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Rabat : Canada promotes opportunities in the New Brunswick province

In an attempt to promote the New Brunswick province, attract investors, students willing to carry their studies in Canada and Moroccans dreaming of immigrating to the country, the Government of New Brunswick, in partnership with the Canadian Embassy in Morocco, organized a reception on Wednesday, April 18th at The View Hotel in Rabat.   Several Canadian representatives were attended the event, including Nathalie Dubé, Canada's Ambassador to Morocco and Jean-Paul

Spanish Interior Minister underlines Morocco’s efforts in the fight against illegal immigration

Spanish Interior Minister Juan Ignacio Zoido, on Wednesday in Athens, underscored Morocco's huge effort in fighting illegal immigration, describing it as «fundamental» for controlling the inflow of illegal immigrants towards the European Union (EU). «Morocco deserves, in our opinion, a special mention» for its efforts in this area, said Zoido in a meeting with Greek Minister for Migration Policy Dimitris Vitsas, and Greek Deputy Minister of civil defence Nikos

Dutch Foreign Minister to visit Morocco

Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok is going to visit Morocco Friday, April the 20th. He is expected to meet his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita, reports on Thursday Reformatorish Dagblad. During his Morocco trip, Blok will discuss a number of topics related to the repatriation of Moroccan asylum seekers, means of cooperation for the fight against terrorism, as well as questions linked to the Sahara conflict, especially as the Netherlands is a member of the UN Security Council. Moreover, the

Morocco and EU to launch negotiations Friday for renewing the fisheries agreement

Morocco and the European Union (EU) will start, Friday in Rabat, negotiations for the renewal of the fisheries partnership protocol, said minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Waters and Forests, Aziz Akhannouch. The announcement was made at a meeting held Thursday in Rabat between Morocco and the EU. It took place in the presence of minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nasser Bourita, secretary of State for Fisheries, Mbarka Bouaida, and head of the EU

2026 World Cup : Kenya joins the list of African countries to vote for the Moroccan bid

Kenya has openly announced its support for the Moroccan bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, said Business Day on Wednesday quoting Reuters and AFP. «Kenya will be firmly behind Morocco’s bid for the 2026 World Cup, since the whole of Africa is for Morocco», said Football Kenya Federation chief Nick Mwendwa when receiving a Moroccan delegation led by Nigerian former international striker Daniel Amokachi. «We have worked closely with the Moroccan Football Federation

Ceuta : «Mule women» can now use trolleys when carrying goods

It’s good news for Moroccan «mule women» who carry everyday heavy loads across the borders between the Spanish enclave Ceuta and Morocco. In fact, a new initiative is going to allow these women to carry their goods on trolleys, making it easier and more practical for them, reports AFP on Thursday. The new initiative applied by the Ceuta authorities this month came into force following the pressure put by NGOs, which denounced the frequent incidents in the crossing border.

Morocco’s Walid Azaro is Egypt’s highest-scoring foreigner in a single premier league

Moroccan professional footballer Walid Azaro who currently plays as a forward for Al-Ahly is now the highest-scoring foreigner in a single season of Egypt’s premier league, said Arab News on Wednesday quoting Egyptian sources. The 22-year-old player scored Tuesday his latest goal against the Wadi Degla team reaching in total 18 goals. By this record, the Ait Melloul-native who started his career with Adrar Souss in the third division of the Moroccan league left behind Angolan striker

Quebec mosque shooting : The assailant was targeting Muslims and feminists

While plotting the Quebec mass shooting that killed six people and occurred on the evening of January 29, 2017, at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City, Alexander Bissonnette was googling Muslim-related information. Recent revelations suggest that he has also visited the website of feminist groups at the Laval University in Quebec to get information about their upcoming activities, La Tribune reported on Monday. A report revealing details about Bissionnette’s

Repatriating Moroccan migrants in Libya is taking longer than expected

The repatriation of Moroccan nationals in Libya, recently announced by the Moroccan authorities, is taking longer than expected. The Libyan Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency announced that seven Moroccan nationals had returned to the Kingdom in the last two weeks while four did the same on April the 2nd as well as three others last weekend, reports Wednesday Alyaoum24. The repatriated Moroccans stopped at the Tunis airport to take a flight to Mohammed V airport in Casablanca, adds the same

