In 1200s, a royal zoo in London housed Barbary lions among other exotic wild animals. The skulls of these lions were discovered centuries later by scientists who suggested that they belong to Atlas Lions that lived between Morocco and Egypt.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia and Special Representative of the President of Russia for the Middle East Mikhail Bogdanov received on Monday, December 11, the ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco, Lotfi Bouchaara. The talks focused on «issues related to the progressive development of traditionally friendly relations between Russia and Morocco, including the schedule of upcoming meetings at different levels», the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. This
Germany has reiterated its support for the Moroccan autonomy plan in the Sahara. A position voiced during «the 50th session of intergovernmental negotiations on Morocco-Germany cooperation, which was held in Rabat on December 7 and 8, 2023», indicates the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a press release. In the same statement, the «German side emphasized the exclusive role of the UN in the political process and reiterated its support for UN Security Council Resolution
Two weeks after losing his French citizenship, Moroccan national Karim Mohamed-Aggad was arrested by the National Gendarmerie Intervention Group (GIGN) in Alsace, northeastern France, at the beginning of December. Brother of Foued, one of the terrorists behind the Bataclan terrorist attacks of November 13, 2015, the man will be expelled to Morocco «as quickly as possible», French media reported. Karim Mohamed-Aggad was arrested at his home in Wissembourg, north of Bas-Rhin
In Kenya, Morocco can count on the Senate. Senators have urged the government to open an embassy in Morocco to mend ties with the Kingdom. The question of withdrawing recognition of the so-called “SADR” remains however exclusively in the hands of the Kenyan government.
In the Tindouf camps, the Polisario leadership is struggling to deal with a protest movement initiated by the Oulad Dlim tribe, to which Abdelkader Taleb Omar, the current representative of the Polisario in Algeria, belongs. Omar is the eternal rival of Polisario leader Brahim Ghali, who was dismissed twice from running to lead the separatist movement for not having enough experience in «combat against Morocco». Audio recordings, which Yabiladi was able to listen to, were sent to
Despite its high fossil fuel consumption, Morocco was able to maintain a high score in the 2024 Climate Change performance index. Experts have urged Morocco to phase out fossil fuel and introduce new policies.
Backed by the Ministry of Transport and Logistics and the Ministry of Tourism, Handicrafts and Social and Solidarity Economy, and in cooperation with the Moroccan National Tourism Office, Ryanair plans to more than double the number of its annual passengers in Morocco, from 4.5 million currently to over 10 million passengers by 2027. According to a press release by the Ministry of Tourism, Handicrafts, Social and Solidarity Economy, the company’s development plan in Morocco is targeting
Morocco has seen its fruit and vegetables exports to the UK increase following the enactment of Brexit, report says. After the UK withdrew from the EU in 2020, British importers shifted their focus to countries like Morocco and Egypt, international information-analytical platform EastFruit concluded on Sunday. While EU horticultural sector imports to the UK decreased due to «more intricate import protocols», exports from Morocco increased. «Notably, Egypt and Morocco
A Dutch public prosecution office has decided not to press charges against a mayor after public comments on Moroccans, that many saw as discriminating and offensive, Dutch News reported on Monday. The department said on Friday, December 8, that it had decided to drop all 27 complaints made against Jack Mikkers, the mayor of Dutch city Den Bosch. During a meeting, held in October, on the development of new refugee centers, a woman complained that «Syrian refugees are the worst».
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