Venezuela has reacted to Morocco’s support for Juan Guaido. Speaking to an Algerian newspaper, Caracas’ ambassador to Algiers said that the Kingdom «is not entitled to comment on democracy in Venezuela and Latin America, because it knows perfectly the position of Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro on the Western Sahara issue». The diplomat told the same source that «Morocco is trying to take advantage of the situation in Venezuela. It is seeking the support of any
Les éléments de la sûreté nationale de l'aéroport Mohammed V de Casablanca ont procédé, mardi après-midi, à l'arrestation de trois ressortissants tunisiens, dont deux femmes, pour leur implication présumée dans le trafic de chira, indique la Direction générale de la sûreté nationale (DGSN). Les deux prévenues, âgées de 36 et 50 ans, ont été
Le Secrétaire général des Nations unies, Antonio Guterres a annoncé mardi la nomination de sept éminents experts au sein du Comité consultatif de la société civile sur la prévention de l'exploitation et des abus sexuels, dont la Marocaine Najat Maalla M’jid. Le but du Conseil est de favoriser une interaction plus étroite avec la société civile et des experts et organisations externes dans le cadre des
Policemen at the Mohammed V Airport of Casablanca arrested, Tuesday, three Tunisian nationals, including two women, for their alleged involvement in drug trafficking (chira), said national police (DGSN). The first two suspects, aged 36 and 50, were arrested at a check point at the entry to the boarding area, the police said in a statement, adding that the search operation helped to seize 745g of chira filling 132 pills hidden in their underwear. The third one was nabbed for concealing cocaine
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced on Tuesday that he has appointed seven distinguished experts as members of the Civil Society Advisory Board on the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, including Morocco's Najat Maalla M'jid. The Board is intended to foster cooperation with civil society, experts and organizations as part of the United Nations efforts to combat sexual exploitation and abuse. The Civil Society Advisory Board, comprising leading civil society
The itinerary of the British royal couple’s tour in Morocco has been revealed. Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex will be having a busy three-day trip in the Kingdom, where they will be visiting a couple of facilities and attending a series of events. According to the Daily Mail, Prince Harry and pregnant Meghan Markle will arrive in the Casablanca airport on Saturday, February the 23rd, where they will be greeted by the British ambassador to Morocco and his wife. On their
La plateforme Wraqi.ma, une innovation pour la dématérialisation durable des services publics présentée mardi à Casablanca, ambitionne d'améliorer les relations entre les administrations, les citoyens et les investisseurs en vue de réduire les coûts et la lenteur des procédures. Ce projet, en phase pilote sous convention de partenariat avec la commune de Fès avant son éventuelle généralisation sur
The viral boycott campaign launched online by Moroccans in 2018 has affected the profits and sales of the French multinational food-products corporation Danone, reports AFP quoting a statement by the firm. On Tuesday, Danone announced that its net profit decreased by 4.1 percent to 2.35 billion euros in 2018. Meanwhile, the company’s sales fell by 2.1 percent in the last three months of last year, «driven by a 35 percent plunge in Morocco», wrote the same source. The
Speaking to Emirati TV channel Al Ghad, Venezuelan politician who has been partially recognized as Interim President of Venezuela Juan Guaido thanked Arab countries, especially Morocco, for supporting opposition forces in the country. The Kingdom is, so far, the only state in the region to back Guaido’s actions since he declared himself interim president of Venezuela in January 2019. On January the 29th, Guaido spoke to Moroccan Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita, stressing that he
On February the 14th, Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita announced in a joint briefing with his Spanish counterpart that Morocco’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia Mustapha Mansouri returned to Riyadh. On Monday, Mansouri was received by the Saudi State Minister for African Affairs Ahmed Kattan, who posted a photo from the meeting on his Twitter account. This is the first official meeting between officials from Morocco and Saudi Arabia after Rabat denied having recalled its