaken with partner Schlumberger», the British press agency said. The firm will be adopting a new program to reduce costs, including
Global online marketplace for print-on-demand products Redbubble has been criticized for putting miniskirts with the word «Allah» printed on them for sale, BBC says. The website was asked to remove these skirts, on sale for £25, as they were seen as «provoking» and «distasteful». However, some of them were still on the Redbubble on Tuesday morning, the same source said. According to Tell MAMA, an organization that reports anti-Muslim