Archbishop for 10 years in Tangier, Santiago Agrelo, who is known for criticizing the Spanish migration policy, compared the way Europe is dealing with the migration issue to that of the Nazi regime. In an interview with La Voz de Galicia, Santiago Agrelo, who has been campaigning for migrant rights for years, said that today's society is adopting «an attitude similar to that of the Germans at the time of the concentration camps». Although the Archbishop admitted that sometimes he
Egypt and Palestine are added to the list of countries that have showed their support for Morocco’s bid to host the 2026 World Cup. The President of the Egyptian Football Federation and member of the FIFA Council Hany Abu Rida has announced that Egypt will back the Moroccan bid, reports Les Lions de L’Atlas. On Thursday, Palestine declared that it is firmly supporting Morocco in its fight to beat the North American joint bid for the organization of the international tournament,
On the highway linking Agadir to Marrakech, a traffic accident occurred in the middle of the day in the rural district of Drarga (3 km away from Agadir). Mohamed Reda Taoujni, an eyewitness, told Yabiladi that a military vehicle that was driven on the wrong lane hit a car on Thursday. According to Taoujni, who posted photos of the accident on his Facebook page, said that «the military vehicle’s driver would probably have fallen asleep while driving which may have caused the
The Austrian government, formed by the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP, conservative) and the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ, nationalist), announced Wednesday the drafting of a new bill banning schoolgirls from wearing the Islamic veil, said EFE. «Our objective is to fight against the creation of 'parallel societies' in Austria, which includes wearing the (Islamic) veil in nurseries and primary schools,» said Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz to Ö1 radio station.
The UN Secretary-General has sent members of the Security Council his annual report on Western Sahara. The final copy is similar to the preliminary one released on March 29th. In his report Antonio Guterres called members of the Security Council to extend the MINURSO’s mandate for another year, until April the 30th 2019. The Portuguese diplomat emphasized that , «the socio-economic, humanitarian and security consequences of this protracted conflict weigh heavily on
Morocco’s diplomatic offensive and military efforts are finally started to bear fruit. The Polisario’s military presence in the Guerguerate and Mahbes has been significantly reduced.
Ahmed Boukhari, Polisario representative at the UN, died Tuesday in a clinic in Bilbao, Spain. His death was confirmed by the Saharawi news agency that also «decreed an official mourning of 7 days, starting on April 4» in the Tindouf camps. Ahmed Boukhari - same as Mhamed Khaddad - had managed to hold a position in New York, despite the changes that affected the leadership of the Front. He is also the brother of Haj Ahmed, a former «minister»
Following an article relayed by the national media about Hervé Renard’s exit after the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the Atlas Lions’ current manager shut down the rumors in a statement reported by RMC Sport. «In order to immediately cut short the unfounded rumors and speculation reported by certain medias today, I say calmly but strongly: 'I am very, very well with Morocco!», responded the French coach and former football player. These rumors have gone viral only
FIFA has responded to questions raised by Morocco after it realized that changes were added to the 2026 World Cup scoring system. It warned that it does not want unfitting «white elephant» stadiums.
Unlike expectations, a member of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF), the continental governing body for association football in North America, which includes Central America and the Caribbean region, has publically announced that it is supporting the Moroccan bid to host the 2026 World Cup, reports The Inside World Football on Tuesday. St Lucia’s decision was made public by its Development and Sports Minister Edmund Estephane last