All articles by Latifa Babas

Diaspo #37 : Narrimane Benaissa, a look at society through art

Being on stage is a little girl's dream coming true for Narrimane Benaïssa, who lives between France and Morocco. From now on, it is here that the multi-talented artist decides to take her professional projects further.

A loyalist Emirati newspaper says Qatar is planning to destabilize Morocco

UAE-based newspaper Al Bayan accused Qatar of planning to destabilize the Kingdom of Morocco by giving Islamist illegal association Al Adl wal Ihsane a chance to express its fundamentalist positions in an interview.

Sahara : France has assumedly amended parts of the UN draft resolution

France has been able to amend parts of the draft resolution on the Sahara. However, the document still does not condemn the Polisario’s military incursions into the buffer zones.

MINURSO military observers intercepted by Polisario in March

Armed members of the Polisario front intercepted, on March 16, a team of MINURSO military observers and fired warning gunshots, said UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric.

State of Global Air : Morocco well positioned in the MENA region

Data provided by the State of Global Air report on air pollution in Morocco is quite positive when compared to other MENA region countries.

Huge blocks of Scott Pruitt’s Moroccan trip calendar have been blacked out

Details about EPA’s chief trip to Morocco were hidden when sent to ABC news. Huge blocks of the calendars were blacked out raising more questions about what Scott Pruitt was doing in the Kingdom.

UN draft resolution on the Sahara is believed to have ignored the Polisario’s military incursions

The draft resolution submitted last night to the UN Security Council is worrying to Morocco. The document failed to make reference to the Polisario’s military incursions into the buffer zones.

Saudi Arabia to send ground troops to Syria but what about Morocco ?

Despite being stuck in the Yemen war against the Houthi rebels, Saudi Arabia is planning to send ground troops to Syria to fight against ISIS and Morocco is highly impacted by this new decision.

As in Addis Ababa, the Lome summit ignores Morocco’s bid to join ECOWAS

ECOWAS held another extraordinary summit without giving a final answer to Morocco’s bid to join the regional economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa.