Hirak : The AMDH sounds the alarm about Redouane Afassi’s health

Morocco/Nigeria : A military attaché appointed at the Kingdom’s embassy in Abuja

Will King Mohammed VI tackle Al Hoceima's delayed projects in his next speech ?

Once again it is the Palace that calls the shots when it comes to political action. King Mohammed VI presided over a meeting on Monday afternoon devoted to the presentation of a report on Al Hoceima. The latter was ordered by the sovereign to investigate the delayed projects in the region.

Khat Ach’chahid to Horst Kohler : «The Polisario doesn’t have the right to negotiate on behalf of Sahrawis»  

The Martyr’s way (Khat Ach’chahid), an opposition movement within the Polisario Front, led by Mahjoub Salek, has sent a letter to the new personal envoy to the UN Secretary-General  for Western Sahara. A letter in which the movement recalls that the Front «doesn’t have the right to negotiate in the name of the Sahrawi people». Details.

Catalonia Referendum : Morocco supports Madrid while Algiers and Tindouf remain silent

Authorities could not prevent thousands of Catalans from taking the streets and voicing their choices. Catalan officials said that 90 % of those who voted supported independence in yesterday’s vote. In the Maghreb region, the referendum of Catalonia almost went unnoticed. As Morocco showed support for Madrid, Algiers and the Polisario Front remained silent in an embarrassing way.

History : When Hassan II handed over to Algeria the head of the Armed Islamic Group

Morocco and Algeria have managed to collaborate in the past, most precisely during June 1993. The kingdom back then handed over to the Algerians the leader of one of the most dangerous Islamic groups in Algeria, the Armed Islamic Group (GIA), who fled to Morocco seeking refuge.

The Polisario sent a delegation to Brussels demanding the signing of a trade agreement with the EU

The new EU-Moroccan trade negotiations have been targeted by a group of MEPs and the Polisario Front. Both believe that these talks would be in conflict with the CJEU’s verdict pronounced on the 21st of December 2016. The Front even called for the organization of a separate agreement with the EU.

The Spanish Interior Minister continues to praise the Moroccan-Spanish cooperation

Mohamed Chaib, a former Catalan MP : «The majority of Moroccans living in Catalonia refuse independence»

The 2017 Catalan Independence Referendum set for the 1st of October is very important to Morocco. Hundreds if not thousands of Moroccans living in the region will have to take part of this decisive event. How do Moroccans living in Catalonia perceive the referendum ? Are they for the independence of the region ? Two questions among others that Yabiladi asked Mohamed Chaib, a politician, community actor, and a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. Chaib was the first MP of

The Spanish army denies having fortified Tierra and Mar islands