Thousands of people, in Christchurch, attended a Friday sermon, a week on from the terror attack that targeted two mosques in New Zealand, killing 50 people and injuring 50 others. According to the Guardian, Muslims and non-Muslim New Zealanders gathered in a Hagley Park, opposite of Al Nour mosque where an Australian terrorist opened fire on worshippers on March the 15th. During this gathering, imam Gamal Fouda, who survived last week’s attack, addressed worshippers and other
Negotiations in Geneva between Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the Polisario under the auspices of the United Nations started on Thursday. The notion of self-determination was a sticking point in the round-table convened by the UN personal envoy.
After she underwent an autopsy on Wednesday, investigators said that Moroccan model Iman Fadil, who died on March the 1st, did not have radioactive substances in her body, reports Italian daily La Repubblica. Amid poisoning allegations, the first results of the postmortem, requested by the Milan prosecutor, do not exclude the hypothesis, suggesting that the Fadil was poisoned by heavy metals. On Monday, Milan prosecutor said that the key witness in former Prime Minister Silvio
The United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) updated on Wednesday, March the 20th, information and advice on «the threat from terrorism in Morocco, reflecting an increased threat», reports British newspaper the Independent. «Terrorists are very likely to try to carry out attacks in Morocco. You should be vigilant at all times», warns the new travel advisory. The FCO links the new update to the terrorist attack that targeted two Scandinavian tourists
The United States was interested in the Western Sahara conflict in the 1990s and the beginning of 2000s, according to a declassified document, submitted in 2009 by Morocco’s ambassador to Washington. The latter has conducted a series of actions to convince the Kingdom into abandoning the referendum and drafting an autonomy plan.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced, Thursday, that assault rifles and military-style semi-automatics will be banned in New Zealand, after she promised to review gun laws in the country, reports the Guardian. The decision was taken after a terrorist killed 50 people and injured 50 others in one of New Zealand’s deadliest attacks. «I absolutely believe there will be a common view amongst New Zealanders, those who use guns for legitimate purposes, and those who
While a Moroccan delegation is currently attending the second Geneva round-table on Western Sahara in Switzerland, alongside Algeria Mauritania and the Polisario, the movement mobilized its separatists in the Sahara. On Wednesday evening, women tried to organize several sit-ins in Laayoune, reports pro-Polisario broadcaster Radio Maizirat. The latter said that the authorities dispersed protesters, citing the Sahrawi Association of Victims of Grave Violations of Human
The Kingdom has always been a welcoming home for Algerian politicians who fell out of favor in the neighboring country. Several political figures and intellectuals found refuge in Morocco, after being forced to flee their motherland.
Women in New Zealand will be wearing hijab on Friday, 22nd of March, to honor the people who died in the terrorist attack that targeted two mosques in Christchurch last week, reports online newspaper News Hub. The initiative was launched by Anna Thomas, who started a nationwide event called «Scarves in Solidarity». Through this action, the woman urged Kiwis to show up one week after the terrorist attacks, wearing headscarves to tell «Muslims in New Zealand that they are
In a telephone conversation, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and King Mohammed VI reviewed, Wednesday, «brotherly and friendly relations», reports the Saudi press agency SPA. During this call, the two sovereigns stressed the need to «strengthen and develop», ties between the Kingdoms. The same source indicates that King Salman and King Mohammed VI «reviewed regional and international developments». This call comes as media reports
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