After complaining about the delay in the appointment of a new personal envoy to Western Sahara, the Polisario condemned, Tuesday, the «conditions imposed» by Morocco when it comes to replacing former German president Horst Köhler in a letter sent to the UN.
Morocco’s Essaouira is being added as a new destination to the Brussels Airport network for the winter season, Brussels Times reported, quoting a press release issued by the airport on Tuesday. The new Essaouira flights will be operated by Irish budget airline Ryanair twice a week, starting from October 27. The Brussels airport will be also launching new routes to Norway, Spain, Poland, Germany and Slovenia.
The subsidiary of British transport firm National Express Group Plc announced, Wednesday, that it has won a 15-year bus contract in Casablanca, Reuters reported. The new deal will allow ALSA to collect more than 1 billion euros in revenue, the British news agency added. «As in other Moroccan cities, there is opportunity for further growth in other local Casablanca transport markets, such as school buses and tourist services», ALSA said. National Express’ ALSA will have its
The Swiss man sentenced to ten years in prison over terror-related charges and links with the murder of the two Scandinavian tourists in Imlil in December 2018 had his sentence reduced to five years, his Lawyer said on Monday. According to MENAFN, the 33-year-old man was arrested in January and was accused of «participation in a terrorist act, supporting terrorism, and withholding information relating to a crime». The reduction of his sentence was announced, last week,
Like many other Jewish saints in Morocco, Rabbi Nissim Ben Nissim is visited annually by Moroccan Jews. The Rabbi lived in Essaouira then Ait Bayoud during the nineteenth century.
The 91-year-old daughter of one of the women who were allegedly raped by Moroccan Goumiers during World War II will be heard, Tuesday, by an Italian court. The woman will have to tell the judges about her mothers’ alleged rape, Otatvia Fabbrizzi, Italian newspaper La Nazione reported. In fact, Siena prosecutor Valentina Magnini had submitted a request to the court, urging it to hear the 91-year-old woman, who is one of the last witnesses related to the case. This request
Tunisia’s electoral commission announced that Kais Saied secured 73% of votes, becoming the country’s new president. The retired academic has already made in his presidential program Western Sahara and the Arab Maghreb Union promises.
«It took me time to admit it, simply because I was not able to do it», said Moroccan stand-up comedian Gad Elmaleh, Monday, addressing plagiarism accusations. Invited by French television program «Quotidien», Elmaleh reacted to CopyComic videos, in which he was accused of allegedly copying the routines and jokes of American comedians. «I must admit that I was late at admitting it», he added. «It was hard because when you are slapped in
By September 2020, Swiss leisure airline Edelweiss will be connecting Zurich to Agadir in a new direct route, Check24 reports. The airline will be operating a weekly flight starting from September 3rd. «Every Thursday, a flight in Zurich will be heading to North Africa», the same source added. In Switzerland, the flight heading to Agadir will be scheduled for 1:20 pm, while in Morocco it will take off at 5pm. Agadir is part of the airline company’s winter 2020 plan.
The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has banned Moroccan long-distance runner Mustapha El Aziz for four years after he tested positive for Erythropoietin (EPO), the body founded by the International Association of Athletics Federations announced earlier in October. The silver medalist tested positive for the «banned blood booster» when he was participating in a road race in Karlovac in Croatia in June and during another sports event held in Langueux in France in August,
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