Casablanca : The U.S. Consulate General and Dar America to be closed Friday afternoon for security measures

The U.S. Consulate General and Dar America in Casablanca will have to close their doors on Friday afternoon for security measures, said the U.S. Embassy in Morocco on its official website. After publishing a security message reminding U.S. citizens of the need for caution and awareness of personal security following President Donald Trump’s recent decision, the American Mission in Morocco stated today that «due to possible demonstrations on Friday, December 08, 2017, after

Hirak : Nasser Zefzafi's father invited to the Dutch Parliament

Ahmed Zefzafi, the father of Hirak's leading figure, Nasser Zefzafi, was invited yesterday to the Dutch parliament, the permanent committee on foreign affairs said. He was invited by the Dutch MP Sadet Karabulut (Socialist Party) in a special procedure. For an hour, in the middle of the afternoon, Ahmed Zefzafi spoke with Dutch MPs about the situation of the political detainees in Morocco. He arrived in the Netherlands on December the 6th to participate to several conferences on human rights

France : Les occupants identitaires d’une mosquée condamnés à un an de prison avec sursis

Cinq membres d’un mouvement d’extrême droite en France ont été condamnés, jeudi, à un an de prison avec sursis et au paiement d’amendes pour incitation à la haine raciale ou religieuse et dégradation de biens d’autrui, à la suite de l’occupation du chantier d’une mosquée à Poitiers (ouest). Une peine assortie d’une mise à l’épreuve de deux ans pour quatre des cinq

Bahija Simou décorée des insignes d'officier de la Légion d’honneur de la République française

La directrice des Archives Royales, Bahija Simou a été décorée, jeudi soir à Rabat, des insignes d'officier de la Légion d’honneur de la République française, en reconnaissance de son œuvre en faveur de la mémoire nationale marocaine, qui intéresse l'ensemble de l'humanité, et de l'amitié entre le Maroc et la France. Cette décoration a été remise à Mme Simou, par

Ambassade des Etats-Unis à Jérusalem : Des acteurs politiques marocains condamnent la décision de Trump

Au lendemain de l’annonce du président Donald Trump de reconnaître Jérusalem capitale d’Israël, plusieurs partis politiques et syndicats au Maroc ont condamné cette décision. Ils mettent en garde contre les répercussions négatives qu’aurait une telle mesure sur le processus de paix dans le Moyen-Orient. Ce jeudi, le comité exécutif du parti de l’Istiqlal a exprimé sa condamnation de changer le

Moroccans of the World: Signing of a memorandum of understanding between MeM by CGEM and the Maroc Entrepreneurs association

MEM by CGEM, the 13th region of the General Confederation of Enterprises of Morocco (CGEM), dedicated to the Moroccans entrepreneurs around the world, took part in the 10th edition of the «Tremplin Morocco» contest, organized by the association Maroc entrepreneurs, Saturday 2nd of December at the Economic, Social and Environmental Council in Paris, said the CGEM in a statement. This meeting, centered on the theme «Africa, land of entrepreneurs», showcases young creative

The Palestinian Ambassador to Rabat greets Morocco’s support to his country

The Palestinian Ambassador to Rabat, Jamal Choubki greeted on Wednesday Morocco’s support for the Palestinian cause. The Palestinian diplomat, who saluted the position of King Mohammed VI following the US decision recognizing Al-Quds as the capital of Israel moving its embassy to Al-Quds, stated that this reaction shows how the Moroccan Sovereign is concerned about the future of the city. In the same context, he denounced the American decision, which violates international. The United

L'ambassadeur de Palestine à Rabat salue le soutien du Maroc

L’ambassadeur de Palestine à Rabat, Jamal Choubki a salué, mercredi, le soutien du Maroc à la cause palestinienne pour mettre fin à l'occupation israélienne. Le diplomate palestinien, qui a salué la position du roi Mohammed VI suite à la décision des États-Unis de reconnaître Al Qods comme capitale d’Israël et d’y transférer son ambassade, a relevé que cette position montre combien le

Two associations to organize a march on Sunday denouncing Donald Trump’s recent decision

The National Action Group for Palestine and the Moroccan Association for the support of the Palestinina cause announced that they are organizing a massive rally on Sunday at 10am to denounce the US President’s recent decision, recognizing Al-Quds as the capital city of Israel. According to the communiqué issued by the two bodies and sent to Yabildai on Thursday, this march comes «to stand against the Zionist-American decision that targets the sacred places of Islam by

Trump’s recent decision to put US nationals in Morocco in jeopardy

Following the US President’s decision of moving the American embassy to Al-Quds and recognizing the city as a capital of Israel, the US Embassy in Rabat published on Thursday a post on its Facebook page warning American citizens against the consequences of the US’ recent announcement. In a small paragraph, the Embassy wrote that relocating «the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem may spark protests, some of which have the potential to become violent». The US Mission