Horst Köhler plans to pay Laayoune a four-day visit on the first week of April. Officials at the MINURSO’s headquarters are getting ready to receive the German mediator, and walls are being painted preparing for this visit. During his stay in the city, the Personal Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for Western Sahara will have to tour the area by plane, visiting the MINURSO’s 4 Team-Site installed on both sides of the security wall. In Laayoune,
A Moroccan national was arrested in Germany and extradited to Portugal, the Portuguese prosecutor’s office announced on Friday, reported AFP. The Portuguese public prosecutor has charged the individual of several counts : «joining a terrorist organization, another of forgery for the purpose of terrorism and four crimes of using fake documents for financing terrorism», said the Portugal news. The arrestee is identified as Abdessalam Tazi, a 64-year-old man accused also of
Twenty-three Moroccan nationals have been arrested for sexually extorting several Italian citizens, reports Corriere della Sera. An investigation has enabled the authorities to identify the data used by these individuals, including names and nicknames, payment addresses, e-mail addresses, the number of transactions made and the identities of the accused in different countries. Some of the ones who demanded money were in Morocco. Asking for money, young girls from what appears to be a
Once again, religious minorities in Morocco are making their voices heard. On Sunday, 25th of March, they organized a consultation meeting in Rabat to set up a legal framework for their situation. An objective that faces several obstacles. Yesterday, representatives of Moroccans converted to Christianity and Ahmadis refused at the last minute attending the meeting. Jaouad Hamidi, coordinator of the Moroccan Committee for Religious Minorities, pointed out that they were «pressured by the
The French-Moroccan boxer Ahmed El Mousaoui celebrated on Saturday, March 24 in Marseille, his 28th victory after defeating Hungarian boxer Gabor Gorbics, announced El Moussaoui on his facebook account on Sunday. The 28-year-old boxer is one of the best welterweight boxers in Europe. He is originally from Nador. On October 14, 2016, he won his unanimous fight against a former IBF World Champion, Mexican Carlos Molina. On March the 31, 2017, he defeated Igor Faniyan. Meanwhile, Moroccan
King Mohammed VI strongly condemned the hostage-taking that took place on Friday in a supermarket in Trèbes as well as the attacks that preceded it in Carcassonne, expressing his support and solidarity to French President, Emmanuel Macron. In a message sent to President Macron, the sovereign said he learnt with great emotion of the tragic hostage-taking in Trèbes and the "odious attacks" that preceded it in Carcassonne. He expressed, on behalf of the Moroccan people and in his
Le Festival Gnaoua et Musiques du Monde revient du 21 au 23 juin à Essaouira pour une 21ème édition pleine de surprises. Cette édition, riche d'une programmation intense, promet de beaux moments de musique et de partage, soulignent, dimanche, les organisateurs dans un communiqué, précisant que l’ouverture du festival sera digne d’une fête de la musique avec Snarky Puppy, groupe de Jazz Fusion Instrumentale, et le maâlem Hamid El
Le roi Mohammed VI a condamné avec la plus grande vigueur la prise d’otages qui a eu lieu, vendredi, dans un supermarché à Trèbes et les attaques qui l’ont précédée à Carcassonne, exprimant son soutien et sa solidarité au président français, Emmanuel Macron. Dans un message adressé au président Macron, le souverain a affirmé avoir appris avec une «vive émotion la tragique
Une unité des services consulaires de l’ambassade du Maroc à Lisbonne a été déployée samedi dans la ville de Porto en vue de faciliter les démarches administratives pour les Marocains installés dans le nord du Portugal. Plusieurs citoyens marocains ont bénéficié, à cette occasion, d’un large éventail de services administratifs relatifs à l’inscription sur les registres de
La 6ème édition des Diwan Awards-Prix d’Excellence des Compétences MRE de Belgique, a couronné, vendredi soir à Bruxelles, douze jeunes talents distingués en 2018 pour leurs parcours ou actions remarquables, voire leurs bonnes pratiques au sein de la communauté belgo-marocaine. Les lauréats ont été sélectionnés parmi 36 nominés soutenus par un vote du public dans douze catégories. Ainsi, le
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