«To open land borders Morocco has to apologize», Algeria’s Abdelmajid Tebboune says

After openly criticizing Morocco, former Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who is running in the next Algerian presidential election, addressed the reopening of land borders between the Kingdom and Algeria. Tebboune told reporters, Sunday, that the «Moroccan people love their Algerian neighbors». «I invite those who cannot see this to remember the joy of Moroccans when Algeria won the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) in Rabat, Casablanca and Oujda»,

The United States Supreme Court and the «controversial» sculpture of Prophet Mohammed

In the 1930s, the United States commissioned a sculptor to build a marble frieze for the Supreme Court that depicted 18 lawgivers. The list included Prophet Mohammed, whose sculpture was seen as controversial by the Muslim community in the United States.

Aminatou Haidar misses a pro-Polisario conference in Vitoria

On 22 abd 23 November, the capital of the Basque Autonomous Community in northern Spain, Vitoria, hosted the 44th European Conference of Support and Solidarity with the Sahrawi People (EUCOCO), without Aminatou Haidar. The president of the Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders (CODESA) attended the previous editions of the conference. While Haidar chose not to attend the conference, «other Sahrawi activists flew to Vitoria to be part of the meeting, including Brahim Dahan

Leaked documents reveal how China holds Uighurs in «prison camps»

Official documents, leaked by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) have revealed how China «brainwashes» hundreds of Muslims, known as the Uyghurs in Xinjiang, the BBC reports. The British broadcaster, which had access to the leaked documents, stated that «15,000 people from southern Xinjiang were sent to the camps over the course of just one week in 2017», where they are «locked up, indoctrinated and punished». The documents

Azerbaijan hosts a colorful Morocco fashion show

The Moroccan Embassy in Azerbaijan hosted, Sunday in Baku, a Moroccan fashion show, highlighting the designs of Moroccan female fashion designers Fatima Zahra Idrissi and Hind Morad Belghiti. «Fatima Zahra Idrissi opened a workshop dedicated to Morocco’s traditional dresses», the embassy said in a communiqué sent Sunday to Yabiladi. The «unique designs combine between what is traditional and modern, giving an original touch to the Moroccan style», the same

Morocco : Israelis naturalization network received up to «$7,500 in fees»

Prosecuted in connection with the trial against Israel's false naturalization network, one of the defendants confessed by explaining to the Casablanca Court of Appeal that he had sold his Moroccan passport and identity card for thousands of dollars. In this weekend’s edition, Arabic-language daily Al Ahdath Al Maghribia indicates that the man «handed over $7,500 to Ali M.», to obtain these false documents. Quoted by Le360, the newspaper indicates that the defendants

Morocco acquires five Swiss helicopters for the Royal Gendarmerie

In the near future, the Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie is to receive five EC145 helicopters from the Swiss Air Rescue Service (REGA). The delivery is indeed planned for the weekend, according to forum FAR Morocco which published a video of the departure of the vehicles. The aircraft already carry Moroccan registrations, Medias24 said, noting that «after their reception, they will be repainted with the colors of the Royal Gendarmerie» to «strengthen the UAS system». The

Syria : Moroccan-Italian jihadist says he is «ready» for extradition to Milan

Mohamed Koraichi left Lecco (Italy) with his family four years ago to join Daesh in Syria. But he is now calling for his own extradition. Through Italian media Il Giornale, he expressed this Saturday his conditions to engage and cooperate with the police. Having received Italian citizenship in 2013, he expresses his «disillusion» from the Kurdish prison of Al Hassaka. «At first we were treated well. But after the bombings [against Daesh and the Kurdish army, ed], everything

London : A Muslim woman praised for standing up to a man over his anti-Semitic comments

A Muslim woman was praised for confronting a man who was making anti-Semitic comments about a Jewish family in a London tube line, Sky News reports. The man who was standing next to a Jewish man and his child, opened the bible and started reading a passage with a quote about the «synagogue of Satan», while leaning towards the little kid. Around noon I witnessed appalling anti Semitic abuse towards this Jewish Family on the northern line. Fair play to other passengers who

Diaspo #119 : Karim Saidi, from the army to the cinema industry

This 46-year-old French-Moroccan actor shot for Steven Spielberg and Abdellatif Kechiche. In Morocco, he also shot about forty Italian, Moroccan and German films. Speaking to Yabiladi, he recalls his debut and the turning points of his career.