The ex-wife of a Moroccan diplomat was arrested, Wednesday, in the US for her alleged involvement in a conspiracy to commit a visa fraud. The woman in question is accused, alongside her brother, of hiring Filipino domestic workers as personal helpers, based on materially false documents.
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.
When she graduated university in Cairo, Casablanca-native Halima Embarek Warzazi realized that she wanted to pursue a career as a diplomat. The woman with the big ambitions has been serving as a UN diplomat since the 1950s, defending women’s rights.
In 2002, King Mohammed VI offered President George W. Bush a gift worth $20,000. The Moroccan monarch was very generous with the US President family, giving the Obamas a valuable gift in 2016. The King is not on the list of foreign leaders who showered Donald Trump with gifts.
In a report made public February, the US Homeland Security revealed that 1818 Moroccan nationals were naturalized in the first three quarters of 2018 in the US. The number makes of Moroccans the fifth most naturalized Arab nationals in the country.
The company Tropicars Maroc was recently awarded by the American Chamber of Commerce in Morocco. Dubbed «best importer» in 2018, the firm is actually faced with significant financial difficulties and its technical and financial directors have been laid off.