After a delegation from the Front was received by the Irish President in Dublin, Brahim Ghali and two of the Polisario’s members flew to Iceland. In Reykjavik, the separatist movement’s leader was received by the Icelandic Prime Minister.
In a letter addressed to the Moroccan Minister of Justice Mohamed Aujar, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) urged the Moroccan government to put an end to the «suffering» of Hirak leading figure, Nasser Zefzafi. Sent on April the 3rd, the letter signed by 24 MEPs and a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, referred to the «situation of imprisoned activists of the Hirak», calling for the immediate release of all prisoners. Moreover, MEPs
After it was criticized by Moroccan billionaire Othman Benjelloun for its $1.1 billion deal with Saham, South African insurance company Sanlam said that it «is confident about the strength and sustainability of its partnership with», the Moroccan firm. In a statement relayed by Fin24, Thursday, Sanlam stressed that it «has been made aware of media reports referring to Mr. Othman Benjelloun’s comments about Sanlam’s acquisition of Saham Finances and other
The Republic of Colombia appointed, Tuesday, 2 April, diplomat and lawyer Maria del Pilar Gomez Valderrama as the country’s Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Morocco. The new ambassador has taken oath before Colombian President Ivan Duque Marquez, the Colombian Foreign Affairs Ministry said on its website. Maria del Pilar Gómez Valderrama worked as consul general of Colombia in Brussels. She has worked as a diplomatic official at the Colombian Embassy in the
The US Department of State updated, Tuesday, its travel advisory, warning American citizens against heightened terror threat in Morocco. This update comes almost four months after two Scandinavian tourists were killed in a terror act in the Kingdom.
Earlier this week, two Muslim scholars’ associations slammed the Mohammed VI Institute for the training of Imams for hosting a performance that included a call to prayer and church songs. A similar show was staged in 2016 and in 2012 without being criticized.
Moroccan billionaire and CEO of BMCE Bank of Africa, Othman Benjelloun is not pleased with the $1.1 billion deal South African insurance company Sanlam concluded with the Kingdom’s Saham. Speaking to reporters, Tuesday, Benjelloun slammed the Moroccan insurance company for accepting the acquisition, citing the political positions of Pretoria which he see as «hostile» to Morocco, Bloomberg reports. «We end up with a South African investor, owning a company that was
Police in Spain managed to arrest members of a gang that specialized in motor vehicle theft, Euro Weekly News reported on Wednesday. The network in question is accused of selling the rubbed vehicles in Africa, after shipping them to Morocco. Police arrested eight people and seized 57 vehicles, in addition to tools used to falsify number plates in Paracuellos del Jaram, the same source said. Investigators found out that these vehicles with the same license plate were sent to Morocco through
On Tuesday, Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced that he is leaving office, following weeks of protests. The speaker of Algeria’s upper house is expected to replace the 82-year-old politician as interim leader, amid questions related to his «Moroccan citizenship».
A veiled woman was stabbed, Tuesday, in Anderlecht, a municipality in Belgium. Laila H.G., 32, was attacked by a man who stabbed her, when she was taking her two kids to school, RTBF reports. The spokesperson for the Brussels Prosecutor Denis Goeman said that an investigation was launched. «The attack might have been racist but other things must be considered. You have to be very careful until you have all the elements», he said. The attacker is still on the run, but he was
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