The UN Security Council to hold four meetings on the Western Sahara conflict in April

In the Security Council’s Provisional Program of Work for April 2019, the body's fifteen members are expected to hold four meetings on the Western Sahara conflict. In Berlin, Horst Köhler is expected to meet a Polisario delegation on Monday and Tuesday.

Western Sahara : Horst Köhler and a Polisario delegation meet in Berlin

Invited by the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara Horst Köhler, a Polisario delegation is currently in Berlin to «hold consultations from Monday to Tuesday». According to the Front’s press agency SPS, «these consultations come in the context of Mr. Köhler's efforts aimed at activating the United Nations-sponsored political process in Western Sahara». SPS recalled that during a press briefing held at the Security Council, on

Plagiarism : French comedian Kev Adams defends Gad Elmaleh

Accused of plagiarism by an anonymous Youtube channel, Moroccan-French-Canadian stand-up comedian Gad Elmaleh is getting the support of French comic Kev Adams. The young comedian, who created with Gad Elmaleh «Tout est possible», told Belgian newspaper La Libre that «[he] respects Gad Elmaleh». «He is a person who made me want to be on stage. And it’s not because there’s a video that accuses him of plagiarism that I am going to turn my back on him. Out

Morocco’s unaccompanied minors divide Melilla and Spain

On May the 26th, the 2019 local elections will take place in Spain. The ruling party in Melilla is focusing on the issue of Morocco’s unaccompanied minors, which divides Juan Jose Imbroda and the Spanish Interior Minister.

A third international delegation visits the Tindouf camps in less than two weeks

A French delegation has visited the Tindouf camps to participate to the «celebrations commemorating the 43rd anniversary of SADR creation and the Sahara Marathon», reported SPS on Sunday. The delegation of French solidarity activists was received by the Front’s leader Brahim Ghali. During this meeting, French solidarity activists «expressed their determination to continue to support the struggle of the Sahrawi people and their just cause». These two weeks were

Faycal Bettioui, the first Moroccan chef to receive a Michelin star in Germany

Faycal, Bettioui, 36, is the first Moroccan chef to receive a Michelin start in Germany, reports French-language online newspaper Le 360. The Michelin star revelations ceremony for 2019 took place on Tuesday, February the 28th. Before he settled down in Germany, Faycal Bettioui had worked in Miami, where he run two restaurants, the same source says. The Casablanca-native opted for computer engineering at the beginning of his career, before studying dentistry. While preparing for his

After calling him Moroccan, Algerian protesters wrap Bouteflika’s «coffin» in the Kingdom’s flag

In Bejaia, a Mediterranean port city on the Gulf of Béjaïa in Algeria, hundreds of Algerians took to the streets, Friday, March the 1st, to protest against Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s bid for a fifth term in the April 18 presidential vote. Some angry protesters carried a coffin that had the photo of the current Algerian President and was wrapped in a Moroccan flag, in reference to the fact that Bouteflika was born in Oujda, Morocco. A video that showed the coffin and the

An American diplomat meets representatives from pro-Polisario NGOs in Laayoune

An American diplomat at the United States embassy in Rabat visited Laayoune on Friday. «The political advisor who arrived in Morocco a few months ago, met with pro-Polisario associations : Aminatou Haidar’s CODESA and Brahim Dahan’s ASVDH», a well-informed source who requested anonymity told Yabiladi. «The American diplomat did not meet the region’s Wali as the tradition dictates», the same source added. «She reportedly asked the representatives

Mauritania’s Defense Minister runs for presidential elections

It is official now. Mauritania’s Defense Minister Mohamed Ould Ghazouani announced, Friday, that he is running for the upcoming presidential elections. Representing the Union for the Republican party (UPR), the general is following in the footsteps of his «friend» and mentor Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. Ould Ghazouani was backed by his party and elected as its new leader at its second regular national conference, reports Asharq Al-Awsat. «All of you must make the necessary

Touring Latin America, Juan Guaido reiterates gratitude for Morocco's support

Venezuela's acting president Juan Guaido reiterated, on Thursday, his gratitude and appreciation for Morocco's support for the Venezuelan people's aspirations for democracy and freedom. Touring Latin American countries that have recognized his government, Guaido met with Morocco’s ambassador to Brasilia. «He also renewed his full and total willingness to build a strong and confident relationship with Morocco and to overcome all the prejudices caused by the Chavez and Maduro regime