Quebec’s new government to reduce the number of immigrants coming into the province

Quebec is planning to reduce the number of immigrants coming into the province, reports French newspaper Le Monde. The new policy is set by the Canadian province’s newly elected government. Quebec’s Prime Minister Francois Legault announced on Wednesday, November the 28th, that his cabinet will work on lessening the number of immigrants wishing to settle down in Quebec by 20%. For the leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec, center-right Quebec nationalist and autonomist

Racial discrimination in Morocco to be discussed in December by the UN

The UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance is expected to visit Morocco from the 13th to the 21st of December. Tendayi Achiume, appointed in September 2017, was invited by Moroccan Prime Minister Saadeddine El Othmani, reports a UN document sent to Yabiladi. The UN expert will meet officials from the government and members of local NGOs. Once in the Kingdom, Achiume will be visiting Rabat, Casablanca, Tangier, Tetouan,

Migration : 13 Bangladeshi nationals arrested in Nador

Local authorities in Nador arrested on Tuesday, November the 27th, 13 people from Bangladesh in a house located in the city center. According to Alyaoum 24, which quotes sources on site, the police raided the house before arresting the people staying in it and opened a judicial inquiry. It seems that these foreign nationals were waiting for the opportunity to illegally cross the Mediterranean for Spain. The authorities will try to identify the network that was supposed to orchestrate the

Tunisia to play the role of a mediator between Morocco and Algeria

Tunisia is reading to play the role of a mediator between Morocco and Algeria. The North African country has suggested to host a «meeting behind closed doors to bring together Foreign Ministers from the five Maghreb states». This plan was made public by Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui, when interviewed by Tunisian online newspaper Assabah News. «We are working with officials from both Morocco and Algeria to overcome the Arab and regional bilateral differences,

Raja de Casablanca : Hadj Abdellatif Lasky tire sa révérence

L’ancien dirigeant et membre de nombreux comités du Raja de Casablanca Hadj Abdellatif Lasky est décédé, mardi soir, des suites d’une longue maladie, apprend-on auprès du club des verts. Ce vétéran des dirigeants du club des diables verts, décédé à l’âge de 78 ans, avait occupé, durant près de 35 ans, le poste de vice-président à maintes reprises et d’autres

Maroc : Inauguration d’une nouvelle ambassade et de l’école belge par la princesse Astrid

La princesse Astrid, représentante du roi Philippe de Belgique, a procédé, mardi à Rabat, à la pose de la première pierre de la nouvelle ambassade de Belgique à Rabat. La cérémonie de pose de la première pierre a été marquée, notamment, par la présence du Vice-Premier ministre belge et ministre des Affaires étrangères et européennes, Didier Reynders, de la secrétaire

Gabonese President Ali Bongo flies to Morocco to continue his treatment, says his wife

Gabonese President Ali Bongo is heading to Morocco to continue his treatment after he was hospitalized in Saudi Arabia because of a stroke, reports Reuters quoting his wife Sylvia Bongo. In a Facebook post, the Gabonese first lady wrote that her husband is traveling on Wednesday, 28th of November, to Rabat. «To pursue his convalescence, the president, in concertation with his close family, has decided to accept the proposal of his brother, His Majesty the King of Morocco, Mohammed

Maroc : 103 migrants secourus lors d’une patrouille en Méditerranée

La Marine Royale a porté assistance, ce mardi, à 103 candidats à la migration illégale en Méditerranée, apprend-on de source militaire. Au cours des missions de patrouilles maritimes en Méditerranée le 27 novembre 2018, des Gardes-côtes de la Marine Royale ont porté assistance à 92 marocains candidats à la migration illégale, dans différentes zones au large de Tanger, Nador et Al Hoceima,

El Othmani receives in Rabat Princess Astrid, representative of King Philippe of Belgium

Head of government Saadeddine El Othmani received, on Tuesday in Rabat, Princess Astrid, representative of King Philippe of Belgium, who is currently on a visit to Morocco along with an important economic delegation. During this meeting, the two parties welcomed the distinguished, long-standing relations of friendship and cooperation between the Kingdoms of Morocco and Belgium, highlighting the existence of important opportunities to boost economic cooperation in different productive sectors,

Le roi exprime sa détermination à préserver le «Pacte scellé» entre le Maroc et les EAU

Le roi Mohammed VI a adressé ce mardi un message aux participants au colloque «Cheikh Zayed et son rôle dans l’édification des relations entre les Émirats Arabes Unis et le Maroc». L’événement a ouvert ses travaux aujourd’hui à Rabat, en commémoration du centenaire de la naissance de feu Cheikh Zayed Bin Soltane Al Nahyane. Dans le texte lu par le prince Moulay Rachid à l’Académie du