Slovenia opened, Monday, its first mosque in Ljubljana, the country’s capital city, Step Feed reports. The initial bid to build the place of worship was submitted in the 1960s while Slovenia was still part of Yugoslavia. It took decades to have the mosque built, allowing the country’s Muslim community to practice their faith. The community received the permit to build the mosque 15 years ago and construction works only started in 2013 due to financial hurdles, the same source
The European Commissioner for Agriculture is currently providing for the criteria to be complied with for the marketing of imported products, including the ones originating from Western Sahara. However, the measure is pending a decision from the European Court of Justice regarding the amendment of two articles 1 and 4 from the EU-Morocco association agreement.
In August 2019, an American court of appeal ruled in favor of American liquor tycoon John Paul DeJoria, preventing him from paying a $123-million Moroccan settlement after a failed oil project. Reacting to the ruling, an American law firm filed, Tuesday, an amicus curiae brief before the United States Supreme Court supporting the Moroccan party. The law firm, Miles & Stockbridge, announced in a press release that its brief is in support of the petition for certiorari by Maghreb Petroleum
The committee of Religious Minorities have urged its members to participate in a national march against the «Deal of the century», scheduled for February 9 in Rabat. The body indicates that their decision was taken to «show support for the Palestinian people» and denounce «the American peace plan» for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, it said in a statement. The Committee's executive office plans to take this opportunity to promote «the legitimate
After it took a break from its gradual push for a more flexible exchange rate, Bank Al-Maghrib Governor Abdellatif Jouahri announced that the Kingdom could consider switching back to the regime to avoid external shocks.
The cool photos of her 67-year-old mother have invaded her Instagram account. Moroccan-Dutch Meryem Slimani have been posting pictures of her mother on her account, styling her in a fashion-forward and edgy way. The retired teacher who left Morocco for the Netherlands in the 1980s has become a fashion icon, posing with sports clothes, a hijab and confident and photogenic looks. «I thought that if I actually style her, instead of having her in her normal clothes, it would be even
Israel has reportedly pushed the United States to open a consulate in Laayoune, a Moroccan official told Bloomberg. The report comes as Israeli media revealed that Benjamin Netanyahu pushed Washington to back Morocco on the Sahara issue.
To a Moroccan NGO, the government must create alternatives for porters who rely on commercial border crossings in northern Morocco. This appeal comes as the local government in Ceuta has been complaining about the closure of commercial border crossings with Morocco.
To international human rights organization Human Rights Watch (HRW), Morocco «should immediately free those who are being detained for exercising their right to freedom of expression and drop the charges». HRW recalled Wednesday that the Moroccan authorities have arrested and prosecuted at least 10 activists since September 2019. Quoting the Moroccan Association of Human Rights, the New York-based NGO said that the arrestees are «artists or activists who did nothing but
His new play is honoring a Belgian historical event and at the same time showing how «newcomers» can adapt and learn about the country. Latif Ait is a Belgian comedian of Moroccan origin who fought to find a common ground between his Moroccan roots and Belgian encounter.
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