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

Netherlands : A sit-in in Rotterdam to support the Rif

Since October, a wave of manifestations has shaken the Rif region. Inhabitants of Al Hoceima went on protesting following the death of Mohcine Fikri, the Fish trader who was crushed by a truck. After, Nasser Zefzafi leader of the «Hirak» movement, got arrested on Monday 29th of May by the authorities, residents of Al Hoceima carried on their demonstrations. Consequently the Mohcine Fikri Committee of the Netherlands is calling for a demonstration next Sunday at 5.30 pm at the

Algeria allows Syrian Refugees to enter its territory

Algerian Interior Ministry has announced yesterday that it is allowing the 41 Syrian refugees stranded in the borders between Morocco to enter its territory, Reuters reports. Abdel Aziz Benali Cherif, the spokesperson of the Algerian Forreign Affairs ministry told APS on Thursday 1st of June that his country will host refugees after being bloced in Figuig since 17th o April. «The representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Hamid  Boukhari was

Immatriculation foncière : Vers des procédures simplifiées pour les MRE

Une convention de partenariat a été signée, jeudi à Rabat, entre l'Agence nationale de la conservation foncière, du cadastre et de la cartographie (ANCFCC) et le ministère délégué chargé des Marocains résidant à l'étranger (MRE) et des affaires de la migration. Son objectif est d'asseoir les mécanismes de coopération et de concertation mutuelle pour un traitement rationnel des

US withdrawal from the Paris climate accord : President of the COP22 is disappointed

President of the COP22, Salaheddine Mezouar, could not hide his «profound disappointment» following the decision taken by Donald Trump and which announces the US withdrawal from the Paris climate accord signed on April 2016. In a communiqué issued by the COP22 presidency and reported by MAP, Mezouar insists that «despite this step, the dynamics of climate action will remain undeniable and irreversible», adding that «collective efforts to combat climate