On the highway linking Agadir to Marrakech, a traffic accident occurred in the middle of the day in the rural district of Drarga (3 km away from Agadir). Mohamed Reda Taoujni, an eyewitness, told Yabiladi that a military vehicle that was driven on the wrong lane hit a car on Thursday. According to Taoujni, who posted photos of the accident on his Facebook page, said that «the military vehicle’s driver would probably have fallen asleep while driving which may have caused the
The Austrian government, formed by the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP, conservative) and the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ, nationalist), announced Wednesday the drafting of a new bill banning schoolgirls from wearing the Islamic veil, said EFE. «Our objective is to fight against the creation of 'parallel societies' in Austria, which includes wearing the (Islamic) veil in nurseries and primary schools,» said Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz to Ö1 radio station.
Muslim community representatives in the municipality of Roquetas de Mar (Southern Spain) have expressed their «worries» after the dead body of a Moroccan woman was found on Saturday 31st of March. They demanded «the Spanish authorities to do everything they can» and «investigate the death», of the Moroccan national said online newspaper Ideal. «We want to know who killed her,» they said. The victim, aged 48 years old, was single and
Mohamed Salem Ould Salek had a heart attack yesterday afternoon, and has been in a state of coma since then, said a Moroccan media. «As requested by his family, the Polisario’s foreign minister was transferred in a hurry through a plane from Algiers, where he resides, to a clinic in Seville», a source that required anonymity told Yabiladi. This incident, which has not been confirmed yet by the Polisario’s media platforms, comes only twenty-four hours after the death of
The UN Secretary-General has sent members of the Security Council his annual report on Western Sahara. The final copy is similar to the preliminary one released on March 29th. In his report Antonio Guterres called members of the Security Council to extend the MINURSO’s mandate for another year, until April the 30th 2019. The Portuguese diplomat emphasized that , «the socio-economic, humanitarian and security consequences of this protracted conflict weigh heavily on
Un hélicoptère des Forces armées royales (FAR) s’est abîmé ce mercredi au cours d’un exercice, dans une zone de manœuvre militaire au sud d’Errachidia, apprend-on auprès d’une source militaire. Les pilotes de l’hélicoptère sont sortis indemnes de cet accident, précise-t-on de même source.
A survey conducted jointly by Mediapart and the Belgian online newspaper Le Vif, provided evidence for the story of a Belgian-Moroccan woman who claimed being granted by Islamist scholar Tariq Ramadan a significant amount of money (27 000 euro) to keep quiet. Their story that lasted 5 years can be summed up in one word: «destructive». The woman identified as Majda. B, believes that her relationship with Ramadan was abusive describing him as «destructive
A 16-year-old Moroccan girl was beaten Friday in Ostend, Belgium, by a man who torn off her scarf, reported RTL Info on Tuesday. The girl who was on a school trip to the city said the man called her «vuil Marokkaans» (bloody Moroccan) before assaulting her. «My daughter and her friend were walking near the beach», said the mother of the victim to a reporter from the same channel. Furthermore, she said that the man pushed her daughter violently and when she turned around
The United Nations does not take sides in the Sahara issue, said, Tuesday in New York, UNSG spokesman Stéphane Dujarric. «The UN does not take sides. The MINURSO reports what it observes. The mission has to cover a very large zone. It goes and reports what it sees,» he said at the daily press briefing, answering a question on allegations by some media outlets on this issue. «Again, it is not a matter of taking sides. It is a matter of reporting what we see, as will do
Le ministre de la Culture et de la Communication, Mohamed El Aaraj a reçu, lundi à Rabat, les membres de la commission chargée de superviser l’opération de l’élection des représentants des journalistes professionnels et des éditeurs des journaux au conseil national de la presse. Un communiqué du ministère indique que conformément à la loi 90.13 sur la création du Conseil national de la presse,