Doha supports Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. A position made public on Monday 12th of March by the Qatari Prime Minister at the end of the 7th session of the Joint Commission between the two countries held in Rabat. Doha «would not accept a solution to the Sahara conflict that denies the Moroccan sovereignty», Abdillah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani told media. Qatar’s support comes as the Kingdom backed the country through its crisis with the United Arab
The Moroccan authorities have been tapping for several months thirty leaders of the Hirak movement, who are currently tried in Casablanca, said today the Arabic-language newspaper Al Masae, quoted by Efe. Nasser Zefzafi, figurehead of the Riffian protest movement was also tapped as well as other activists currently in pretrial detention in the prison of Oukacha. The court order, which has been published for several days on social media, was issued by the Rabat Court of Appeal in December
Samia Dif founded in April 2017 a consultancy company to help English-speaking expats in Morocco. Through her project, she assists foreigners through their relocation process, and organizes English-speaking activities for those who feel like a fish out of water
Morocco will put forward the clock one hour (GMT+1) on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at 02:00 a.m., said on Monday the ministry in charge of the Reform of Administration and Public Service. This decision is an implementation of decree N° 2-13-781 dated Sept. 28, 2013, modifying decree N° 2-12-126 of April 18, 2012 on changing time, said the ministry in a statement.
The next African Union summit to be hosted by Kigali on the 21st of March might lead to a second confrontation between Morocco and the Polisario supporters over the exploitation of natural resources in the Sahara. The Front set the tone of the meeting through a letter sent to Paul Kagame.
Starting from Friday, a number of people in the UK received anonymous letters inciting them to assault Muslims on the 3rd of April. An inquiry has been opened to determine the origins of the «Punish a Muslim day» hate campaign.
The Qatari Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Abdallah bin Nasser bin Nasse bin Khalifa Al Thani arrived Sunday in Morocco for a working visit during which he will co-chair alongside his Moroccan counterpart, Saadeddine El Othmani the 7th session of the of the High Joint Commission of the Moroccan-Qatari Cooperation. The 6th session of this major Moroccan-Qatari event was held in Doha in March 2016. For the record, the last official mission carried out by Abdelilah Benkirane before his
Moulay Hafid Elalamy, Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital Economy is working hard to promote Morocco's bid to organize the 2026 World Cup. The chairman of the Moroccan bid committee was seen at Mohammed V airport with the delegation going to Jordan to promote the Moroccan bid at the meeting of the Executive Committee for the Association of Asian Western Nations. Moulay Hafid Elalamy had recently met the presidents of African federations participating in the symposium on
The International Judo Federation Grand Prix is currently taking place in Agadir where Morocco is ranked sixth for the moment, according to the IJF's website. Asmaa Niang won a gold medal on the second day of the competition. The Moroccan judoka won in her first two bouts of the women’s under-70 kilogram, beating the Puerto Rican Maria Perez.The Grand Prix of Agadir will end today, when the five divisions will have competed.
The Polisario officially launches a campaign against the exploitation of natural resources in the Sahara, targeting the UN. In a new letter, Brahim Ghali asked Antonio Guterres to denounce the «illegal» activity in the province that could «hinder the UN political process». In his new letter, the head of the Front is calling the Secretary-General of the United Nations to «urge the European Union and its member states to abandon the ongoing negotiations with the