Finland : Moroccan knife attacker said he was «in war against women»

Abderrahman Bouanane, a Moroccan asylum seeker accused of killing two people and injuring 8 others during a stabbing attack on the 18th of August in Finland, told the court that he was «in war against women» when he attacked women in central Turku, said Reuters quoting Finnish media sources. The 22-year-old suspect who is being tried on charges of terror-related murder explained that he had been to a mosque before the attack to record a video talking about the «U.S.-led air

Podemos warns against the «threats» Spanish fishermen are subjected to in the Sahara

Two days after granting the EU fisheries council a go-ahead to relaunch negotiations for a new fisheries agreement, Moroccan and European officials are gathered around the same table. This meeting will be held in Rabat from April the 18th to the 22nd, said EFE. EU countries are rushing to conclude this primordial agreement before the expiry of the current one set to end on July the 14th. However, while this initiative has been welcomed by Andalusia, Galacia and the Canary Islands, Spanish

Lloyd’s and Casablanca Finance City launch a London charm offensive for foreign investors

Lloyd’s, an insurance market located in London, which has been granted recently a CFC Status by the Casablanca Finance City Authority (CFCA) of Casablanca Finance City (CFC), an economic and financial hub created in Morocco, launched on Tuesday a charm offensive with the help of the CFC in London to attract British investors to Morocco, said MAP news agency. Lloyd organized a series of meetings with its clients and potential investors in its iconic London building to showcase the

Morocco : U.S. Assistant Secretary answers student visa-related questions on a Facebook live

U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Carl Risch answered Monday, 16th of April, student visa-related questions asked by Moroccan internet users in a 30-minute Facebook live, said a communiqué sent to Yabiladi on Tuesday by the US Embassy in Rabat. Hundreds of internet users interested in carrying their studies in the United States seized the opportunity asking questions about the conditions and procedures to follow in order to be granted a student

Turkey : One of ISIS’ main recruiters in Morocco arrested in Spain

A 26-year-old Moroccan national was arrested on the 6th of April in Şanlıurfa (south-eastern Turkey), following an international arrest warrant issued by the Spanish police. I. J. is suspected of being «one of the leading ISIS’ recruiters in Spain and Morocco who sends [fighters] to Syria and Iraq,» report EFE and Europa Press. According to a press release issued by the Spanish Interior ministry, the Moroccan alleged terrorist «is one of the first 'foreign

U.S. military personnel in Morocco for the Exercise African Lion 18

Combined multilateral exercise African Lion 18 has been launched this month in Morocco and will last until the end of April, said a communiqué issued by the US embassy in Morocco and sent Monday to Yabiladi. Participants from 15 countries representing Africa, Europe and North America will attend the exercise alongside «900 U.S. military personnel». Organized annually and led by the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, the African Lion 18 is created to

Rabat’s Bar Association says court documents must be written in Arabic

All documents presented to courts in Morocco must be translated from French to Arabic, insisted the head of the Moroccan Bar Association in Rabat in a letter sent to lawyers Monday, said Anadolu news agency. The letter published on Monday, 16th of April, on the Rabat Bar Association’s facebook page and signed by Mohamed Barigou calls the nation’s lawyers to «reject the use in court of all documents written in French». «This comes in response to a January ruling

Human Rights Watch launches a new campaign for the LGBT community in the MENA region

International NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality (AFE) have just launched the «No Longer Alone» campaign to raise awareness among people in the MENA region about the LGBT rights through a series of stories and testimonies. Through 16 Arab countries, including Morocco, this initiative gives 34 people the opportunity to come out and tell their stories. Known figures from the above-mentioned countries are among the people who

Sahara : Security Council to start consultations tonight

UN Security Council is to start consultations tonight for the adoption of a new resolution on the Sahara. The draft resolution, already sent to the council’s members, is expected to «call for the final withdrawal of the Polisario elements in the buffer zones and urge the other parties to exercise restraint», a source told Yabiladi. «Unlike last year, Morocco can accept sending a technical committee to the region with the exception that it would not be limited to El