Asia Headlines Morocco

Royal Air Maroc cancels Qatar and Dubai flights as regional airspace shuts down

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has been among the airlines that canceled its scheduled flight from Casablanca to Doha, as well as the return Doha–Casablanca service, after Qatar closed its airspace amid rapidly deteriorating regional security conditions. A Qatar Airways flight scheduled to depart Casablanca at 15:30 on Saturday was also canceled due to the closure, […]

Asia Headlines International Morocco

Morocco’s House of Councillors Speaker cancels visit to Israel due to health emergency

Speaker of the House of Councilors Enaam Mayara cancelled his visit to the Knesset after falling ill in Jordan, a joint statement said. Mayara suffered a medical emergency while in Amman and had to be admitted to a Jordanian hospital last night, said a joint statement. Mayara was advised by doctors after medical examination to […]

Algeria Headlines

Algeria: Constitutional Council scraps July 4 elections after canceling 2 candidacies

The Algerian Constitutional Council Sunday cancelled the July 4 presidential election after canceling the two candidacies it received for the unpopular electoral process rejected by the majority of Algerians, angry at the remnant of the Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s regime. The council called on the interim President Abdelkader Bensalah to set a new date for the elections. […]

Africa Headlines International Morocco

ECOWAS Summit: Morocco’s King Cancels Participation due to Israeli Presence

King Mohammed VI of Morocco canceled his visit to Monrovia where he was supposed to attend the 51st summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which will examine Morocco’s bid to join the West African grouping. The decision was made against the backdrop of the controversy surrounding the presence of Israeli Prime […]