A former Australian politician is tipped to succeed Horst Köhler, a German politician who formerly served as the UN Secretary-General’s personal envoy to Western Sahara. Julie Bishop who served as Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister between September 2013 and August 2018 is expected to be soon appointed by the US Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, sources told Yabiladi. «Her appointment will be announced soon by Antonio Guterres in a few days», a well-informed
A Manhattan-based federal appeals court ruled, Friday, that Moroccan diplomat Jamal Benomar is immune from a civil suit by major Republican fundraiser Elliot Broidy. The latter accused the Moroccan diplomat last year of allegedly orchestrating a «Qatari hacking campaign», sending his trade secrets and personal information to US media. According to the New York Law Journal, a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit found that Elliott Broidy
According to the 2020 Global Climate Risk Index, is one of the countries affected the least by extreme weather events. The country is ranked 125th among 181 countries studied by the report.
According to Algerian Foreign Affairs Minister Sabri Boukadoum, his country must «examine known problems with Morocco, including the Western Sahara issue». Interviewed by Russian news agency Sputnik, Boukadoum emphasized the need of «political solutions and dialogue», stressing the special «relationship that brings Moroccans and Algerians together». For the record, Sabri Boukadoum and Morocco’s Minister Delegate for African Cooperation Mohcine
The Federal Crimson, a ship chartered by Kiwi company Ravensdown, arrived, Sunday, at the port of Lyttelton in New Zealand, carrying 51 thousand tons of phosphate from Western Sahara. Upon its arrival, the Rail & Maritime Transport Union (RMTU), a trade union that represents transport workers at the port, handed a letter of protest to the ship's captain, wrote Scoop Business. «Last month the Council of Trade Unions (CTU) passed a resolution condemning Morocco’s illegal
A court in Bariano, a commune in Italy, sentenced, Friday, two Italians to life for killing two Moroccan nationals. According to local newspaper Eco di Bergamo, Manuele Ferrari and Gianluca Forlanelli are accused of shooting two young Moroccans, Nabil El Karfi, 25, and Abdenassar El Moursali, 23, to death. The tragedy took place in July 2017, in Bariano, near the Serio River, an area that would be frequented by dealers and drug users. The investigation conducted by the Italian authorities at
Empathy and solidarity have always been qualities that led Khadija Qirtasse to help fellow Moroccan students who choose Germany to further their studies. This commitment has motivated this engineer to share her own experience regarding German education in Morocco.
King Mohammed VI has reportedly vetoed Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Morocco. According to Israel’s Channel 12, the Israeli Prime Minister had hoped to accompany US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on his visit to Morocco, Thursday, but King Mohammed VI refused the idea, The Times of Israel wrote on Friday. On Wednesday, December 4, Netanyahu flew to Portugal, where he met Pompeo. On the same day, Israeli media reported that Israeli officials are hoping for a breakthrough in ties
Sara and Imane are two Casablanca-based graffiti artists. Together, they created a duo to break up with street art gender stereotypes.
The Western Sahara question was one of the topics discussed, Thursday, by US State Secretary Mike Pompeo and his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita in Rabat. «The US State Secretary has stressed the need for a realistic and sustainable political solution» to the conflict, a diplomatic source told Yabiladi. «At no point did Pompeo talk with Bourita about self-determination or the referendum», the same source said. Indeed, on Thursday, the US Department of State issued
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