There is a collusion between drug trafficking networks and those of human trafficking and illegal immigration, said, on Thursday in Rabat, Minister Delegate for Relations with Parliament and Civil Society, spokesperson of government Mustapha El Khalfi, underlining Morocco's firm determination to fight these phenomena. In 2017, Morocco foiled more than 65,000 illegal immigration attempts, which involved mainly sub-Saharans, he said at a press conference after the weekly cabinet meeting, noting
After the signing of the Oslo II Agreement, an airport was built in Gaza. Modeled after Mohammed V International Airport, the facility, which ceased operation in 2001, was designed and constructed by Moroccan architects and engineers funded by King Hassan II.
The two Spanish Secretaries of State for Migration and Security will visit Morocco on Friday to «strengthen collaboration on migration», reports the Spanish news agency Europa Press. The two secretaries, Ana Botella and Consuelo Rumi, will meet with Kingdom’s migration and border surveillance director Khalid Zerouali. During their meeting, the senior officials will be discussing issues related to border surveillance, and the fight against migrant smuggling. Senior officials
Prince Moulay Rachid represented King Mohammed VI at the funeral of former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, which took place on Thursday in Accra. Prince Moulay Rachid was accompanied by Morocco's ambassador to Ghana, Mohamed Farahat. The funeral was attended by several African Head of States, including Ivorian and Liberian presidents, Alassane Ouattara and George Weah respectively, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, as well as numerous personalities from around the
While, a source told Yabiladi earlier this week that his candidacy is not featured in the Sakharov Prize’s nominee shortlist, Dutch MEP Kati Piri denounced the information, stating that Hirak figure Nasser Zefzafi is officially nominated to compete for the award.
In July, French media revealed that Alexandre Benalla, the former personal guard of President Emmanuel Macron who was filmed beating protesters on May the 1st, has changed his Arabic name. BFM TV confirmed the information in an investigation, published on Tuesday, 11th of September. The French 24-hour rolling news channel revealed that the controversial security agent, who used to be called Maroine Benalla before changing his first name, was born in September the 8th, 1991. His father,
Although Morocco managed to make progress in the United Nations Food and Security report, the number of people suffering from undernourishment in the country remains high.
17 migrants, sent back to Morocco by Ceuta in August, have been sentenced to two months in prison and fined 500 dirhams by the court of first instance in Tetouan, reported Le360 on Tuesday. Accused of «illegally entering the enclave, using violence and presenting fake IDs», these 20 migrants were the only ones to have been brought before the Moroccan justice. They are part of a group that climbed the fence, separating Ceuta and Morocco. Arrested by the Spanish authorities, these
Phosphate giant Office Cherifien des Phosphates (OCP) and the Ghanaian government have signed in Accra a Memorandum of Understanding. The latter obliges OCP to supply the West African country with phosphate fertilizers. Initialed by the Ghana Ministry of Food and Agriculture and OCP-Ghana, this Memorandum of Understanding aims at developing Ghana's fertilizer and aggro-ecosystem value chain through a program dubbed fertilizer and launched by the government, said Monday OCP Ghana in a
On the 10th of September, 1844 Morocco was forced to recognize Algeria as part of the French empire through the signing of the Tangiers treaty. The latter emerged after the Kingdom was defeated in its first Franco-Moroccan war.