Italy’s far-right League party came up significantly short in regional election, held Sunday, in the Emilia-Romagna region, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports. Former Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini heads the party. Lucia Borgonzoni, from the League, was largely preceded by the outgoing president of the region, Stefano Bonaccini (Democratic Party, center left), who secured around 50% of the votes. AFP notes that this election was marked by a very high turnout
Spanish low-cost airline Vueling has announced that it will be linking Seville and Marrakech starting from July. According to Easy Viajar, the new line has been announced after Vueling purchased a new aircraft. «This fifth aircraft of the low cost company, based at Seville-San Pablo airport, is an Airbus A340 with which the company intends to connect the Spanish city to Marrakech and strengthen other connections», the same source said. During this year, Vueling promises to
Moroccan students living in Wuhan want to be repatriated to Morocco as the deadly coronavirus is spreading across China. Struggling to survive, most of these nationals are living off limited resources.
On January 21st, the African Union Summit kicked off in Addis Ababa with the conference of the Permanent Representatives’ Committee, which brought together leaders under the theme «Silencing Guns: Creating conductive conditions for Africa’s development». The Polisario intends to seize this meeting to gather support for condemning the opening of embassies and consulates in Dakhla and Laayoune. The first chapter of this campaign took place on Sunday, during a meeting
A Moroccan national residing in Libya was killed on Saturday evening after a mortar shell landed in eastern Tripoli, Morocco’s consulate in Tunisia said in a communiqué. The consulate said it «learned with great regret of the death of the Moroccan national (A.Ch), a 42 year-old who lives in Libya, after a mortar shell targeted on Saturday evening the Arada area of Souq Jomaa (East of Tripoli)». The consulate said it had undertaken, once informed, in cooperation with
This 23-year-old woman from Sidi Slimane endured several hardships before she could fulfill her dream of becoming a cyclist. Her biggest objective is to win a world championship.
The Casablanca Stock Exchange is planning to attract more foreign investors by facilitating their access, wrote Reuters Wednesday, quoting its chief executive. Speaking at a conference in Marrakech, Karim Hajji said that he wants more privatizations of state companies, adding that the Casablanca Stock Exchange wants to «boost liquidity (…) open short-term interest listings to foreign investors and launch exchange traded funds (EFTs)», Reuters reported. «I am doubtful
Amazigh activists have urged two Moroccan political parties to allow them to head electoral lists for the 2021 general elections. But are the National Rally of Independents and the Authenticity and Modernity Party interested in their demands?
Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, Jerusalem hosted a world forum to remember the Holocaust and fight against anti-Semitism. About 40 heads of state attended the forum. Meanwhile in Poland, Muslim leaders joined the descendants of Holocaust survivors in prayer during a visit to Auschwitz. The secretary general of Morocco’s Rabita Mohammedia des Oulémas (Mohammadia League of Scholars) Ahmed Abbadi attended prayers in
Morocco has recognized the constitutional government headed by the President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Jeanine Anez Chavez, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a communiqué released Friday. «This process will enable Bolivia to ensure stability and prosperity for the Bolivian people and will contribute to its regional and international influence», read the same communiqué. It also underlined the Kingdom's «strong willingness» to strengthen