The 14th session of the European Union-Morocco Association Council will be held, Thursday, in Brussels. The meeting will be co-chaired by Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini. During this meeting, the Association Council will be discussing the «reinvigoration of relations between the EU and Morocco», the Council of the European Union said in a communiqué. «The
The Filipino worker who died after falling from a building in Casablanca was a victim of human trafficking, Philippines’ Chargé d’Affaires in Tripoli Elmer Cato said Tuesday. According to Philippine Daily Inquirer, the 49-year-old worker «was recruited in the Philippines for a job in Dubai but ended in Morocco instead», the diplomat said on Twitter. @PhinLibya has conveyed its condolences to the loved ones of our 49-year-old kababayan from Isabela who fell to
Canadian regional airlines manufacturer Bombardier has confirmed that it is selling its CRJ aircraft program to Japanese firm Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Belfast Telegraph reported on Tuesday. Bombardier said that it is currently «reviewing what impact this may have on [its] sites in Northern Ireland and Morocco», which are suppliers to the program. The company also announced that it «will evaluate opportunities in other programs to mitigate any potential impact on [its]
It is officially over between Canadian-American actress Pamela Anderson and her French-Moroccan boyfriend Adil Rami. Anderson announced on her Instagram that she broke up with the Marseille defender, Le Parisien reports. «It is hard to accept», wrote Anderson, captioning a black and white photo with her ex-boyfriend. «The last 2 years of my life have been a big lie. I was scammed», the model argued. In her long message, Anderson accused Rami of cheating on
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