A commission of Spanish lawyers has announced that it wants to attend the trial of the three Sahrawi activists, held for five months in Tindouf, the Sahrawi Association for the Defense of Human Rights (ASADEH) said in a communiqué sent, Monday, to Yabiladi. ASADEH lauded the decision, recalling that one of the three detainees, namely Fadel Breika, is a Spanish national. It also invited the commission to visit the Tindouf camps and «see the protests held before the Rachid
In a video shot, last week, at the Beni Ansar-Melilla border crossing, a group of Moroccan youngsters attacked two buses in an attempt to enter the city. According to El Confidencial, said video went viral in the autonomous city because «it shows the passivity of Moroccan security forces». The Moroccan teenagers stormed the buses, which were about to leave Morocco for Melilla. «Dozens of Moroccan police and customs officers are permanently deployed near the Beni Ansar border
After spending eight years in prison following the 1981 bread riots in Casablanca, Mustapha Benhassioua decided to immigrate to Switzerland and apply for political asylum. His plans, however, were foiled when he was jailed for hijacking.
British far-right activists exploit concerns about the safety of women and children to target Muslims and ethnic minorities, a new report finds. Conducted by the Commission for Countering Extremism, the new report reveals that some groups «deliberately distort the truth to persuade their audience to adopt discriminatory and hateful attitudes». The findings of this report show that a «series of protests sparked after a woman claimed she was gang raped by Middle Eastern
Spanish painter Antonio Montiel is about to add a big name to the list of portraits he painted for royalties and celebrities from around the world. Indeed, the Malaga-born artist is expected to paint a portrait of King Mohammed VI, Spanish online newspaper Elespanol reports. «I am very excited and proud of the opportunity the Royal Moroccan House has granted me», Montiel said. «I made portrays of many important people, from Fidel Castro, Carmen Cervera, Marisol to Isabel
The United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs is expected to hold hearings on the nomination of ambassadors proposed by President Donald Trump. The upcoming hearing will feature Carmen G. Cantor, Michael George De Sombre and Sung Y. Kim, respectively named as ambassadors in Micronesian, Thailand and Indonesia. Surprisingly, the American president recently nominated the three senior officials. Their nomination was announced by the White House in a statement that dates back to July 15,
On October 4, 2019, American financial rating agency Standard & Poor’s affirmed its rating for Morocco BBB- / A-3. In a notice, published Friday, the agency stated that Morocco’s outlook is «stable, balancing our expectation of further fiscal consolidation and gradual improvement in the current account position over the next two years against risks to economic growth from domestic structural shortcomings or external shocks, for example, due to a slowdown in world
When he made it to the scene in the 2000s, he did not imagine that it was the debut of his career as a Moroccan-Belgian comedian. Youssef El Mousaoui is a stand-up comedian and a talented humorist who finds time in his busy schedule for charity work.
On Friday, October 4, Lesotho, a landlocked kingdom encircled by South Africa, froze its recognition of «the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)», The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. Maseru «supports the UN-led political process» and prefers to observe «positive neutrality» when it comes to regional and international meetings. The decision of Lesotho comes after Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita phoned his Lesotho counterpart
During World War II, French authorities, which sent Moroccan soldiers to fight in Italy, decided to allow these tribesmen to bring their women to the battlefield. The policy was meant to help quell rape and pillage cause by the Goumiers.
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