All articles by Latifa Babas

Morocco’s border surveillance chief says building migration centers in the Kingdom is a bad idea

Morocco must think of ways to prevent migrants from entering and not keep them from leaving, said the Kingdom’s migration and border surveillance director Khalid Zerouali. The official believes that building migrant detention facilities in Morocco is a bad idea.

Sahara : Horst Köhler keeps an eye on the upcoming African Union summit

Currently touring Morocco, Horst Köhler is still counting on the African Union upcoming summit, to be held soon by Mauritania. Unlike his predecessors, the UN Personal Envoy relies on the pan-African body.

Hirak : Reporters Without Borders denounces sentences handed down to citizen journalists

On Wednesday, Reporters Without Borders denounced the heavy sentences handed down to six citizen journalists who were in Al Hoceima to cover Hirak protests.

Yatim hails the Ministry’s program while women in Huelva say they were exploited and harassed

While several other Moroccan women in Huleva denounce abuses, Employment and Vocational Training Minister Mohamed Yatim hails the sending program. The latter allows several Moroccan women to work in Spain’s strawberry fields through seasonal contracts.

ECOWAS : The UN convenes experts to study implications of Moroccan membership

The ECOWAS Commission has not revealed yet the results of a study meant to examine implications of Moroccan membership. A situation the United Nations proposed to work on by hosting an expert meeting in Benin.

Hirak : Politicians denounce the harsh sentences

On Tuesday, the criminal chamber of Casablanca’s appeal court handed down sentences ranging from 20 years in jail to one-year prison term against Hirak detainees. The decision was described as «unfair» by Moroccan politicians.

Hirak : Families and lawyers take their anger to social media, denouncing the heavy sentences

After Hirak detainees received heavy sentences, ranging from 20 to 2 years, their families and some of their lawyers took their disappointment to social media to denounce the court’s decision.

Mustapha Belghiti, Zagoura’s talented ballpoint pen artist

22-year-old Mustapha Belghiti has earned the title of an artist in Zagoura. Some of the young man’s works of art are currently exhibited at the city’s literary café, while others are expected to be presented to the public in the future.

MPs create a «Network of Parliamentarians for the Self-Determination of Western Sahara»

It took the Polisario only eight months to ensure the creation of the «International Network of Parliamentarians for the Self-Determination of Western Sahara». The newly launched network held its first meeting, Friday, in Paris.