1,100 migrants were prevented by the Moroccan authorities from reaching Ceuta and Melilla on New Year’s Eve, Moroccan army said. The migrants were detained in the cities of Nador, M’diq and Fnideq overnight Sunday to Monday during a series of operations carried by the army, says a statement by the general staff of the armed forces quoted by French news agency AFP. 175 of these migrants were from Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Yemen, the same source added, without revealing the
Named Pasha of Marrakech, Thami El Glaoui was fascinated by the Western culture and lived his life, throwing extravagant parties in his Marrakech residence. He treated his European guests to lavish banquets and offered them expensive gifts.
The Ukrainian Parliament is examining a new bill on military conscription that could concern even dual citizens. These provisions mean that Moroccans who hold Ukrainian citizenship would be prevented from leaving the country and could also be summoned to join war ranks.
In 1943, a British bank in Tangier spotted, for the first time, samples of counterfeits, putting an end to the mass forgery of Sterling currency. The operation was initiated by Nazi Germany to destroy the British economy during World War II.
In 2023, the United States became more active in the conflict in Western Sahara. The regional context, marked by the arrival of new actors in the Sahel and West Africa, and the shortcomings of the UN in relaunching the political process, forced Washington to revise its strategy.
Through politics and community work, Moroccan academic Jamal Boussif, who lives in Strasbourg, campaigns for the rights of migrants in general and Moroccans in particular. He also works to defend his homeland and its national cause.
The Polisario is leading a campaign against Morocco's bid to head the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). After the online meeting attended by representatives of Sahrawi associations, the leadership of the Front organized a meeting in the Tindouf camps, against the Moroccan bid. While the «Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders in Western Sahara (CODESA)», chaired by Ali Salem Tamek, responded to the campaign, calling, in a press release, for the rejection
Retired Algerian general Khaled Nezzar died at the age of 86 on December 29 in Algiers. The former strong man in Algeria was among the rare Algerian personalities, during the dark decade, who were able to meet King Hassan II. In June 1993, then-Minister of Defense Nezzar went to Morocco with the mission of asking late King Hassan II to hand over Abdelhak Layada, the military leader of the Islamic Army Group (GIA), presented by the military as the top Algerian public enemy. Layada had just fled
BTR New Material Group, a manufacturer of cathode and anode materials for lithium-ion battery affiliated to China Baoan Group, said that it is planning to build a new lithium-ion battery cathode factory in Morocco. The new plant, to cost an investment of USD496.6 million, is expected to produce 50,000 tons of cathode for lithium-ion batteries a year, BTR said Thursday in a press release relayed by Chinese newspaper Yicai Global. The investment and construction of the plant will be
At least 14 people died after they drowned off Boujdour while attempting to irregularly migrate to the Canary Islands, Spanish activist and founder of migrants NGO said on Thursday. The migrants sounded an SOS after their inflatable boat was pierced, Helena Maleno of the Caminando Fronteras said. Malena said that one of the migrants sent her an audio in which she was asking for help. «We are here, Helena. I am a nine-month pregnant woman, and I am in the zodiac. All the children who were
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