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Thousands of French nationals, including the presidential front runner Manuel Macron, Monday paid homage to Moroccan Brahim Bouarram, killed 22 years ago by members of the extreme rightist ‘Front National’ party. Bouarram was thrown into La Seine river in Paris in 1995 on May 1 by four supporters of the Front National, who were taking […]
The Head of UN Human Rights Commission has lambasted President al-Sisi’s strategy against terrorism as he argued that crackdown on human rights groups and activists fuels the surge in radicalization. Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein speaking in Geneva Monday noted that even though Egypt deserves to stamp out terrorism, the limitation on human rights rolls out a […]
Morocco’s mobile phone operator INWI has inked a deal with Intelsat to integrate services from its 35e satellite in its network in a bid to gain competitive edge in local market. The move comes after INWI got a VSAT license from Morocco’s National Agency of Telecommunications Regulation (ANRT). The Moroccan mobile phone operator is also […]
Morocco’s Royall Football Federation (FRMF) signed an agreement with Rwandan authorities to build cost-effective stadiums in several districts at an affordable long term repayment plan, Rwanda’s local press reported. The agreement was signed by the FRMF, the Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA), Rwandan district mayors, Rwanda’s Housing Authority (RHA) and the Ministry of Infrastructure among others. […]
Morocco’s foreign Ministry has issued a statement welcoming the UN Security Resolution 2351 on the Sahara and deploring Algeria’s role in perpetuating the conflict. “Morocco takes note and expresses satisfaction at the unanimous adoption of the UN Security Council resolution 2351,” the statement said while holding Algeria responsible for perpetuating the conflict. The resolution, adopted […]
After it restored diplomatic ties with Cuba, Morocco is preparing for the opening of an embassy in Havana, a diplomatic source told the Moroccan news website le360.ma. “Morocco will soon open an embassy in Cuba,” the source said, adding that the kingdom has voiced support for lifting the US-imposed economic embargo on Cuba. Morocco’s stance […]
The rug has been pulled from under the Polisario’s feet in the battle over Guerguarat wherefrom the Algerian-backed separatists had to withdraw in extremis to avoid an outspoken condemnation by the UN Security Council. The adoption of the UN Security Council resolution 2351 last Friday was delayed to allow for the Polisario pullback from the […]
The Spanish interior ministry announced Sunday the arrest of 30 members of a drug trafficking gang in the south of the country, with the help of Morocco’s authorities. The men, Spaniards and Moroccans, are member of “Las Castanas”; the largest drug trafficking and money laundering gang in Spain. The gang was operating in the Strait […]
Tunisian National Guard forces Sunday trashed one terrorist in the southern city of Sidi Bouzid in a gunfire exchange with a group of jihadists holing up in a building. Another jihadist blew himself up on the second floor of the building during the raid, reports say. The terrorists hid in the building as forces tried […]
The newly adopted UN Security Council Resolution on the Sahara highlights Morocco’s efforts to settle the Sahara conflict through the autonomy initiative and calls on the other parties, notably Algeria, to uphold their responsibility in settling the conflict, Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Omar Hilale said. Speaking at a press conference following the […]