Aminatou Haidar was prevented from boarding a Wednesday's flight to Las Palmas (Canary Islands). When notified of the ban, the pro-Polisario activist denounced the situation and described it as a «violation of her fundamental rights». On her Twitter account, Haidar posted a video in which she said that unlike her son who has a Spanish citizenship, she was prevented from leaving the country. However, preventing Haidar from boarding the flight to Las Palmas was justified by the
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reiterated Moscow’s position regarding the Western Sahara question, calling for a political and diplomatic settlement for the conflict, in a phone call with his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita. The Minister urged «all parties to strengthen the suspension of hostilities and the end of tensions that have arisen in the recent days in the Guerguerate area», the Lavrov department said in a press release on Wednesday, November 18. Russia
5,391 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 306,995. 5,757 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 253,351. 81 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 5,013. 19 of these deaths were recorded in the region of Casablanca-Settat, 13 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 12 in
Although the kingdom was proclaimed an independent state on the 2nd of March, every year; Moroccans celebrate independence on the 18th of November. The latter commemorates King Mohammed V accession to the throne and his notorious speech delivered to announce the end of the French control.
5,415 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 301,604. 4,235 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 247,594. 82 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 4,932. 18 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 16 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, 13 in the Oriental,
The Polisario Front continues to beat the drum of war, a few days after announcing that it was withdrawing from the 1991-ceasefire agreements with Morocco. Speaking to EFE, and quoted by Futuro Sahara, Khatra Addouh, a member of the Polisario Front secretariat, said yesterday that «the war will continue as long as the United Nations disengages from its responsibilities and does not recognize the mistakes of the past». «They must put pressure on Morocco to accept
Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Marie Royce is expected to visit Morocco by the end of November. The official is expected to travel to Rabat and Tangier and will be joined by Deputy Assistant Secretary for Academic Programs Caroline Casagrande. Royce will «meet with senior members of the Moroccan government to discuss bilateral cooperation on education and culture», reads a statement by the US embassy. During this visit, the official will be
Morocco was ranked 96th in the 2020 edition of the Legatum Institute’s Prosperity Index, doing better than the previous year. Released this month, the report, which assesses levels of prosperity in 167 countries, ranked Morocco 100th, 95th and 94th in 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The index indicates that «Morocco performs most strongly in Market Access & Infrastructure and Enterprise Conditions but is weakest in Social Capital». «The
Amid tension in the Sahara, the German government called on the two parties, Monday, to exercise restraint and return to the United Nations when managing the conflict. «The violent clashes last weekend were the most dangerous incident since the signing of the ceasefire agreement in 1991», indicates a press release from the German Foreign Ministry, relayed by Deutsch Welle (DW). Moreover, Berlin urged the parties involved in the conflict to return to the negotiating
A Muslim woman was removed from an American Airlines flight after a passenger said he did not feel «comfortable» with her being on the same plane. This woman is Amani al-Khatahtbeh, founder of the Muslim Girl website and the first Muslim woman to run for Congress in New Jersey. She was expected to travel from Newark to Charlotte, North Carolina on November 14. Amani al-Khatahtbeh shared this incident on her Twitter account, which was confirmed by another Twitter
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