TUI Academy Morocco offers professional training in the hospitality industry, providing practical experience that equips participants with the necessary tools for a successful career in the sector. In Agadir, 100 students from underprivileged backgrounds will be involved each year as part of this project, which will benefit a total of 300 young people. Initiated by the TUI Foundation, in cooperation with the Robinson Club in the city, participants will gain «not only technical and
Un tribunal algérien a condamné, ce jeudi, l'écrivain Boualem Sansal, âgé de 75 ans, à cinq ans de prison pour atteinte à l'intégrité territoriale, après des propos qu'il a tenus sur le Maroc, l'Algérie, le Sahara occidental et oriental. Cette condamnation fait suite à des déclarations de Sansal lors d'une interview en octobre 2024 avec le média français d'extrême droite
An Algerian court sentenced, on Thursday, 75-year-old writer Boualem Sansal to five years in prison for undermining the country's territorial integrity, following remarks about Morocco and Western Sahara. The writer’s conviction stems from comments he made during an October 2024 interview with a far-right French outlet, Livre Noir, in which he said that during the colonial era, France allocated too much land to Algeria and too little to Morocco. Sansal also accused the Algerian
«Les autorités marocaines doivent cesser d'urgence leur répression croissante à l'encontre des militants, journalistes et défenseurs des droits humains, simplement pour avoir exercé leur droit à la liberté d'expression», ont exhorté jeudi Human Rights Watch (HRW) et Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN). Dans un communiqué publié par HRW, les deux ONG ont évoqué la condamnation de l'activiste
«Moroccan authorities should urgently end their intensifying repression of activists, journalists, and human rights defenders solely for exercising their right to free speech», urged Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) on Thursday. In a statement published by HRW, the two NGOs referred to the conviction of Moroccan activist Fouad Abdelmoumni, who was sentenced by a Casablanca court on March 3 to prison and fined over a Facebook post about
The president of the lower house of the Algerian Parliament, Ibrahim Boughali, called on Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to reconsider his support for Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara. The request was made on Wednesday, March 26, during Boughali’s meeting with Spain's ambassador to Algeria, Fernando Moran, according to Algerian media. Boughali criticized what he described as the «unexpected shift» in Spain’s position since March 2022. In a statement, the
After Burkina Faso, Niger, and Gabon, Mali has now joined in applauding Morocco’s initiative to reintegrate the six countries that experienced coups d’état into the African Union's structures. Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop praised this «fortunate initiative driven by the highest authorities of the Kingdom of Morocco». In a letter to his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita, he emphasized that «this important meeting on March 18 in Addis Ababa
With Donald Trump back in the White House, U.S.-Morocco relations are set to enter a new era. This is reflected in a recent congressional initiative introduced by two American lawmakers to honor the longstanding ties between the two nations. Here’s what you need to know.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer has rejected a request from a member of parliament to ban British companies from investing in Western Sahara. «It is for companies to take their own decisions on whether to do business in Western Sahara», the government responded to a written question from Graham Leadbitter, a Scottish National Party (SNP) MP. Jonathan Reynolds, Secretary of State for Business and Trade, reiterated that «the UK continues to support UN-led
The Mauritanian Minister of Foreign Affairs is visiting Morocco. On Wednesday, March 26, Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug met with his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita, in Rabat. Following their meeting, he praised the excellent relations between Rabat and Nouakchott in a statement to the press. «Our relations are the best they have been in years», affirmed the Mauritanian foreign minister. Ould Merzoug explained that his visit follows the December 20, 2024, meeting in Casablanca