The Polisario’s allies within the Irish Parliament questioned the country’s Foreign Affairs Minister on the latest developments in Guerguerate. Replying to the question of Deputy John Brady, from the Sinn Féin party, the Irish Foreign Minister said, Tuesday, that he is «concerned by the reports of an exchange of gunfire between Polisario and Royal Moroccan Army (RMA) positions in the buffer zone at Guerguerat, on the border with Mauritania, on Friday 13 November. We
The Kingdom of Bahrain will open a consulate general in the city of Laayoune. King Hamad Ben Issa Al Khalifa announced the decision in a phone call with King Mohammed VI. «HM King Hamad Ben Issa Al Khalifa informed HM the King of the decision of the Kingdom of Bahrain to open a consulate general in the Moroccan city of Laayoune, a decision which will be the subject of coordination between the ministries of Foreign affairs of the two countries», read statement by the royal
4,178 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 340,684. 5,312 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 289,808. 80 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 5,619. 16 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 12 in the Oriental, 10 in Rabat-Salé-Kénitra,
After announcing bombings, killed FAR soldiers and others taken prisoners, several Polisario and Algerian newspapers have claimed «the military enlistment» of Sub-Saharans by Morocco, or even «the death of an Emirati officer in a bombardment in the Sahara».
FIFA president announced this week that 22 Arab teams have confirmed their participation in the Arab Cup, which Qatar will host next year. Gianni Infantino said during his visit to one of the 2022 FIFA World Cup stadiums in Qatar that the Arab Cup matches will take place in a number of venues that will host the World Cup. He added that the Arab tournament will bring together more than 450 million Arabs from across the region, expressing confidence that this competition will increase
Algerian journalists have created a body to «fight against the media blackout imposed by Morocco on the situation in Western Sahara, especially after the resumption of armed action on November 13», the Algerian news agency APS reported. The creation of the body named «The Association of Algerian Journalists in Solidarity with the Sahrawi People» was planned on October 22 on the «national press day» in Algeria. The Polisario Front in a letter by Brahim
In 1994, the Atlas Lions had the privilege to play against Diego Maradona in Argentina in a friendly match. The football legend visited Laayoune years later to play a game on the Green March anniversary.
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University announced, Thursday, the launch of its «School of Computer Sciences» (UM6P-CS), an engineering school specializing in computer sciences. The UM6P-CS will be hosted in the Benguerir Data Center, which will be a living laboratory of the new school, wrote UM6P in a press release sent to Yabiladi. The new establishment «is a new addition to the polytechnic and multidisciplinary curriculum of UM6P, by addressing the digital needs of the 21st
After the Spanish Interior Minister visited Morocco earlier in November, the European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson is expected to fly to Rabat in December for a work trip. Johansson will be meeting Moroccan officials to authorize the repatriation of migrants that have recently arrived to the Canary Islands. «The fight against human traffickers is a priority (…) but we must also repatriate those who are not entitled to international protection. It is for this
4,979 new coronavirus cases were recorded in Morocco during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country to 336,506. 5,220 new recoveries were recorded during the same period, bringing the total number of recoveries to 284,496. 70 deaths were recorded between yesterday and today, bringing the total number of deaths to 5,539. 22 of these deaths were recorded in the Casablanca-Settat region, 12 in Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima, 8 in