Morocco will be home to the first North Africa fully operational sea observatory. The project is part of a European Union-funded project called ODYSSEA, which integrates networks of observing and forecasting systems across the Mediterranean basin, addressing both the open sea and the coastal zone. The new Morocco sea observatory will be in Al Hoceima National Park and is expected to be launched on October 29 during the third general assembly of the ODYSSEA Project. The second mission of the
The Mauritanian government plans to appoint a new ambassador to Rabat to replace Mohamed Ould Abbaye, who was appointed on September 18 as a chargé de mission for the country’s presidency. Nouakchott has reportedly proposed three candidates to Rabat. The list includes the name of the former Mauritanian Prime Minister, Yahya Ould Hademine, who held this position under the presidency of Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz from August 21, 2014 to October 30, 2018, the former Interior Minister
The fall of former US National Security Advisor has apparently had an impact on the draft resolution that Washington submitted to the UN Security Council on the Sahara. But to Rabat, it is too soon to claim victory as South Africa is not willing to sit idly by.
Seven people were arrested, Friday, by the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) in anti-terror operation conducted in the suburbs of Casablanca, Chefchaouen and Ouazzane. According to state-owned channel 2M, two of these suspects were arrested in Chafchaouen, as part of an operation led earlier this morning at the Lalla Zahra neighborhood, while four others were arrested in Douar Benaabid and Douar Karia, in Dar Bouazza. According to the same source, two of the
In a video shared online and relayed by several newspapers, anti-normalization activists claimed that the Ait Faska Holocaust Memorial was not «entirely demolished» by the authorities. But to the man behind the project, the installations left in the property are just a replica of a movie’s imaginary monument.
MINURSO has launched a Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI) for the construction of a helipad in its Team Site in Tifariti. The request, which is expected to last from October 17 to November 7, is to allow the UN peacekeeping mission to better monitor the movements of the armed elements of the Polisario and civilians in the buffer zone. For the record, in his October 2019 report on the Sahara, the UN Secretary-General addressed MINURSO’s inability to monitor the
Morocco has moved seven places to be 53rd among 190 nations in the World Bank's Doing Business ranking released on Thursday. The Kingdom is positioned 1st in North Africa and 3rd in the Arab World.
The Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM) announced, Thursday, that its 18th edition will pay homage to American actor and filmmaker Robert Redford, organizers said in a communiqué sent to Yabiladi. Redford confirmed his presence at the festival to be held from November 29 to December 7, 2019. «It is a great honor to be invited to Marrakech, to meet creators and artists who will share with each other their unique voices and points of view», Redford
A Moroccan guide is among the people awarded by the Wanderlust World Guide Awards. For its 2019 edition, the contest, which awards the best tourist guides around the world, granted its Bronze Award to Ismail Ingrioui. The latter is a tour guide who works in the region of Marrakech, allowing tourists from all over the words to discover the wonders of the area. «Growing up as Berber in Morocco’s rugged Atlas Mountains, Ismail has unrivalled insight into local traditions, history and
Days after he called women who campaign against punishing extramarital relations and abortion in Morocco «immoral», Moroccan scholar Ahmed Raissouni refused to apologize. Furthermore, the former head of the Movement of Unity and Reform (MUR) defended his position.
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