If in 2019 Morocco achieved a breakthrough in El Salvador, the year 2020 may bring about more «SADR» recognition withdrawals from countries of the Bolivarian Alliance (ALBA) and Latin America.
A Moroccan suspected terrorist fighter was deported to the Kingdom by the Turkish authorities, the Turkish Interior Ministry said Monday in a statement relayed by Anadolu press agency. The Moroccan national was sent back to the Kingdom as part of «Turkey’s ramped-up efforts to repatriate foreign terrorist fighters», the ministry said in a statement. Turkey is deporting other foreign terrorist fighters as well as ISIS members and their families detained in Syria, the same
This 43-year-old French-Moroccan woman fights against police violence, especially in the suburbs. In 2012, her younger brother Amine was shot to death by a police officer.
Months after his ex-wife was arrested, former Moroccan diplomat Abdeslam Jaidi has been charged with visa fraud by a New York court. He is accused of bringing Moroccan and Filipino workers to the US based on materially false documents.
Since February 22, Morocco has observed silence regarding the Algerian Hirak. That position was formalized on March 16. However, this «non-interference» in the domestic affairs of the eastern neighbor was not always the policy followed by Rabat.
French newspaper Le Parisian describes it as «one of the best comedies of the year». «Ramy», put online this Thursday, December 12, on the platform Starz play, was produced by Ramy Youssef, a 28-year-old American stand-up comedian. The character who in his twenties, is a Muslim of Egyptian origin and is in the middle of an existential quest. «Between his desires as a young American and his faith as a practicing Muslim, he struggles to project himself
Footwear manufacturing company Nike will launch in February 2020 a swimwear line with hijab for Muslim women, Cnews reports. As announced by Nike on Tuesday, the swimwear for veiled clients will include a separate hijab, a tunic top and swim leggings. «The design of the Nike Victory Swim Collection serves a variety of needs from modesty preferences to sun protection and represents Nike's commitment to inclusive design, providing more women with game-changing innovation to enjoy
The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) has finally reacted to terror threats in the Tindouf camps, mentioned November in an alert published by the Spanish Foreign Ministry. «Based on the information received from the Spanish and Algerian authorities» about terror and kidnapping threats in Tindouf, MINURSO has decided to «take precautionary measures», the mission told EFE. MINURSO’s response contradicts the denial of
According to a recent report by the European Court of Auditors, EU funding for Morocco between 2014 and 2018 had limited results. Assessing financial aid allocated to the Kingdom, the body concluded that fewer sectors must be targeted in the future.
A Conservative candidate is under fire for sharing Islamophobic material on social media. The former BBC journalist Linden Kemkaran has allegedly retweeted posts that claimed «Muslims have a nasty culture», the Guardian wrote Monday. Kemkaran who is representing the Conservatives in Bradford East, retweeted a user on Twitter last week who «dismissed Islamophobia as nonsense», the same source said. According to the BBC, Labor candidate Naz Shah has sent a complaint to