Podemos warns against the «threats» Spanish fishermen are subjected to in the Sahara

Two days after granting the EU fisheries council a go-ahead to relaunch negotiations for a new fisheries agreement, Moroccan and European officials are gathered around the same table. This meeting will be held in Rabat from April the 18th to the 22nd, said EFE. EU countries are rushing to conclude this primordial agreement before the expiry of the current one set to end on July the 14th. However, while this initiative has been welcomed by Andalusia, Galacia and the Canary Islands, Spanish

Lloyd’s and Casablanca Finance City launch a London charm offensive for foreign investors

Lloyd’s, an insurance market located in London, which has been granted recently a CFC Status by the Casablanca Finance City Authority (CFCA) of Casablanca Finance City (CFC), an economic and financial hub created in Morocco, launched on Tuesday a charm offensive with the help of the CFC in London to attract British investors to Morocco, said MAP news agency. Lloyd organized a series of meetings with its clients and potential investors in its iconic London building to showcase the

Morocco : U.S. Assistant Secretary answers student visa-related questions on a Facebook live

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Carl Risch answered Monday, 16th of April, student visa-related questions asked by Moroccan internet users in a 30-minute Facebook live, said a communiqué sent to Yabiladi on Tuesday by the US Embassy in Rabat. Hundreds of internet users interested in carrying their studies in the United States seized the opportunity asking questions about the conditions and procedures to follow in order to be granted a student

Turkey : One of ISIS’ main recruiters in Morocco arrested in Spain

A 26-year-old Moroccan national was arrested on the 6th of April in Şanlıurfa (south-eastern Turkey), following an international arrest warrant issued by the Spanish police. I. J. is suspected of being «one of the leading ISIS’ recruiters in Spain and Morocco who sends [fighters] to Syria and Iraq,» report EFE and Europa Press. According to a press release issued by the Spanish Interior ministry, the Moroccan alleged terrorist «is one of the first 'foreign

U.S. military personnel in Morocco for the Exercise African Lion 18

Combined multilateral exercise African Lion 18 has been launched this month in Morocco and will last until the end of April, said a communiqué issued by the US embassy in Morocco and sent Monday to Yabiladi. Participants from 15 countries representing Africa, Europe and North America will attend the exercise alongside «900 U.S. military personnel». Organized annually and led by the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, the African Lion 18 is created to

Rabat’s Bar Association says court documents must be written in Arabic

All documents presented to courts in Morocco must be translated from French to Arabic, insisted the head of the Moroccan Bar Association in Rabat in a letter sent to lawyers Monday, said Anadolu news agency. The letter published on Monday, 16th of April, on the Rabat Bar Association’s facebook page and signed by Mohamed Barigou calls the nation’s lawyers to «reject the use in court of all documents written in French». «This comes in response to a January ruling

Human Rights Watch launches a new campaign for the LGBT community in the MENA region

International NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality (AFE) have just launched the «No Longer Alone» campaign to raise awareness among people in the MENA region about the LGBT rights through a series of stories and testimonies. Through 16 Arab countries, including Morocco, this initiative gives 34 people the opportunity to come out and tell their stories. Known figures from the above-mentioned countries are among the people who

Sahara : Security Council to start consultations tonight

UN Security Council is to start consultations tonight for the adoption of a new resolution on the Sahara. The draft resolution, already sent to the council’s members, is expected to «call for the final withdrawal of the Polisario elements in the buffer zones and urge the other parties to exercise restraint», a source told Yabiladi. «Unlike last year, Morocco can accept sending a technical committee to the region with the exception that it would not be limited to El

Marrakech : A Spanish tour guide suspected of being a serial rapist

Speaking to the American TV channel NBC, a young student claimed that a Spanish tour guide have allegedly raped her during a trip to Marrakech. In 2013, the South Florida woman went on a trip to Marrakech with a group of friends. They have collaborated with the travel agency Discover Excursions, based in Seville (Spain). According to her, the tour guide Manuel B.V. urged the girls to stay in the hotel by night and asked them to «have a drink» in one of the rooms. Innocently, they

Mohamed Achergui décoré par le roi d'Espagne Felipe VI

L’ancien président du Conseil constitutionnel, Mohamed Achergui, a été décoré, lundi soir à Rabat, de la Croix de grand Officier de l'ordre du mérite civil du royaume d'Espagne, en reconnaissance de son engagement en faveur du renforcement de la coopération et de la justice constitutionnelle entre les deux royaumes. Cette décoration a été remise à Mohamed Achergui par l'ambassadeur du royaume d'Espagne au