Antonio Guterres recommends extension of Minurso's mandate for another year

The UN Secretary-General has sent members of the Security Council his annual report on Western Sahara. The final copy is similar to the preliminary one released on March 29th. In his report Antonio Guterres called members of the Security Council to extend the MINURSO’s mandate for another year, until April the 30th 2019. The Portuguese diplomat emphasized that , «the socio-economic, humanitarian and security consequences of this protracted conflict weigh heavily on

Maroc : Un hélicoptère des FAR s’abîme au sud d'Errachidia

Un hélicoptère des Forces armées royales (FAR) s’est abîmé ce mercredi au cours d’un exercice, dans une zone de manœuvre militaire au sud d’Errachidia, apprend-on auprès d’une source militaire. Les pilotes de l’hélicoptère sont sortis indemnes de cet accident, précise-t-on de même source.

A Moroccan-Belgian woman paid by Tariq Ramadan to keep quiet

A survey conducted jointly by Mediapart and the Belgian online newspaper Le Vif, provided evidence for the story of a Belgian-Moroccan woman who claimed being granted by Islamist scholar Tariq Ramadan a significant amount of money (27 000 euro) to keep quiet. Their story that lasted 5 years can be summed up in one word: «destructive». The woman identified as Majda. B, believes that her relationship with Ramadan was abusive describing him as «destructive

A man tears off a Moroccan teenager’s scarf after punching her near a beach in Belgium

A 16-year-old Moroccan girl was beaten Friday in Ostend, Belgium, by a man who torn off her scarf, reported RTL Info on Tuesday. The girl who was on a school trip to the city said the man called her «vuil Marokkaans» (bloody Moroccan) before assaulting her. «My daughter and her friend were walking near the beach», said the mother of the victim to a reporter from the same channel. Furthermore, she said that the man pushed her daughter violently and when she turned around

Sahara : The UN does not take sides, says UNSG Spokesman

The United Nations does not take sides in the Sahara issue, said, Tuesday in New York, UNSG spokesman Stéphane Dujarric. «The UN does not take sides. The MINURSO reports what it observes. The mission has to cover a very large zone. It goes and reports what it sees,» he said at the daily press briefing, answering a question on allegations by some media outlets on this issue. «Again, it is not a matter of taking sides. It is a matter of reporting what we see, as will do

Maroc : Les tractations commencent pour l’élection des membres du Conseil national de la presse

Le ministre de la Culture et de la Communication, Mohamed El Aaraj a reçu, lundi à Rabat, les membres de la commission chargée de superviser l’opération de l’élection des représentants des journalistes professionnels et des éditeurs des journaux au conseil national de la presse. Un communiqué du ministère indique que conformément à la loi 90.13 sur la création du Conseil national de la presse,

2026 World Cup : Saudi Arabia’s Turki al-Sheikh praises the bid of Morocco’s opponent

The Saudi's Sports Authority's chairman Turki a-Sheikh, close to Crown Prince Mohammed Ben Salmane, has been sending a clear message regarding the Morocco's bid to host the 2026 World Cup. At the end of a meeting he held with Carlos Cordeiro, an American soccer administrator who is currently chairman of the United States-Canada-Mexico bid committee, Turki al-Sheikh praised the North American bidding file, calling it a «strong» one. Cordeiro was on a visit to Ryad to get the

Polisario’s representative at UN Ahmed Boukhari passes away

Ahmed Boukhari, Polisario representative at the UN, died Tuesday in a clinic in Bilbao, Spain. His death was confirmed by the Saharawi news agency that also «decreed an official mourning of 7 days, starting on April 4» in the Tindouf camps. Ahmed Boukhari - same as Mhamed Khaddad - had managed to hold a position in New York, despite the changes that affected the leadership of the Front. He is also the brother of Haj Ahmed, a former «minister»

Hervé Renard denies rumors about his departure after the 2018 World Cup

Following an article relayed by the national media about Hervé Renard’s exit after the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the Atlas Lions’ current manager shut down the rumors in a statement reported by RMC Sport. «In order to immediately cut short the unfounded rumors and speculation reported by certain medias today, I say calmly but strongly: 'I am very, very well with Morocco!», responded the French coach and former football player. These rumors have gone viral only

En 2017, la BMCE Bank of Africa a stabilisé son RNPG à 2 MMDH

A deux milliards de dirhams, le résultat net part du groupe (RNPG) de BMCE Bank of Africa aura maintenu une stabilité au titre de l’exercice 2017. Un résultat lié à la performance non-récurrente des activités de marché, enregistrée en 2016 au Maroc. L’annonce de ces résultats a été faite lundi à Casablanca par Brahim Benjelloun Touimi, administrateur directeur