Pro-Polisario NGO Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW) has slammed the municipality of Mogan, located in the southern tip of Gran Canary Island, for purchasing sand from Western Sahara. «The maintenance work on the Mogán beach began on December 2, 2019. (…) Controversially, the municipality had ordered tons of sand from Western Sahara to renovate the tourist spot», wrote the NGO on Wednesday. WRSW, which claims having documented the arrival of the first trucks
Normalization with Israel was not among the topics discussed, Thursday, in Morocco by the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a US senior official said. His comments came respond to presistent reports suggesting that Israel is «close to establishing official ties with Rabat».
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has finally apologized for calling Muslim women in veils «letterboxes». Invited earlier this week to ITV’s «This Morning», a British television program, Johnson said he «apologized for any offence caused» by the article in which, he said that Muslim women wearing a face-covering veil look like «bank robbers» and «letterboxes». «People dig out all sorts of articles … I’ve
Morocco’s ambassador to South Africa, Botswana, Malawi and Eswatini Youssef Amrani handed, Thursday in Gaborone, credentials to Botswana’s president Mokgweetsi Masisi as the Kingdom’s extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador to the this country. During a ceremony presided by the President of Botswana, Youssef Amrani conveyed the warmest greetings of King Mohammed VI to the people of Botswana, wrote MAP news agency. Expressing his willingness to contribute actively,
In Brussels, a group of unaccompanied Moroccan minors have been refusing to leave the streets and stay in minor reception centers. Despite their very young age, they roam the streets of the city, doing drugs and feeding their addictions.
While US States Secretary Mike Pompeo is expected to visit Morocco, Thursday, an Israeli news channel said that the Trump administration is reportedly trying to convince the Kingdom to sign a non-belligerence agreement with Israel.
A reception center for unaccompanied minor migrant in Madrid was evacuated, Wednesday, after a grenade was found within a suspicious package. Police told Spanish news agency EFE that they have evacuated the center and managed the bomb found inside the package. Investigators suggest that the package was thrown inside the courtyard of the center, without giving further details. «We were very scared. We were evacuated, then we heard the loud explosion», said a minor who is staying in
After the meeting that brought together US State Secretary Mike Pompeo and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Portugal, Israeli officials said that they are positive about an upcoming breakthrough in normalizing ties with Morocco. Quoting Israel’s Channel 12, The Times of Israel reported, Thursday, that the Jewish state is «hoping to present a real diplomatic accomplishment in the few days» with Morocco. These reports come as Pompeo is expected to hold talks,
The police in Dartford, a town in Kent, England, have seized tortoises reportedly smuggled from Morocco. According to local online newspaper Kent Online, the three African spurred tortoises, also known as Sulcatas, were recovered from a property off London Road in Dafrtford last month. «No arrests have been made and the police investigation is still ongoing», police spokesman Charlotte North said. The tortoises are currently at the Healthrow Animal Reception Center in London,
Moroccan international player Achraf Hakimi has been shortlisted for the best Youth Player of the Year title, organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The list, which was unveiled Wednesday by CAF, shows that Hakimi will be competing with several other young African players, including Senegal’s Kribin Diata, Mali’s Moussa Djenbo and Nigeria’s Samuel Chikwizi and Victor Osmin. For the record, winners will be awarded during a ceremony scheduled for January the
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