After El Salvador announced that it withdrew recognition of the «Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic», the Polisario Front’s «Minister Delegate in charge of Latin America and the Caribbean» Mansour Omar said that the separatist movement will maintain ties with El Salvador. Angered by El Salvador's decision, Omar said that «despite the position announced by Nayib Bukele, relations between El Salvador will be maintained and strengthened». He added that
English singer and songwriter Fleur East tied the knot, June 8, in Morocco with her long partner Marcel Badian-Robin, RTE reported. The singer, most known for her performance in British reality show the X Factor, unveiled photos of her Morocco wedding, attended by «I'm A Celebrity... winner Harry Redknapp and his wife Sandra, TV presenter AJ Odudu and The Only Way Is Essex's Vas J Morgan». «It was the best day of my life, filled with so much love. A dream. I
On Sunday, June 16, Mauritanian Minister of Culture and Handicrafts Industries Mohamed Ould Maham, who serves as the government's spokesman, flew in a Moroccan private plane to Atar (a city in Mauritania) to attend an election rally of Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, who is one of the six candidates expected to vie for the Mauritanian presidency. «High royal instructions» allowed the official to travel from Tan Tan to Atar, located in northern Mauritania, said Mauritanian newspaper
Selling the 8% percent stake in Maroc Telecom will help the Moroccan government gain 8.87 billion dirhams, Reuters reported, quoting a prospectus published by the bourse regulator on Saturday. The government is planning to sell 6% of its 8% stake in June as a «block order to local institutional investors», favoring retirement funds, insurance companies and banks, the same source said. The 2% stake that will remain will be sold on the Casablanca stock exchange. The 6% stake
After he announced that his country is «reassessing» its diplomatic relations with the Polisario Front and evaluating its decision on the Western Sahara conflict, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said, Saturday, on his Twitter account that San Salvador has withdrawn its recognition of «SADR». On Friday, June 7, the Salvadorian Foreign Ministry said that it is «developing a new policy that aims at promoting the interests of the country internationally»,
While a number of elected representatives from the Sahara flew to Iceland, this week, as part of a working visit, a delegation led by president of the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab regional council, Yanja El Khattat, held talks with several Irish senior officials from June 13 to 15. The delegation met with the Speaker of the Irish House of Commons, the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Irish Parliament, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, several
The US Embassy in Morocco announced in a press release, sent Friday to Yabiladi, that the 2019 edition of the U.S.-Morocco Food Week is to kick off on Saturday, June 15. From Saturday to Friday, June 21, the event is to take place in Casablanca, El Jadida and Marrakech. The event, under the theme «Moroccan Halal», will be held from June 16 to 18 in Casablanca in El Jadida, inviting «leaders in the food, restaurant, hotel, business sectors», the embassy said. During the
Born and raised in Amsterdam, Fatima Essahsah is a jewelry designer who started her line to tell the story of her Moroccan heritage. The young entrepreneur exhibits her work in Dutch museums, paying tribute to her Amazigh roots.
A court in a German city called Koblenz has lifted a ban on burkini swimsuits, American news agency Associated Press (AP) reported on Friday. Muslim women in the city will be allowed to wear the all-encompassing swimsuit in municipal pools following the decision. Burkinis were previously banned in the city after its council applied a ban. The decision was approved after officials said that the «suit makes it impossible to check whether wearers have open wounds or diseases», AP
After she said on Thursday that she had been denied the right to participate in the Diamond League meetings, to be held Sunday in Morocco, South African athlete Mokagadi Caster Semenya announced that she received a «late» invitation, Friday, by the event’s organizers. The 800m Olympic Champion’s agent Jukka Harkonen told Reuters, Friday, that despite being invited, Semenya will not attend the sports event. He explained that getting to Rabat would be