Moroccan international player Hakim Ziyech attracts the attention of Bayern Munich

German sports club Bayern Munich and British football club Arsenal are interested in Moroccan international player Hakim Ziyech, who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Ajax and for the Morocco national team. Bayern is planning to replace two of its players, namely Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery, keeping an eye on the performance of the 26-year-old footballer, 90 Min reports. Quoting German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung, the same source reported that Bayern Munich’s manager

Libyan crisis : Morocco believes military action would be the wrong solution

Jumaa al-Qamati, the personal envoy of Libya's prime minister of the Government of National Accord Fayez Al-Sarraj, was received, Wednesday, by Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita. «Morocco is following with great concern the situation in Libya, mainly in the light of the military escalation at the entrance of the capital Tripoli, the consequences that may ensue in terms of human tragedies and its impact on the stability in this Maghreb country», Bourita told reporters after

King Mohammed VI decides to restore and refurbish parts of Al-Aqsa Mosque

King Mohammed VI has decided to dedicate a grant for the refurbishment and restoration of some of the Al-Aqsa mosque’s facilities, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said in a communiqué relayed by MAP press agency Wednesday. Moroccan architects and craftsmen will be sent to Palestine to contribute to these works, aiming at preserving the unique architecture and authenticity of the holy mosque, the ministry added. The Moroccan sovereign, in his capacity

Morocco : Authorities arrest a man who allegedly planned a terrorist attack in Spain

The Spanish and Moroccan authorities have conducted an anti-terrorist operation that led to arrest an alleged jihadist in Morocco, Spanish news agency EFE reported on Wednesday. The man in question was planning to carry out an attack in Seville, the agency said, quoting the Spanish Interior Ministry. At the same time, the police raided the suspect's home in the Andalusian town, according to the same source. For the record, the Iberian country heightened since 2015 its terrorist threat level,

Egypt : A Polisario delegation invited to an AU meeting attended by Morocco

Cairo is hosting the second meeting of the African Union Specialized Technical Committee on Transport, Transcontinental and Interregional Infrastructure, Energy and Tourism. The event is attended by Morocco's Secretary of State to Minister of Transport Najib Boulif and a Polisario delegation.

Morocco’s Managem wants to raise $200 million to finance its development plans

Moroccan mining company Managem announced that it will be raising 200 million dollars by selling non-convertible bonds to finance its development plans, Reuters reports. The company said in a statement that the terms and conditions of this decision will have to be «approved» by its general assembly in May. According to the same source, Managem revealed in March that its revenue for 2018 fell by 16 percent to 4.35 billion dirhams. This drop was caused by the falling prices of metal

Sahara : The Sahrawi Initiative for Change says the UN two round-tables are a «waste of time»

In a letter sent to the UN personal envoy for Western Sahara Horst Köhler, the Sahrawi Initiative for Change (SIC), an opposition movement launched in the Tindouf camps, slammed the two round-tables held in Geneva on the Western Sahara conflict. Quoted by pro-Polisario news platform Futuro Sahara, the Sahrawi Initiative for Change said that the talks attended in December 2018 and in February 2019 by delegations from Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the Polisario «are a waste of

Before the adoption of a new resolution, the Polisario sends a representative to New York

Days before the Security Council adopts a new resolution on the Western Sahara conflict, the Polisario Front mobilized one of its representatives in New York. The separatist movement’s representative to the United Nations Sidi Mohamed Omar met, Tuesday, with the permanent representative of Germany to the United Nations and current president of the Security Council Christoph Hooschen. According to the Front’s press agency (SPS), which published a photo of Omar and Hooschen, reported

Morocco's performance worsens in the 2019 Fragile States Index

According to the Fragile States Index, the conditions that led to popular protests in North Africa have not gone. Ranked by the report, Morocco’s performance has been worsening.

Christchurch terror attacks : New Zealand lowers terrorism threat level to medium

One month after New Zealand was home to one of the deadliest terrorist attacks, the country announced, Wednesday, that it is disarming its police officers, lowering the terrorism threat level, AFP reports. The threat level has been moved from high to medium, the same source said, adding that «authorities judge that another attack, violent criminal behavior, or violent protest remains feasible rather than very high». Commenting on the decision, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda