The Philippines’ government brought 32 Filipinos from Morocco, Egypt and Mexico, CNN Philippines said Wednesday. Quoting the country’s Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the repatriated Filipinos were «either detained, figured in an accident, or were victims of human trafficking abroad». The same source indicates that two of the 32 Filipinos were «workers illegally deployed and trafficked to Morocco as household service workers». In June,
Bombardier’s unit in Morocco has been sold to the world’s first-tier aerostructures manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems, the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Green and Digital Economy said in a communiqué sent Thursday to Yabiladi. The acquisition agreement was signed five months after the Canadian firm put its factories in Casablanca and Belfast (Northern Ireland) up for sale in an attempt to consolidate its aerospace business into a single hub. The Morocco factory «will
The adoption of the new resolution on Western Sahara was not received in the same way by Rabat and Algiers. While Morocco welcomed the UN resolution, the Polisario Front voiced its disappointment, threatening to «reconsider its engagement in the UN peace process».
US President’s daughter and senior advisor Ivanka Trump is expected to visit Morocco to promote her women’s economic development program, American news agency Associated Press (AP) reports. Quoting the White House, AP indicates that the Ivanka Trump’s upcoming trip to the North African Kingdom is to take place in early November. Sean Cairncross, Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, a bilateral United States foreign aid agency, and a former senior
As planned, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution, extending the mandate of the MINURSO for 12 months, until 31 October 2020 by 13 votes in favor to none against, with 2 abstentions (Russia and South Africa).
Throughout the years, several people pretended to be part of the Moroccan royal family. While Bou Hmara pretended to be the eldest son of sultan Hassan I, Serge-Michel Bena, Hicham Mandari and an Israeli woman claimed to be «connected» to the late king Hassan II.
British upstream gas company Sound Energy PLC has signed a preliminary deal on the sale of its gas production from Morocco’s Tendrara concession with the country’s Office National de L’Electricité et de L’Eau Potable (ONEE). Sound Energy and ONEE signed, Tuesday, a memorandum of understanding (MoU), the state power company said in a communiqué sent to Yabiladi. It also reported that negotiations are underway on gas sales agreements. The latter is seen as a
WhatsApp has launched a lawsuit against Israeli spyware vendor NSO, accusing it of targeting dozens of human rights activists and defenders in several countries. The lawsuit comes after Amnesty International revealed in October that two Moroccan activists were allegedly by the Israeli-developed software.
Corendon Airlines Europe announced on Wednesday (October 30th) that it will launch two new direct flights, including one that is linking Leipzig in eastern Germany to Agadir in Morocco for the winter. A statement from the low-cost airline, quoted by German online news platform Check24, states that starting from November, the route linking Agadir in Morocco and Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt to Leipzig will be scheduled once a week and operated by a Boeing 737-800. The first flight from Morocco, will
Arrested two weeks ago for praying on the streets of Belgium, a Muslim man died, Tuesday, after suffering sudden cardiac arrest, Sud Info and La Meuse reported. «On October 19, an individual was arrested by the Liege police when he was praying in the middle of the Chaussée des Prés street in the Outremeuse district», wrote RTL Info on Wednesday. The man in question was taken to the police station and he was then admitted to the St. Joseph’s Clinic for
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