Earlier this week, media reports suggested that an Iranian parliamentary delegation was prevented from attending the 14th session of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Member States. A source within the parliament denied these reports, stressing that Iran chose not to participate to the meeting.
As Morocco is expecting the UN Security Council to adopt a new resolution on Western Sahara, the US Department of State released its 2018 report on human rights. Commenting on the human rights situation in the province, the US department kept a moderate tone.
Chosen to take part in an Arctic adventure, Moroccan backpacker Farouk Nafiaa has been denied visa by Sweden for being «single and too young». He would have been the first Moroccan and African national to participate in the Swedish adventure.