Morocco has rejected the Council of Europe’s wish to build migrant detention facilities on its soil. The offer was made on Thursday by Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrel, who is currently on an official visit to Morocco. «Morocco rejects and has always rejected these kinds of methods for managing the issue of migration flows», said Moroccan Foreign minister Nasser Bourita in Rabat during a meeting he held with his Spanish counterpart, reports AFP. «These are easy
Moroccan journalist Hamid El Mahdaoui was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 3000 dirhams on Thursday, 28th of June, by the Criminal chamber of the Casablanca Court of Appeals. El Mahdaoui, who is also the founder and the editor-in-chief of online news website Badil.info, was found guilty of failing to report «an attempt to endanger internal state security» to the authorities. On the 26th of June, the Casablanca Court of Appeals decided to separate his trial from the
After Centrale Danone, mineral water company «Les Eaux Minérales d’Oulmès» issued a profit warning, advising the stock market that profits will be lower than expected in 2018. According to a statement published by French-language newspaper L'Economiste, Sidi Ali’ sales have «strongly declined». «Les Eaux Minérales d’Oulmès has been subjected since April the 20th, to a boycott campaign. A campaign that
Currently touring Morocco, Horst Köhler is still counting on the African Union upcoming summit, to be held soon by Mauritania. Unlike his predecessors, the UN Personal Envoy relies on the pan-African body.
The Moroccan Royall Football Federation (FRMF) has decided to question FIFA about mistakes referees made during the two games the Atlas Lions played against Portugal and Spain. The decision was announced by several local and foreign newspapers, including French-language online newspaper Le 360 Sport and French paper L’Alsace. La Fédération Marocaine décide de saisir la @FIFAcom et demande des explications sur les erreurs d'arbitrage dont la sélection
On Wednesday, Reporters Without Borders denounced the heavy sentences handed down to six citizen journalists who were in Al Hoceima to cover Hirak protests.
Sentences 53 Hirak protesters received must be «overturned due to the unfair nature of their trials», said Amnesty International on Wednesday 27th of June following the Casablanca Court of Appeals’ verdicts issued Tuesday. «These convictions are unsafe given the extremely unfair nature of the trials», said Heba Morayef, Amnesty International’s Middle East and North Africa Director. For the London-based non-governmental organization, «Nasser Zefzafi
The ECOWAS Commission has not revealed yet the results of a study meant to examine implications of Moroccan membership. A situation the United Nations proposed to work on by hosting an expert meeting in Benin.
On Tuesday, the criminal chamber of Casablanca’s appeal court handed down sentences ranging from 20 years in jail to one-year prison term against Hirak detainees. The decision was described as «unfair» by Moroccan politicians.
On Wednesday morning, Horst Köhler held talks with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. In Rabat, the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara will also meet Prime Minister Saadeddine El Othmani. Tomorrow, the UN envoy will take part in a meeting, attended by representatives of pro-Polisario associations and NGOs that support the Moroccan stance. «Contrary to what was relayed by some media platforms, the meeting will take place at the MINURSO