Is Brazil's ruling Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores) shifting its stance on the Polisario? Recent developments in relations between Brasília and Rabat suggest so. «The autonomy plan for the Sahara presented by Morocco is based on the principles of dialogue and international law and should contribute to the well-being of the populations concerned», Romenio Pereira, the Workers' Party (PT) international relations secretary, told MAP. «I think Brazil should offer
Abdelhamid Ait Tchine, a Moroccan barber in Madrid, has dedicated himself to helping others, offering free haircuts and support to flood survivors in Valencia as a form of therapy. Once a vulnerable minor migrant in Spain, he now owns a successful barbershop and uses his skills to give back to those in need.
Un citoyen marocain de 36 ans, recherché en Italie pour purger une peine de 17 ans, a été arrêté en Allemagne, ont rapporté jeudi les médias italiens. L'homme a été remis à la police italienne à l'aéroport de Linate à Milan. L'arrestation est le fruit d'une collaboration entre les autorités allemandes et l'équipe volante italienne, coordonnée par le bureau du procureur de Terni, a
Two people were killed on Thursday, November 21, in a plane crash at Benslimane Airport after a light aircraft from the Royal Air Force training center crashed during takeoff at around 10:00 a.m. The competent authorities, in cooperation with the Office of Investigation and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety, have launched an investigation into the causes of the accident, according to Le 360 newspaper. The aircraft involved in the crash was a twin-engine Diamond Aircraft DA42, primarily used
As in July 2023, Algeria has reacted to the ongoing rapprochement between Morocco and Iran. Algiers fears that a normalization of relations between Rabat and Tehran, which have been severed since May 2018, would be detrimental to the Polisario.
A 36-year-old Moroccan citizen, wanted in Italy to serve a 17-year sentence, was arrested in Germany, Italian media reported on Thursday. The man was handed over to the Italian State Police at Linate Airport in Milan. The arrest resulted from a collaboration between German authorities and the Italian Flying Squad, coordinated by the Terni Prosecutor’s Office, the same source added. The Moroccan in question was the subject of a European arrest warrant issued by the Attorney General of
After two weeks of being missing, the body of a young Moroccan man was found in the waters near Nador, following his attempt to swim to the Spanish city of Melilla in search of a better life. Mohamed, 29, from Nador, set off on Thursday, November 7, from the Beni Ansar area towards Melilla by swimming. After that, all contact with him was lost, and his family and friends had no news of him. According to sources from the Spanish Civil Guard, his family contacted the relevant authorities during
Moroccan YouTuber Reda Bouzidi, known as «Weld Chinwiya», was placed in detention by the Casablanca Court of First Instance on Wednesday, along with a woman identified as «Bent Abbas». The decision came after «Weld Chinwiya» appeared before the public prosecution alongside his mother, brothers, and «Bent Abbas» on charges including «insulting and slandering, violating the private lives of others by publishing defamatory allegations online,
Plus de 200 Marocains résidant irrégulièrement en Belgique ont été expulsés vers le Maroc, a annoncé mercredi la Secrétaire d'État belge à l'Asile et à la Migration, Nicole de Moor. De Moor a expliqué que depuis le début de 2024, 203 Marocains ont été renvoyés de force au Maroc, un chiffre qui a «quadruplé» par rapport à 2023, où seulement 43
More than 200 Moroccans residing irregularly in Belgium have been expelled to Morocco, the Belgian State Secretary for Asylum and Migration, Nicole de Moor, announced on Wednesday. De Moor explained that since the beginning of 2024, 203 Moroccans have been forcibly returned to Morocco, a figure that has «quadrupled» compared to 2023, when only 43 Moroccans in irregular residence were expelled. Of the 203 individuals returned, 113 were released from prison. De Moor attributed this