Morocco’s Supreme Council of Ulema dismissed the idea of amending laws related to abortion after the issue made national headlines. While supporting the findings of a royal commission's report issued in 2015, the council said that it is open to «Ijtihad».
Moroccan journalist and editor Taoufik Bouachrine began, Sunday, a hunger strike to protest against «poor prison conditions», wrote Arabic-language newspaper Alyaoum24. Sentenced to 15 years in prison, Bouachrine’s decision comes despite «his health condition deterioration», the same source said. Bouachrine’s hunger strike was reportedly at the heart of a phone call that he had with former Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane and his lawyer Mohamed Ziyane.
Days after the Polisario’s «ambassador» to South Africa passed away, the country’s Foreign Affairs minister Naledi Pandor mourned his death while denouncing Morocco’s «occupation of Western Sahara», IOL reports. During a memorial service for Radhi-Sgaiar Bachir, Pandor said that «ambassador Bachir showed great passion and tireless determination in championing the Sahrawi cause for freedom and self-determination and was well known for his
Four migrants who claimed to be from Morocco have been found in a cargo ship in Great Yarmouth, a resort town on the east coast of England. According to local online newspaper the Great Yarmouth Mercury, the four Moroccan migrants, who are minors, were on board a commercial vessel called Anetta. The latter had sailed from Belgian port Zeebrugge and arrived Sunday morning at the Great Yarmouth harbor. «They were all found to be minors and have been placed into the care of social
In an unprecedented move, the Algerian government has warned MINURSO members of kidnapping risks in the Tindouf camps, endorsing the recent recommendations of Spain. The latter has advised its nationals against traveling to the camps.
Morocco ranks 61st out of 79 countries in the 2019 Global Connectivity Index (GCI). Scoring 36 points out of 120, the Kingdom is part of the «staters» category, the lowest one set by the index conducted by Chinese telecoms firm Huawei. Assessing connectivity levels in country, the index reveals that Morocco has «improved its score for 4G investment over the last year, despite its overall below the global average». Alongside South Africa, «Morocco has some of the
Ancient Mauretania, which refers to present-day Maghreb, was ruled for centuries by powerful Berber Kings who played a crucial role in writing the Roman and Greek history. Baga, Bocchus, Juba and Bogud, were kings who fought some of the greatest wars of the ancient times and left their footprint in Africa and Europe’s shared history.
The terrorist group «Islamic State» (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for the London Bridge attack through its propaganda «news agency» Amaq, AFP reports. ISIS claimed that «the 28-year-old convicted terrorist was one of its fighters», wrote the Independent. The terrorist group’s announcement comes after Usman Khan killed two people in a knife terrorist attack in London Bridge on Friday before being shot dead by police. The attacker was a former
Thousands of Jews visited Morocco, Thursday, accompanied by Yoshiyahu Pinto, who was recently appointed as the chief rabbinical judge of Morocco, to attend the hillula of Rabbi Ḥaim Pinto, a former leading rabbi in the seaport city of Essaouira. According to the Yeshiva World, thousands of Jews visited the tomb of Rabbi Haim Pinto and celebrated the «coronation of the rabbonim of Shuvu Yisrael in all branches worldwide». Participants went to the city of Casablanca where
The Moroccan authorities prevented, Sunday, four Basque MPs from the «joint group of peace and freedom for the Sahrawi people» from entering Western Sahara, where they planned to stay for a week, Spanish agency EFE reports. According to Carmelo Barrio, a member of the People’s Party (PP) and the coordinator of the joint group, the delegation landed in Laayoune. After arriving in Morocco, the MPs were prevented by authorities from leaving the plane and were forced to
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