The 6th edition of the Russian-Arab Cooperation kicked off, Wednesday, December 20 in Marrakech. Algeria is boycotting the meeting, a «diplomatic source» told Saudi daily Achark Al-Awsat. Algerian media noted the absence of a delegation from their country during the meetings held yesterday in Marrakech between representatives of Arab countries. Thus, the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, met on Tuesday with his counterparts from Palestine, Bahrain, Yemen
An American man was sentenced, Monday, to six months in jail for shooting and killing Moroccan national Adil Dghoughi, Texas television station KVUE reported. The 67-year-old Terry Turner was convicted of manslaughter in the death of the 31-year-old Moroccan that took place in October 2021. Turner will have to serve 140 days in prison immediately and then return for two more days on the anniversary of Dghoughi’s death and repeat the process on Dghoughi’s birthday, Judge Chris
The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday a resolution on «the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination». 172 states voted in favor of the resolution, 10 abstained and 4 opposed it, including the United States and Israel. Morocco voted in favor of the draft resolution. All member states of the Arab League adopted the same position. France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom also supported the text, which reaffirms the right of the
The lawyer of Aminatou Haidar plans to appeal against the decision of the Spanish authorities which refused to renew her temporary residence card. «It's a political decision, there is no reason to justify the refusal. They claim that she submitted the renewal application after the required timeframe, which was not the case», lawyer Fatma El Ghalia told media. The lawyer accused the Spanish authorities of putting «pressure» on her client. «Yes, she was constantly
In Morocco, Gnawa music is attracting a new audience in America. Lovers of the blues music, a genre forged in the fires of slavery. In Gnawa, they see and feel similarities, in rhythms and soul. CBC’s 60 Minutes tries to understand these rhymes that many African Americans find familiar. «You can trace the blues—you can trace the blues to the Black cultures from Senegal, Gambia, Mali, who then traveled North into Morocco, the Black races. When you come here and hear the Gnawa
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Jose Manuel Albarez, confirmed that customs in Ceuta and Melilla will open as soon as Morocco solves some «technical problems». Morocco has already decided on the opening of the border crossings, the minister said. «For our part, it is no longer necessary to conduct any other type of technical tests and everything is ready so that the customs of Ceuta and Melilla can
Israeli media described the demonstrations in support of the Palestinian people taking place in many Moroccan cities as «anti-Semitic», and claimed that there had been a shift in Moroccan society’s view of Jews after October 7.
As planned, Marrakech will host the 6th session of the Russian-Arab Cooperation Forum on December 20. «This regional meeting, attended by foreign ministers, is held in accordance with the memorandum signed by the Arab League and Russia in 2009», the Moroccan Foreign Ministry said in a press release. The last session of this forum was organized in Moscow in April 2019. Initially planned for October 28, 2021, in Morocco, the meeting was postponed to a later date. A decision taken by
The Algerian authorities do not recognize the passport issued by the Polisario, according to the account Sahrawi lawyer and diplomat, Haddamin Mouloud Said. The man who is known for his pro-Polisario positions, during international conferences and through his articles, took to X to denounce the situation. «The port of Mostaganem does not recognize the SADR», he argued in a post on X. Algerian customs asked Haddamin to provide another foreign travel document in
The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs met, Monday, in Rabat with the United States Deputy Assistant Secretary for North Africa Joshua Harris. «The meeting focused on bilateral partnership and regional issues», wrote the Foreign Affairs Ministry on X (known as Twitter formerly). For the record, the United States embassy in Morocco published a press release on the issues that Bourita and Harris had examined during their meeting on September 7 in Rabat. A press release that
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