The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) has finally reacted to terror threats in the Tindouf camps, mentioned November in an alert published by the Spanish Foreign Ministry. «Based on the information received from the Spanish and Algerian authorities» about terror and kidnapping threats in Tindouf, MINURSO has decided to «take precautionary measures», the mission told EFE. MINURSO’s response contradicts the denial of
According to a recent report by the European Court of Auditors, EU funding for Morocco between 2014 and 2018 had limited results. Assessing financial aid allocated to the Kingdom, the body concluded that fewer sectors must be targeted in the future.
A Conservative candidate is under fire for sharing Islamophobic material on social media. The former BBC journalist Linden Kemkaran has allegedly retweeted posts that claimed «Muslims have a nasty culture», the Guardian wrote Monday. Kemkaran who is representing the Conservatives in Bradford East, retweeted a user on Twitter last week who «dismissed Islamophobia as nonsense», the same source said. According to the BBC, Labor candidate Naz Shah has sent a complaint to
The Dutch public prosecution department said Monday that there is no «evidence of political interference» in the trial of far-right MP Geert Wilders for discriminating against Moroccans in the Netherlands. According to Dutch News, the Dutch politician wanted the prosecution to drop the charges against him, claiming that «the decision-making process» was politically influenced. The same source reported that the hearings in Wilders’ «fewer Moroccans»
International NGO Climate Chance has highlighted sustainable plans from the region of Souss-Massa and the city of Marrakech in a recent report. These plans are regional initiatives that have been set to combat climate change in the country.
Moroccan authorities expelled, Tuesday, pro-Polisario Portuguese journalist Isabel Lourenco from the city of Laayoune. According to Spanish news agency EFE, the journalist did not reveal the reason why she was visiting the Sahara. In fact, Lourenco was planning to «visit the relatives of Sahrawi prisoners sentenced by Moroccan courts», wrote online newspaper Tornado on its Twitter account. EFE recalls that Morocco expels «almost systematically foreign sympathizers» of
The 40th edition of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit was held, Tuesday, in Riyadh. The meeting that lasted only for thirty minutes, was boycotted by Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who sent Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani in his stead. Morocco was at the heart of the conclusions made by the end of this meeting. According to the final communiqué of the summit, Gulf States stressed the need of strengthening the
Months after it made a U-turn on its Western Sahara stance, Lesotho announced through its Foreign Minister, Tuesday, its final position on the territorial dispute. In Rabat, the Minister showed support for Morocco.
Rabbi Abraham Awriwer is a Jewish saint buried on top of a mountain near the city of Settat called Dad. According to historians, the Rabbi’s tomb was discovered by a camel.
The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (IGLA) said in a report published, Tuesday, that 170 people were accused of «homosexuality» in Morocco in 2018. According to IGLA, these arrests were based on Article 483 of Morocco’s Criminal Code. «Anyone who, by his state of voluntary nudity or the obscenity of his gestures or his actions, commits a public outrage to modesty is punishable by imprisonment for a month to two years and a fine of
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