At 19, Saber Azzouz was one of the young people who traveled the Tarajal breakwaters to reach Ceuta, on Monday. But he was less fortunate than his friends, because he died while trying to reach the autonomous city. In the absence of the possibility of making special trips, his family in Fnideq cannot mourn his death. Recognized in photos, the young person cannot be formally identified by a relative. Because of this, he will probably be buried under an anonymous grave, in one
The Polisario has officially agreed on the appointment of Staffan de Mistura, as the UN Secretary-General’s new personal envoy to Western Sahara. The decision was announced, Thursday, by the Front’s representative in Algiers Abdelkader Taleb Omar and communicated to the UN on April 29. He claimed that the delay in appointing the diplomat would be linked to the kingdom, reports the same source. «Morocco has given its agreement to the appointment of a new envoy (...)
Finland inaugurated, Thursday, a honorary consulate in the Fes-Meknes region. Kenza Ouazzani Chahdi has been appointed Honorary Consul of Finland in the region. Her mission will consist of promoting economic and trade relations between Finland and the Kingdom and assisting, when necessary, Finnish nationals in Fez-Meknes. Finland now has six honorary consulates in Morocco, namely in Fez, Agadir, Tangier, Safi, Marrakech and Casablanca. Ahead of the inauguration, the Ambassador of
During the government council meeting on Thursday, May 20, Saadeddine El Othmani addressed the situation in Palestine. The head of government in fact welcomed the aid sent to Al Quds, Gaza and the West Bank following the instructions of King Mohammed VI. He recalled that the sovereign had phoned the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, to remind him of the permanent commitment of the kingdom to Palestinians, indicates the presidency of the government in a
The Moroccan government has decided, starting from tomorrow, Friday, to ease the nighttime curfew throughout the country. The new curfew will start at 11 pm and end at 4:30 am, according to a press release by the authorities. Shops, cafés and restaurants will also close at 11 pm. #المغرب قررت الحكومة ابتداء من يوم غد الجمعة، حظر التنقل الليلي على الصعيد الوطني من الساعة 11 ليلا إلى الساعة
Moroccan Ambassador to Spain Karima Benyaich, called by the Kingdom this week for consultations «will not return as long as the causes of the crisis persist» between Morocco and Spain, Foreign minister Nasser Bourita said on Thursday. The minister, who hosted a restricted meeting with the press, spoke of the reception, by Madrid, of the secretary general of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, «in conditions unworthy of a rule of law» and his failure to appear before the
While life is gradually getting back to normal in Ceuta, about 100 people tried to enter the city of Melilla. According to Levante El Mercantil Valenciano, this attempt took place at around 1:15 am on Thursday. Securtiy forces saw around 100 people approaching Melilla through the area between the Río de Oro and Mariguari. The Spanish and the Moroccan security forces intervened to interrupt said attempt, according to the government delegation. Spanish media report that this is the third
Ceuta health authorities announced on Thursday that 9 Covid-19 cases were recorded among the people who have arrived irregularly in the city after crossing the border with Morocco. According to the National Institute of Health Management (Ingesa), cited by El Faro de Ceuta, 6 of them are aged between 15 and 19 and 3 are under 15 years old. Ingesa, who carried out 780 tests, said one of the cases had to be hospitalized and is under observation in the emergency room. El Faro de Ceuta
333 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 516,091. 7,267,431 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine so far, while 4,748 people have received the second. 229 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 504,439. 3 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 9,109. 1 of these
The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs did not wish, yesterday, to answer a question related to a possible mediation of King Felipe VI in the crisis with Morocco. On Thursday, El Mundo reported that Felipe VI «awaits instructions» from the head of the left coalition government to contact King Mohammed VI directly. Pedro Sanchez revealed on Tuesday in a statement that he informed Felipe VI of the exodus of thousands of Moroccans to Ceuta. The two