Prime Minister of the Republic of Bulgaria, Boyko Borisov, arrived in Morocco on Thursday for a two-day official visit to the Kingdom at the head of a large delegation. Following his arrival at Rabat-Salé airport, Borisov was welcomed by Head of Government, Saad Eddine El Othmani. After reviewing a detachment of the Royal Air Force that made the honors, the Bulgarian Prime Minister was greeted notably by Minister of Economy and Finance, Mohamed Benchaaboun, Minister of Employment and
Coast guards of the Royal Navy assisted, on Wednesday night in the Mediterranean, 112 would-be immigrants, the majority of whom are Sub-Saharan nationals, a military source said. The would-be immigrants, who were boarding six boats, were brought safe and sound to the nearest Moroccan ports, the source added.
The Italian Chamber of Deputies adopted Wednesday, November the 28th, a decree putting a strain on migrants coming into the country, says Le Monde. This new law replaces, in particular, humanitarian residence permits, currently granted to 25% of asylum seekers and for a period of two years, by various other permits. The text also includes an emergency procedure set to expel applicants considered «dangerous». In addition, the reception system for asylum seekers, who
La sélection nationale de football a gagné sept places et occupe désormais la 40e position (1 440 points) du classement de la FIFA pour le mois de novembre 2018, publié ce jeudi. Au niveau continental, les Lions de l'Atlas, qui ont doublé le Nigeria qui a stagné au 44ème rang, se sont classés troisièmes, derrière la Tunisie et le Sénégal, respectivement première (23ème mondial) et deuxième
The Royal Navy arrested on Wednesday, November the 29th, 32 Moroccan migrants who were carried by three boats off Al Hoceima, a security source told EFE. The same source reported that a Royal Navy vessel transferred the migrants, who all live in Al Hoceima, to the Royal Gendarmerie, to identify them and find out who organized their attempt to illegally cross the Mediterranean. On Tuesday, the Royal Navy also arrested 103 migrants, including 92 from Morocco and 11 from sub-Saharan Africa, as
Morocco's national football team has moved up by seven spots to the 40th place in the latest FIFA world ranking released on Thursday. With a total of 1,440 points, Morocco ranks third in Africa after Senegal and Tunisia. Belgium, France and Brazil are the top three sides in the world.
L’émission spéciale MRE, présentée par Mohamed Ezzouak, est le fruit d’un partenariat entre Radio 2M et Yabiladi.com.
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
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,
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