On Tuesday night, the Moroccan Navy shot a warning shot near Larache and Assilah to stop a migrant boat. According to a security source quoted by 2M «a 16-year-old migrant was hit and his shoulder is injured». The same source reports that «the boat carried 50 people, who are all Moroccan». This is not the first time that the Royal Navy opens fire to intercept a migrant boat from crossing the Mediterranean for Spain. On September the 25th, local authorities
On Tuesday, the Security Council housed a meeting held by the countries that contribute to the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). Last night’s meeting came as the UN Secretary-General published a report on the situation in Western Sahara for the last seven months. On Thursday, 11th of October, a briefing will be held by the head of the mission, Colin Stewart. The United Nations official will have to comment on the observations made by Antonio
Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdul Aziz bin Saud bin Nayef arrived in Morocco on Saturday, 6th of October, on an official visit, reports the Saudi press agency. The Saudi official was received upon his arrival by Interior Minister Abdel Wafi Laftit, and the Saudi ambassador in Morocco Walid bin Abdullah. The official delegation accompanying the Saudi Interior Minister includes the Assistant Minister of Interior for Operations, General Security Supervisor General Saeed bin Abdullah Al
The show «Maintenant ou Jamel» (Now or Jamel), which was expected to take place in Casablanca on October the 19th and 20th was canceled by Kissman Maroc Production, the copyright owner of Jamel Debbouze’s shows in Morocco. In a press release, the company revealed that the decision was made after Moroccan broadcaster Radio Planet violated «essential clauses in the contract». For its part, Radio Planet rejected «these serious accusations that
Morocco’s Interior minister, Abdelouafi Laftit, is taking part in Lyon in a summit of the Interior Ministers of the EU's 6 biggest countries (France, Germany, United Kingdom, Spain, Italy, Poland) on terrorism and migration, which kicked off on Monday. Morocco and the United States are the only two countries invited to this meeting, which also brings together the European Commissioners for Home Affairs and Security, the US Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security and the U.S. Attorney
Morocco is expected to import 3 million tons of soft wheat this year, reports Reuters, quoting French wheat exporters. French grains export promotion agency revealed their forecasts in a presentation held Tuesday, 9th of October, in the Moroccan capital, adds the same source. This announcement was made after the Moroccan Agriculture Ministry announced last week that it is canceling customs duty on soft wheat, starting from the 1st of November. The decision, which will have to be approved by
La Cour suprême en Grèce a ordonné une enquête sur d’éventuels «abus dans la gestion de fonds européens» versés au pays pour faire face à la crise migratoire. L'enquête fait suite à la publication d’une série d'articles «dénonçant une mauvaise gestion et de possibles détournements de fonds européens». En 2015 et 2016, l'Union européenne (UE) a
Three aircrafts carrying 1.8 ton of humanitarian aid that will be sent to the Gaza Strip by land through the Rafah border crossing landed on Monday evening in the east of Cairo. This humanitarian aid is sent upon the high instructions of King Mohammed VI in order to be delivered to the Palestinian people. The reception of this aid was supervised by Morocco's ambassador to Egypt, Ahmad Tazi, who is also the Kingdom's permanent representative to the Arab League. The aid, which includes
The Moroccan office of the Turkish news agency Anadolu will close its doors by the end of this month. The decision was announced Friday to journalists working for the agency in the Kingdom, reports Al3omk. The 2018 Turkish currency and debt crisis is the reason behind the decision, said the same source. In September, Turkey struggled with the lira plunging in value, high inflation and the rising borrowing costs. The crisis affected the country’s consumer price index which fell to 24.5%
Trois avions transportant 1,8 tonnes d'aides humanitaires qui seront acheminées, par voie terrestre, vers la bande de Gaza via le poste frontalier de Rafah, ont atterri lundi soir à la base aéroportuaire de l'Est du Caire. Cette opération s'inscrit dans le cadre du pont aérien déployé par le Maroc, sur Hautes instructions royales, afin d'acheminer des aides humanitaires au peuple palestinien. L'opération de réception de ces aides
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