On Tuesday, 26th of September, representatives from eight European countries and Canada visited Laayoune. «They are expected to meet with local authorities, members of the MINURSO and civil society (unionist and separatists», said a source from the city to Yabiladi. Diplomats, who have just spent three days in Dakhla, will leave Laayoune on Thursday 28th of September and a delegation from the US embassy will take its place. The US mission will be led by the human rights
Henley-Partners-Kushnov agency recently published the 2016 Quality of Nationality Index. The report ranked 159 countries worldwide. Morocco was listed 125th globally, dropping four places in the scale compared to the 2015 ranking.
The 2017 Catalan Independence Referendum set for the 1st of October is very important to Morocco. Hundreds if not thousands of Moroccans living in the region will have to take part of this decisive event. How do Moroccans living in Catalonia perceive the referendum ? Are they for the independence of the region ? Two questions among others that Yabiladi asked Mohamed Chaib, a politician, community actor, and a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. Chaib was the first MP of
Jamila Atif is a journalist who accomplished a brilliant career. She is a star of the Arabic television who acquired diverse professional experiences in different countries in the world. The young Moroccan woman is a prime example of a hard worker that we all should look up to. Portrait.
Unsurprisingly, Morocco supports the position of the Rajoy government hostile to the referendum in Catalonia. A position announced by Minister Mustapha El Khalfi.
Muslim immigrants residing in the European Union are suffering from discrimination, when looking for a job, in the workplace and when trying to access private or public services. These are the main findings of a recent study conducted by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights. The Survey provides a number of valuable statistics related to the matter based on interviews. Details.
Morocco and Mauritania have not been in good terms since the first term of the Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz. This is confirmed through the fact that the neighboring country has not appointed an ambassador in Rabat since the retirement of Mohamed Ould Mouaouia in 2012. With the announcement of the opening of a new border crossing between Algeria and Mauritania, what impact would this have on the Guergarate crisis and the Sahara conflict ? Answers to these questions are provided
Controversy erupted last week in Tangier after an Israeli singer, who is also a reserve militant at the Israeli air force, was invited to Tanjazz festival. Anti-normalization with Israel groups and activists were angered by the step, and a few days later, they targeted the Istiqlal political party. The same groups remained silent during festivals like Hiloula of Rabbi Haim Pinto in Essaouira.
Morocco is scheduled to represent on Thursday 21st of September the recommendation which were officially accepted and refused at the 36th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. The Kingdom’s rejected recommendations, however, have been commented on today by Al Karama Foundation which could not hide its disappointment.
Algeria was forced to find another member to defend its positions at the African Union Commission after the departure of its president Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. The president of the Peace and Security Council, Smail Chergui, is expected to assume the role previously played by the South African official. In fact he met last night with Horst Kohler, the new UN personal envoy to Western Sahara.
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