On Monday, Morocco announced that it is attending the US-led peace conference in Bahrain, expected to introduce the economic portion of the «Deal fo the Century». This decision was denounced by anti-normalization groups, which had urged the Moroccan authorities to boycott the meeting.
On Monday, the Polisario Front sent a letter to the permanent representative of Kuwait to the United Nations, who is heading the Security Council for the month of June, denouncing the «expulsion of international observers from the Sahara». In a letter, published by the Front’s news agency, the separatist movement alleged that Morocco «attempts to firmly keep the occupied territories of Western Sahara off limits to international observers and foreign
Moroccans interviewed by a survey, conducted by the Arab Barometer, said that they are turning their backs on religion. The findings of the survey show that Moroccans prefer the policies of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan over the ones of President Donald Trump.
American model Ashley Graham was on a trip to Morocco to celebrate her mother’s birthday, when she faced backlash for riding a camel. Posting photos of her riding a Moroccan camel in the desert, angered her followers on Instagram. Angry internet users slammed the plus-size model for riding the «poor animal». «I love you Ashley but it’s so disappointing to see you riding a camel like this. That poor animal», an internet user commented on one of
Hearings in the Geert Wilders «fewer Moroccans» case are to start, Tuesday, after Dutch far-right politician appealed against his conviction, Dutch News reports. Complaining about alleged political interference, Wilders claimed weeks before the start of the appeal that former Dutch Justice Minister Ivo Opstelten and the head of the public prosecution wanted to him prosecuted, the same newspaper said, quoting RTL Nieuws and the Telegraaf. Expected to start in May, the appeal was
A few hours after the opening of the Manama conference, expected to unveil the economic portion of the United States Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, known as the «Deal of the Century», Morocco announced that it is officially attending the meeting in Bahrain. «Invited by the Kingdom of Bahrain and the United States, a member of the ministry of economy and finance will attend» the conference, a spokesperson from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International
The House of Representatives held, Monday afternoon, a plenary session dedicated to the adoption of two international agreements. MPs gave their go-ahead to the Morocco-European Union fisheries agreement, which was adopted on June 19 by the Foreign Affairs, National Defense and Moroccans Living abroad Committee. On the same day, MPs passed a bill on joining the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), signed during an extraordinary summit of the African Union in March 2018 in Kigali. The
Badar Eddine Mennani, 23, is the first Muslim carabinieri agent in Italy. The young man was sworn in, during a ceremony held in Turin and attended by his family, parents and sister. Realizing his childhood dream, Mennani is now part of the Carabinieri, the national gendarmerie of Italy. Born to Moroccan parents in Santa Maria Capua Vetere (Caserta), Badar Eddine Mennai said he found a spirit of integration, acceptance and understanding among other carabinieri officers, Italian
Andalucious is a Jewish band that covers songs from North Africa, mainly Morocco and Algeria. Singing in Arabic, the musicians revisit old songs that were once performed by the Jewish communities in North Africa.
A Filipino worker died after falling from a building in Casablanca, escaping her angry employer, Philippine Daily Inquirer reported, quoting a statement by the Philippine Embassy in Tripoli. The worker was severely injured after jumping form the apartment building, Saturday, and succumbed to her wounds. The same communiqué revealed that the 49-year-old worker «had an argument with her employer and tried to flee the building using pieces of garments she tied together». An