The Spanish Maritime Rescue Services have rescued on the night of Saturday to Sunday, 15 Moroccan migrants, including two minors, who were trying to enter Spain using a makeshift boat, reports EFE. The Algeciras Maritime Rescue Center contacted Tarifa’s office after receiving a phone call alerting them about a boat located in the Strait of Giblarta’s waters, and which was stuck because of the bad weather conditions, adds the Spanish news agency. The rescue services managed to
Tunisia and Morocco are the new target market of Opel. The German car manufacturer, a subsidiary of the French group PSA, plans to export cars to the two North African countries from its European factories, said Opel CEO Michael Lohscheller in an interview published on Monday by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, reports Reuters. «We see good opportunities for us overall», he said, adding that he was not afraid of seeing Opel sales absorb PSA sales in the North African region. The
The long awaited decision of the CJEU on the fisheries agreement between Morocco and the European Union is scheduled for the 27th of February. Surprisingly, on the same day, the Polisario leadership commemorates the 42nd anniversairy of the proclamation of the first «government of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic».
King Mohammed VI is not attending the African Union 30th summit, expected to take place on the 28th and 29th of January. Instead, a delegation headed by the Moroccan Prime Minister, Saadeddine El Othmani, he announced on his Twitter account on Saturday. «I am at the airport to fly to Addis Ababa. I am honored to represent His Majesty the King at the African Summit and to read His Majesty's speech on migration». It was at the end of the 28th session of the AU Conference of
Morocco beat Namibia 2-0, Saturday, in Casablanca securing its place in the semi-finals of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) currently hosted by Morocco, reports BBC. Ayoub El Kaabi scored on the 37th minute of the match giving Morocco the lead infront of its Namibian rivals. Ten minutes after the brak, Salahddine Saidi scored the second goal. After this victory, Morocco is expected to play against Congo-Brazzaville or Libya in the semi-finals, who will have to meet in their
13 people arrested for terrorism-related crimes were sentenced from 1 to 5 years in prison, reports MAP news agency. The court of Salé sentenced two defendants to five years' imprisonment for «forming a criminal gang to prepare and commit terrorist acts, incitement to terrorism and attempting to join a fundamentalist organization». One of the defendants, who joined the terrorist group «Daesh», was handed over by the Syrian authorities to Morocco in September
Morocco’s election to the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) is a recognition of the very constructive role and actions of solidarity carried out by Morocco, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Nasser Bourita said Friday in Addis Ababa. He said some countries have tried to prevent the election of Morocco to this strategic organ of the pan-African organization, noting that these attempts failed because «the credibility of the Kingdom and
Eugène Delacroix and Henri Matisse have both found refuge in Morocco, in an artistic journey that led to the birth of a number of iconic paintings. Their trips introduced the culture, beauty and simplicity of the Kingdom in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Startup.Info, a collaborative magazine dedicated to the promotion of startups started in 2011, has revealed on Thursday, 25th of January, during a ceremony held in Casablanca the names of winners of the competition «Startup of the Year Africa 2018», reports the magazine in a communiqué sent to Yabiladi. In partnership with major international groups, such as OCP, ENGIE, QWANT, Finance Innovation, PwC, Labs-NS-Avocats, Holmarcon Group, Royal Air Maroc, Growth Experts, and
Morocco is officially elected member of the African Union Peace and Security Council. Its candidacy-the only one presented in the North African region- received 39 votes, while 16 members of the pan-African organization abstained. Morocco’s bid to join the council comes as the Kingdom ratified in mid-January the protocol establishing the Peace and Security Council. The step has allowed Morocco to make this move, knowing that Algeria’s term is expected to expire on March the 31st.