La CEDEAO donne son accord de principe pour l’adhésion du Maroc

La Conférence de la Communauté économique des Etats de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CEDEAO) a donné, dimanche à Monrovia, son accord de principe à la demande d’adhésion du Maroc à ce groupement régional. Elle a également décidé d’inviter le roi Mohammed VI à la prochaine session ordinaire de la CEDEAO, lit-on dans le communiqué final sanctionnant les travaux du 51ème sommet

London : 7 people killed in two terrorist attacks

7 people were killed and at least 48 injured in two terrorist attacks in London, the BBC reports. Around 10 pm on Saturday the 3rd of June, a man in van ran over pedestrians on London's Bridge, meanwhile, three men stabbed civilians next to Borough Market, London's most renowned food and drink market located next to London's Bridge. The same source indicates that the attackers were shot dead by the police. The later said that they were wearing «fake bomb vests. One of those hurt is a

Bahrain shuts down a local newspaper over Al Hociema's Hirak

The Bahraini Ministry of Information Affairs shut down «AlWassat», an Arabic-language daily newspaper in Manama, after it published an article about Hirak in Al Hociema, the Bahraini news agency reports. AlWassat was suspended on the 4th of June until «further notice». le gouvernement du Bahrein suspend le journal Alwasat suite a la publication d'une chronique sur le #Hirak. #Marochttps://t.co/cVZxA387Ze — imad stitou (@StitouImad) June 4, 2017 The same source

Hirak Rif : 20 individuals presented before the investigating judge in Casablanca

In a communiqué issued by the king's prosecutor in Casablanca and reported by Yabiladi this morning, 20 individuals were presented before the investigating judge. The statement sets out the charges against these persons and announces the temporary release under judicial supervision and control of one of them the 19 persons left, were placed under temporary detention because of «the events that produced in Al Hociema city on the 26th of May». The group of people was heard by

Maroc : Les FAR réagissent aux menaces adressés à Zefzafi par de faux soldats

Les messages attribués aux Forces Armées Royales (FAR) circulant actuellement sur les réseaux sociaux par des inconnus vêtus de tenues militaires et fustigeant des personnes ou prennent position à l’encontre de certains faits et événements, n’ont aucune relation avec l’institution militaire, a indiqué à la MAP une source proche des FAR. Dans un souci d’éclairer l’opinion publique, la source

Arabie Saoudite : La RATP recrute des Marocains pour le projet de réseau de bus à Ryad

Le 5e opérateur mondial de transport urbain RATP souhaite recruter des profils marocains pour assurer la mise en service du premier réseau de bus de la capitale saoudienne, indique le groupe dans un communiqué. Recruter, former et accompagner des jeunes Marocains afin de positionner le Maroc comme un hub de la «Smart Mobility», telle est l'ambition du groupe RATP, qui a annoncé son intention de créer, en partenariat avec les autorités,

Turkey grants citizenship to a Moroccan killed during the defeated coup attempt

The Turkish government is granting citizenship to a Moroccan national who was shot by putschists in Turkey during the defeated coup attempt that took place in July 2016, Anadolu news agency reports. This citizenship will allow the family of Jaouad Merroune, a 32-year-old tourist guide who took to streets last July in Istanbul, protesting against the coup attempt, to benefit from «tuition-free education and interest-free housing loan». «government officials in Ankara, who

Syrian refugees : For Morocco, Algeria «has assumed its responsibilities»

While Algeria announced on Thursday that it will host a group of Syrian refugees stuck since April 17th in the Moroccan-Algerian borders, an official source from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation told Yabiladi on Friday that the neighboring country had only assumed its responsibilities. «By making the decision of allowing the entry of the Syrian refugees stranded on the Algerian-Moroccan border, since the 17th of April 2017, Algeria has finally accepted to

Antonio Guterres is concerned about the Sahrawi refugees in Algeria

The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres is highly concerned about the Sahrawi refugees in Tindouf camp as food rations will be reduced in mid June. According to a statement released on Friday 2nd of June by the humanitarian organization, «Sahrawi refugees in Algeria (...) will have their food rations cut due to lack of funding». #Tindouf camps : "Food rations will be further reduced to half in June" (UN) https://t.co/pvlWsX3hK0 #WesternSahara — Christophe

Al Hoceima : Reporters without Borders denounce the arrest of journalist-citizens

Reporters without Borders (RWB) have denounced the conditions that surround media coverage in Al Hoceima. In a communiqué, the NGO that promotes and defends freedom of information and freedom of speech «denounces the abuses directed at journalists who have reported the demonstrations that have shaken the Rif since the death of the fish seller Mohcine Fikri in a dumpster in October 2016». «Since the 26th of May, journalists and journalist-citizens, who have