In the 1990s, music legend Michael Jackson planned to bring his HIStory World Tour to Casablanca, Morocco. Following a promotional visit by Michael Jackson himself, Moroccan authorities unfortunately canceled the concert due to alleged security concerns.
Polisario leader Ibrahim Ghali sent, Sunday, a letter to the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, regarding recent Spanish media reports. The reports claimed that the Spanish Prime Minister offered to transfer management of the Sahara's airspace to Morocco during his visit to Rabat. In the letter, Ghali warned that if Spain confirms its intention to transfer airspace management to Morocco, «this would constitute a violation of the international status of the territory as a
Spanish police arrested Mustapha Aberchan, the leader of the opposition political party Coalition for Melilla (CpM), on Tuesday. Aberchan is accused of «electoral fraud» (during the 2023 municipal elections campaign), «influence peddling, and embezzlement in the awarding of public contracts», according to Iberian media reports. Police also arrested six other CpM members and conducted searches of their homes and offices. CpM was previously part of a coalition government
The Spanish army has installed anti-drone systems on islands also claimed by Morocco, according to Spanish online publication El Confidencial Digital. The islands include Chafarinas (Jaâfarine Islands), located 3km off the coast of Ras el Ma in the Mediterranean. Other small islands, such as Vélez de la Gomera and Alhucemas, could also receive these systems, the publication adds. The Spanish army has declined to comment on the details of the deployment, citing security reasons.
Morocco's Islamist party, the PJD, has refused to endorse the visit of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stéphane Séjourné, to Morocco on February 26. The party expressed «disappointment» with what it perceives as France's «hesitant and ambiguous position on the Moroccan Sahara question». Despite this criticism, the visit was preceded by «the sending of signals on France's desire to open a new page in its relations with Morocco, in
Algeria is actively promoting membership in its North African project, a political and economic initiative aimed at regional integration. Following a tripartite meeting on March 3 in Algiers between Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya, President Abdelmajid Tebboune discussed the project with his Mauritanian counterpart, Mohamed Cheikh Ould El Ghazouani, on Tuesday, March 5. Notably, Mauritania was not present at the aforementioned meeting held in the Algerian capital. «The President of the
Algeria promptly responded to the intervention of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, on Monday, March 4. In his speech delivered during the 55th session of the Human Rights Council, Turk made no mention of the so-called «war» in the Sahara. Taking exception to this omission, the Algerian ambassador to the United Nations organizations in Geneva sought to «recall» the «existence» of the conflict in the Sahara. The Algerian ambassador
Deep divisions have emerged between the PJD and the PPS over the reform of the Family Code. This is an issue that has long been a source of disagreement between the two parties.
The maritime shipping company GNV, part of the MSC group, is gearing up for the new season with the arrival of two new Ro-Pax vessels, GNV Sirio and GNV Auriga, bolstering its fleet on Italian routes. This brings their total to 28 ships, serving 31 routes across 7 countries. Notably, the Almeria-Nador line to Morocco will also reopen next June. Both GNV Sirio and GNV Auriga can accommodate over 2,900 passengers each and offer spacious, comfortable facilities. Passengers can enjoy 319 cabins, a
Due to drought and a weak crop, Morocco will need to increase wheat imports for this season, according to Moroccan agricultural interprofessional organization Comader. Wheat harvest this year will be «a lot less» than the previous year's 4 million tons and lower than the government's budgeted 7.5 million tons of wheat, Comader Chairman Rachid Benali told Bloomberg on Monday. «We will need to increase imports. We have no choice», Benali said. «Agriculture is a
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