The Safety and Security section of the UK government official website issued a statement yesterday 31st of May warning British citizens about the situation in Morocco and the demonstrations taking place in Al Hoceima city and the Northern region of the kingdom.«A series of demonstrations has taken place since October 2016 in northern Morocco, mainly around the town of Al Hoceima, but with other areas, including the cities of Tangier and Nador, also affected», the same source
During the friendly game held yesterday 31st of May in Agadir between the Moroccan national team and the Netherlands, two Moroccan players replied in insults when the audience shouted the name of Hakim Ziyech. In a video that went viral on the internet and social media platforms, Youness Belhenda, who currently plays for Nice and Nabil Dirar, who plays as a winger for AS Milan insulted the audience when they were shouting the name of Ziryech. The latter did not participate to the game and was
The Moroccan government has accepted the German politician Horst Kohler, former president of Germany (2004-2010), as the new Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for western Sahara, Moroccan official sources told the Spanish news agency Efe. Kohler (74), had already received the green light from the Polisario Front, while Morocco has taken several weeks before giving its approval. The former Personal Envoy for the Sahara, Christopher Ross, finally resigned from his post on the 30th of
Europharma, a subsidiary of CFAO group, a multinational company engaged in the sale of manufactured pharmaceutical products in Africa, has just signed a partnership agreement with Sanofi which will start operating in June 2017. The objective is to boost and promote the development of Maphar, the Moroccan subsidiary of Sanori in the African market, Le Figaro reports. Eurapharma will be granted 51% of Maphar’s stake, a promotion plan for the Moroccan and African markets, and cooperation
Morocco is one of the most peaceful countries in the Middle East and North Africa. According to the 2017 Global Peace Index, the Kingdom is ranked 75th among 163 nations making progress compared to last year and other neighboring countries.
Morocco was elected this morning to the vice-presidency of the 4th UN Committee on Special Political and Decolonization, MAP announces. A victory for Moroccan diplomacy, especially since Algeria was looking forward to gain the same status. Neighboring country presented its candidate, added the same source. Following the operation of the members of the UN General Assembly, the Moroccan diplomat Yasser El Halfaoui won 88 votes against only 58 for the Algerian counterpart. Morocco thus occupies
The Economic Community of West African States summit (ECOWAS), expected to be held in Liberia, will be attended by several African leaders and senior officials along with the Israeli Prime Minister. Benjamin Netanyahu hopes to meet King Mohammed VI and reinforce the African-Israeli diplomatic ties.
Herve Renard, the football manager of the Moroccan national team is surprised by the decision taken by the Dutch-born Moroccan footballer Hakim Ziyech, the BBC reports. Speaking to the British media, the French coach still does not understand why Ziyech rejected joining the Moroccan team to participate to the two upcoming games. «He deserved a call-up from Morocco based on his Europa League performances. But he's not here and I can't tell you why», stated Renard who sent a call
The Moroccan Association for Human Rights in Rabat (AMDH-Rabat) reported on Tuesday 30th of May that the mass hunger staged by 22 trainee teachers was suspended. «Due to the serious health conditions of trainee teachers who went on a hunger strike, the recklessness of the Ministry of Education [and] the pressure exerted by the teachers' support (including the AMDH), they agreed to suspend The hunger strike», tweeted AMDH Rabat. aux pressions exercées par les soutiens des
In a sit-in held yesterday in Sidi Abid neighborhood in Al Hoceima, the father of Nasser zefzafi seized the moment to speak to the protesters. «I would like to say that this is our fate. I thank all of you for being here tonight and I thank other citizens who did the same in other Moroccan cities», he said. He then apologized, saying that he did not prepare a speech. The father of Nasser Zefzafi said afterwards that people should carry on «to ensure the continuity of the