Diaspo #127 : Mohamed El Badaoui, a movie director who stayed true to his native region

Born in Al Hoceima, Mohamed El Badaoui is a Spain-based scriptwriter and movie director. His love for his region, the Rif, pushed him to make several movies about the rural world in Morocco and the problems and challenges facing it inhabitants.

Western Sahara : The Polisario urges the UN to close the Guerguerat border crossing

Israel insists on compensation for Jews who left Arab countries, including Morocco

Israel has recently issued a report stating that the value of property «Jews in Arab countries and Iran were forced to leave behind when they were expelled», stands at $150 billion. However, these demands are deemed «unfair» for Moroccan Jews who were not forced to leave the country.

Human Rights Watch denounces the «abusive solitary detention» of a Moroccan-Belgian convict

Nearly 3 million tourists visited Marrakech in 2019

African consulates in the Sahara, normalizing Morocco’s sovereignty over the territory

While it was accused of imposing a «fait accompli» policy in the province, Morocco sees in the opening of several consulates in the Sahara a new strategy that normalizes the country’s sovereignty on the territory. This strategy is expected to make of the cities of Laayoune and Dakhla political and economic hubs.

Spain’s new Foreign Affairs Minister expected to visit Morocco on January 24

King Mohammed VI holds telephone conversation with the Tunisian President

Morocco and World Bank ink agreement on natural disasters for $275 mln

Morocco student tried for posting a rap song’s lyrics on Facebook granted provisional release