The Spanish Ministry of the Interior has rejected an asylum request from a Sahrawi national with Moroccan citizenship, who identifies as a «Polisario activist» and claims to be «persecuted by Morocco». According to Iberian media reports, the applicant, Abdessalam Abdellah Khalifa, 29, arrived at Madrid airport on a flight from Casablanca. In his application, he alleged that he had «been tortured by the Moroccan authorities» and that members of his family
Abdelmadjid Tebboune is unsurprisingly securing another term at the El Mouradia Palace, a position he first assumed in December 2019. He officially won the early presidential elections held on September 7, with 94.65% of the vote, according to provisional results announced by the President of the Independent National Elections Authority (ANIE) on Sunday. His two opponents, the only ones permitted to run, split the remaining votes: Islamist Abdelaali Hassani Cherif, the candidate of the
Eleven people have died, and nine others are missing following heavy torrential rainfall in 17 prefectures and provinces of Morocco, according to a provisional report from the Ministry of the Interior on Sunday. Seven deaths were reported in the province of Tata, two in Tiznit, and two other victims, including a foreign national, in Errachidia, stated Interior Ministry spokesman Rachid El Khalfi in a press release. Nine people remain missing in the provinces of Tata, Errachidia, and Taroudant,
Since childhood, Hamadi Wolf, as he is known by his community of runners of all ages, has had a deep passion for sports. Holding a degree in mechanical engineering, he initially pursued a career in his field, but he has since fully committed to his true calling. After completing his first solo ultra-marathon on foot from Tangier to Agadir (920 km), he is now eagerly anticipating new challenges ahead.
On Friday, September 6, Spain's state-owned Navantia Group announced the keel-laying ceremony for the deep-sea patrol vessel commissioned by the Royal Moroccan Navy. The event was attended by the Colonel Major of the Moroccan Navy, Mohammed Sallouh, and the President of Navantia, Ricardo Domínguez, according to a media outlet in Cadiz. This milestone marks the start of construction on the slipway, while fabrication of the next blocks will continue in the various workshops. The Moroccan
Supporters of Morocco are rallying within the British Parliament. According to a document from the House of Commons consulted by Yabiladi, Conservative MP Andrew Murrison submitted two written questions regarding the Western Sahara issue to Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government on Thursday, September 5. Murrison inquired if the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth, and Development had begun evaluating the possibility of aligning the UK's support for Morocco's autonomy
On condition of anonymity, Moroccan diplomats accuse Algeria of imposing the Polisario at African Union summits with its international partners, using «false documents» and «recourse to violence», reports La Razon. At the recent Africa-Japan Forum, held from August 23 to 25 in Tokyo, «since the Japanese organizer does not recognize the pseudo 'SADR' and has never invited it, Algerian diplomacy resorted to fraud and the use of false documents, in addition to
The «Ombres de mon passé» exhibition by Moroccan-American artist Noureddine El Warari will be held at the Espace Rivages of the Fondation Hassan II pour les Marocains Résidant à l'Étranger from September 12 to 29, 2024. The event, which opens on Thursday, September 12 at 6:30 p.m., will showcase the work of a multidisciplinary photographer, master printer, and lecturer at Santa Monica College. Noureddine El Warari, who has resided in the United States
A Moroccan refugee, who had been living in Apolda, Germany, was deported back to Morocco on Thursday, German media reported on Friday. The man, who had committed multiple crimes, was flown from Frankfurt to Casablanca on Thursday evening, according to a spokesman for the German interior ministry. A few days prior to his deportation, the individual was held in a deportation center in Rhineland-Palatinate. He had arrived in Germany in 2014 and was required to leave the country since 2017, based
Morocco experienced its hottest year on record in 2023, with extreme heatwaves and severe droughts that significantly impacted agriculture and water resources, as noted in a report by the World Meteorological Organization.
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