In a new letter sent to the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Polisario head Brahim Ghali addressed the «the independence and impartiality of MINURSO». He urged Guterres to «take all necessary decisions and measures to guarantee that all its military, political and administrative activities are carried out in line with basic standards of UN peacekeeping». Meanwhile, Ghali complained in his letter about the fact that «the SRSG and Head of MINURSO cannot meet
Moroccan journalist Omar Radi, detained Thursday in Casablanca and immediately put on trial for a tweet about a judge prosecuting Hirak activists, has been granted provisional release pending trial, his lawyers told Yabiladi on Tuesday. «Omar Radi will be released from prison this afternoon (Tuesday)», after the judges approved the provisional release request submitted three days ago by his lawyers, his lawyer Said Benhammami explained to Yabiladi. Indeed, photos and videos of the
Thirteen Moroccans found themselves trapped in the port of Abidjan, in Ivory Coast, after having boarded a boat to migrate to Europe. According to the Moroccan embassy in Cote d'Ivoire, these Moroccan nationals were detained at a police station in the port of Abidjan after their illegal entry into Cote d'Ivoire. «These Moroccan nationals arrived Thursday, December 26, as stowaways, abroad a ship that belongs to 'Grimaldi Lines', represented in Cote d'Ivoire by the company TCI Africa,
Morocco’s first sugar refinery Cosumar to kick off production in its Saudi Arabia’s plant by March 2020, the firm’s CEO told Reuters on Monday. The plant called Durrah and located in Yanbu, a port city on the Red Sea coast of western Saudi Arabia, is 43.27% owned by Cosumar. The refinery was created as «a joint venture with Saudi Consolidated Brothers and Industrial Project Development Company, Wilmar», the British news agency explained. Cosumar’s CEO
After she was heard by the investigating judge, Moroccan signer Dounia Batma and her sister Ibtissam were released on bail, Monday, for blackmail charges, wrote Moroccan news agency MAP, quoting a well-informed source. The suspects are prosecuted for «participation in fraudulent access to the computer data processing system and dissemination of images and statements of others without their consent, with the aim of harming or defaming» them, the same source added. The investigating
Months after Mauritania elected a new president, the country launched a reconciliation process with political opponents exiled abroad, including those who took refuge in Morocco. The matter had already caused a diplomatic crisis between Rabat and Nouakchott, during the second term of Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.
Moroccan singer Dounia Batma was heard, Monday, by the King’s prosecutor in Marrakech and then brought before the investigating judge over alleged involvement in blackmail. The Bahrain-based singer is reportedly prosecuted over «blackmail and defamation» allegations, Alarabiya reports. According to media reports, Dounia’s sister Ibtissam Batma has been arrested by the police over the same claims. Last week, Dounia Batma, who rose to fame as the runner-up of the first
American actress Meryl Streep is currently spending her New Year’s holidays in Marrakech. On Saturday, the actress was spotted at Dar El Bacha, a Marrakech museum, wrote French-language newspaper Le360. While in Marrakech, Streep took a photo with Moroccan painter and head of the National Fondation of Museums Mehdi Qotbi. On His facebook page, Qotbi posted the photo with Streep, with a caption saying «what a beautiful moment with the fabulous Diva, Lady Meryl Streep.. at Dar
The year 2019 was marked by a series of events that affected the Western Sahara conflict. While Morocco emerged victorious this year, scoring diplomatic points in Africa and Latin America, the Polisario witnessed a setback initiatied by the situation in Algeria.
The Turkish authorities arrested, Monday, 100 people suspected of belonging to the terrorist organization «ISIS». One of the arrestees is a Moroccan national, Turkish news agency Anadolu said. The same source indicated that the Turkish security forces launched a series of simultaneous raids in 6 states against said terrorist organization. The Moroccan citizen was arrested in the capital, Ankara, alongside two Syrians and 30 Iraqis.
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