A Boeing B-47 Stratojet carrying an atomic bomb caught fire in a US military base in Sidi Slimane in 1958. The incident was kept a secret and recorded as one of America's most serious Broken Arrows.
After it said that it appreciates the constructive peace efforts by the current US administration to reach a just, lasting, and equitable solution to the Middle East issue, Morocco promised to examine the details of the «Deal of the Century». Meanwhile, it reiterated its position on Al-Quds.
The former head of the Ahmadiyya community in Algeria, Mohamed Fali is currently in Morocco seeking asylum, escaping the «restrictions» imposed on him and on Ahmadis by the Algerian authorities.
Rabbi Daniel Hashomer Ashkenazi is buried in the village of Tagouna, where several miracles have taken place, according to the account of Moroccan Jews. The saint, venerated by Muslims and Jews, is known for his healing powers.
Muslim scholars and anti-normalization activists took to the internet to criticize the Muslim delegation that visited a Holocaust memorial in Poland and performed Muslim prayers alongside the descendants of Holocaust survivors.
While the city of Laayoune is expected to host in February the 2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations (Afcon), the Polisario and Algeria are mobilized against the tournament. On Saturday, the Front’s «Youth Minister» went to Algiers to meet his Algerian «counterpart» Sidi Ali Khaldi, SPS reports. «The Moroccan authorities, through these attempts to organize sports tournaments in occupied Western Sahara» confirm their «acts which violate
Italy’s far-right League party came up significantly short in regional election, held Sunday, in the Emilia-Romagna region, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports. Former Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini heads the party. Lucia Borgonzoni, from the League, was largely preceded by the outgoing president of the region, Stefano Bonaccini (Democratic Party, center left), who secured around 50% of the votes. AFP notes that this election was marked by a very high turnout
Spanish low-cost airline Vueling has announced that it will be linking Seville and Marrakech starting from July. According to Easy Viajar, the new line has been announced after Vueling purchased a new aircraft. «This fifth aircraft of the low cost company, based at Seville-San Pablo airport, is an Airbus A340 with which the company intends to connect the Spanish city to Marrakech and strengthen other connections», the same source said. During this year, Vueling promises to
Moroccan students living in Wuhan want to be repatriated to Morocco as the deadly coronavirus is spreading across China. Struggling to survive, most of these nationals are living off limited resources.
On January 21st, the African Union Summit kicked off in Addis Ababa with the conference of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee, which brought together leaders under the theme «Silencing Guns: Creating conductive conditions for Africa’s development». The Polisario intends to seize this meeting to gather support for condemning the opening of embassies and consulates in Dakhla and Laayoune. The first chapter of this campaign took place on Sunday, during a meeting