17 Moroccan passengers attempted, on Sunday May 12, to escape from Rome's Fiumicino airport after an emergency landing. The flight, operated by Air Arabia Maroc from Istanbul, was initially scheduled for Tangiers. However, due to a passenger suffering from a heart attack, the crew diverted the aircraft to the nearest airport, Rome Fiumicino, for medical attention to the passenger. While the Italian emergency services were attending to the sick passenger, a group of young Moroccan passengers,
Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita spoke by telephone with his French counterpart, Stéphane Séjourné. The exchange «focused on the positive bilateral dynamics as well as regional and international issues», Moroccan Foreign Ministry announced on X. This phone call comes a month after the last official meeting between the two ministers, which took place in Paris on April 9. Bourita and Séjourné also met in Rabat on February 26. Since then, Morocco
On Saturday, May 11th, the French authorities banned Sahrawis from holding a rally in the town of Bressuire, in the Deux-Sèvres department, to commemorate the «51st anniversary of the creation of the Polisario Front», reports Ouest-France. The decision was motivated by security considerations. The police prefecture feared clashes between Polisario supporters and Moroccans, who were planning to hold a counter-demonstration on the same day. Bressuire had already hosted
Sent by Alaouite Sultan Mohammed III to the court of King Carlos III of Spain, Mohamed Ben Othman Al Meknassi had to discuss the release of another ambassador who was held hostage in Malta.
The Catalans are back to the ballot boxes on Sunday, May 12, to elect a new parliament. Opinion polls indicate that the regional Socialist Party is set to win, led by former Health Minister Salvador Ia. The socialists are followed by two independent groups: the Republican Left and Junts ('Together'). The elections are also important for the Spanish-Moroccan community residing in Catalonia. Moroccan left-wing party Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) has called on them to
After ten years of experience in France, Ilyas Elkadaoui decided to move to Morocco and invest in his home country, setting up a water filtration company and investing in luxury real estate in Marrakech.
Entrusted by Sultan Moulay Ismail with the assignment of conducting a peace treaty with Britain, Moses Ben Attar was a Jewish merchant from Salé. Although he was named Naguid in 1724, he was constantly fined by the King.
Belgian authorities are investigating «potential Moroccan interference in the country's upcoming elections», RTBF reported on May 10th. This investigation follows RTBF's December exposé on Belgian officials advocating for the Moroccan autonomy plan for Western Sahara. The Central Office for the Repression of Corruption (OCRC) initially reviewed RTBF's findings and submitted a report in late December. After discussions between prosecutors, the Brussels public prosecutor's
The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution on May 10th, urging the Security Council to reconsider Palestine's membership bid. The Morocco-backed text passed with 143 votes in favor, 9 against (including the US and Israel), and 25 abstentions. This vote is symbolic, as the Security Council holds veto power. In April, the US vetoed a similar proposal from Algeria in the Security Council. Palestine, a UN observer member since 2011, lacks full voting rights and cannot hold
The Court of Arbitration for Sport's (CAS) Appeals Chamber dismissed, on May 10th, a new complaint filed by the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) and Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger (USMA). This May 8th complaint challenged the April 30th decision by the Confederation of African Football's (CAF) Appeals Committee, which awarded Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RSB) victories in both legs of their CAF Cup semi-final against USMA. This rejection comes after CAS dismissed another FAF
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