Morocco’s Foreign Minister flies to Latin America to strengthen ties with Panama and Ecuador

Learning from past mistakes, Moroccan Foreign Minister flew, this week, to Panama and Ecuador, which withdrew recognition of «SADR». Nasser Bourita’s trip to Latin America has been an opportunity for the Kingdom to strengthen ties with its allies, including Chile and Brazil.

The president of Brazil’s Senate Davi Alcolumber says his forefathers are Moroccan

The president of Brazil’s Senate Davi Alcolumber said, Thursday, when meeting Morocco’s Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita, who was visiting the Latin American country, that he is of Moroccan origin. «During our meeting, I told the minister that my maternal great-grandparents, Alberto and Sarah Alcolombre, left Tangier (Morocco) 110 years ago for Brazil, and that I respect the Moroccan people», he wrote on his official Twitter account.   No encontro, contei

After Brahim Ghali’s trip to Iceland, elected Sahrawi representatives visit Reykjavik

A delegation of elected representatives from Morocco’s southern provinces visited Iceland, Wednesday, holding talks with several officials. This trip comes as Polisario head Brahim Ghali was received by Icelandic Prime Minister in April.

US military vehicles manufacturer to provide Morocco’s Abrams tanks with technical support

American manufacturer of military vehicles General Dynamics Land Systems has signed a $16 million contract to furnish Morocco’s Abrams main battled tanks with technical support, Defense Web reported Thursday, quoting the US Department of Defense. The American department announced the $16 269 197 contract on Tuesday, June 11, indicating that the Michigan-based manufacturer will «provide systems technical support for the Abrams family of vehicles». General Dynamics Land

OCP’s Mostafa Terrab elected chairman of the global body representing the fertilizer industry

CEO of Morocco’s fertilizer exporter Office Cherifien des Phosphates (OCP) Mostafa Terrab has been named chair of the International Fertilizer Association (IFA), becoming the first African to head the nonprofit organization that represents the global fertilizer industry. According to Kenyan online newspaper Capital News, Terrab succeeded Rakesh Kapur who serves as the joint Managing Director Chief Financial Officer at Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Limited. Tarrab’s

An American father recalls the story of his abandoned Moroccan girl with facial anomaly

As many countries, including Morocco, are celebrating Father’s Day on June 17, a couple form the United States chose to commemorate this day by sharing the story of their adopted Moroccan daughter. Cristina, who was born in Morocco, was discarded by her biological parents, days after her birth, because of a facial anomaly. The 17-year-old Morocco-born teenager will be graduating high school this summer after she left with her American parents for the United States. Speaking to PRWeb,

Ould Ghazouani refuses granting Mauritanian citizenship to Tindouf camps’ Sahrawis

Speaking during an election rally, Wednesday, Mauritania’s former Defence Minister Mohamed Ould Ghazounai said that he is against the idea of granting Mauritanian citizenship to Sahrawis from the Tindouf camps. Ould Ghazouani is running for presidential elections, scheduled for June 22.

Carried by two boats, 111 African migrants go missing in the Mediterranean

Two boats carrying 111 African migrants have been missing since Tuesday in the Mediterranean Sea, mainly between Morocco and Spain, AFP reported, quoting the Spanish coast guard. The first boat carries 53 migrants while the second has 58 others in it. They are all of sub-Saharan origin, a coast guard spokesman told AFP. The Spanish authorities were first alerted by migrants NGO «Caminnado Fronteras» (Walking Borders) on Tuesday. A Spanish military aircraft, a coast guard

Morocco expels a Spanish photojournalist and RSF denounces the decision

Spanish photojournalist Judith Prat was expelled, Tuesday June 11, by the Moroccan authorities from Laayoune, Paris-based NGO Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Wednesday. According to Europa Press, Prat was visiting the city of Dakhla, where she conducted a photojournalism training that was attended by pro-Polisario jouranlists. RSF reported that the photojournalist was forced to leave Laayoune for Agadir after she was planning to spend the night there at the house of one of the

A Moroccan man sentenced to life in Turkey for killing an Iraqi national

Two Iraqis and a Moroccan national were sentenced, Wednesday, for killing Iraqi businessman Ahmed Mawlood Muhammad in 2016. According to Daily Sabah, the Iraqi man was kidnapped by three suspects for ransom as he was staying in Turkey to set up a currency exchange office in Istanbul. The three men murdered him and threw his dismembered body on the roadside, the same newspaper revealed. The three defendants, Mahmoud Khalaf Suleiman, Farouk Abdullah Hmod al-Dulaimi and Tariq Moutil, appeared in