MINURSO has launched a Request for Expressions of Interest (REOI) for the construction of a helipad in its Team Site in Tifariti. The request, which is expected to last from October 17 to November 7, is to allow the UN peacekeeping mission to better monitor the movements of the armed elements of the Polisario and civilians in the buffer zone. For the record, in his October 2019 report on the Sahara, the UN Secretary-General addressed MINURSO’s inability to monitor the
Morocco has moved seven places to be 53rd among 190 nations in the World Bank's Doing Business ranking released on Thursday. The Kingdom is positioned 1st in North Africa and 3rd in the Arab World.
The Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM) announced, Thursday, that its 18th edition will pay homage to American actor and filmmaker Robert Redford, organizers said in a communiqué sent to Yabiladi. Redford confirmed his presence at the festival to be held from November 29 to December 7, 2019. «It is a great honor to be invited to Marrakech, to meet creators and artists who will share with each other their unique voices and points of view», Redford
A Moroccan guide is among the people awarded by the Wanderlust World Guide Awards. For its 2019 edition, the contest, which awards the best tourist guides around the world, granted its Bronze Award to Ismail Ingrioui. The latter is a tour guide who works in the region of Marrakech, allowing tourists from all over the words to discover the wonders of the area. «Growing up as Berber in Morocco’s rugged Atlas Mountains, Ismail has unrivalled insight into local traditions, history and
Days after he called women who campaign against punishing extramarital relations and abortion in Morocco «immoral», Moroccan scholar Ahmed Raissouni refused to apologize. Furthermore, the former head of the Movement of Unity and Reform (MUR) defended his position.
The main development institute in Russia VEB signed an agreement, Wednesday, with Morocco to build a 2 billion euro oil refinery in the North African Kingdom, MAP news agency reported. This deal was agreed on during the Russia-Africa summit, Moscow’s first Africa-focused meeting. The oil refinery will be built in northern Morocco and will have an «initial refining capacity of 100,000 barrels per day (bpd), with an eventual target of 200,000 bpd», wrote Reuters. The agreement
The Spanish Civil Guard has arrested a 31-year-old Moroccan man, who has been wanted for three years, Europa Press reports. The intervention of the Civil Guard was initiated last September, when it tracked several violent robberies perpetrated in a the district of Cartagena, where the man was arrested. The Civil Guard was able to identify and arrest the suspect, who has a criminal record and is the subject of an arrest warrant issued by a Cartagena court, and a deportation order from the
The portraits of Moroccan Amsterdamers will be exhibited in one of the Dutch capital’s busiest squares, Mercatorplein. The project, expected to open on Thursday, is launched by Dutch-Turkish photographer Ahmet Polat and the Foam Photography Museum in Amsterdam. Polat photographed Moroccans living in the Netherlands in an attempt to tell their stories and the ones of the people «who stayed behind, in Morocco», organizers have said. Entitled «Postcards from
American global aerospace, defense, security and advanced technologies company Lockheed Martin said, Tuesday, that it expects orders for its General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon to triple based on demand from several countries, including Morocco. The firm believes that future orders from the kingdom of Morocco and Middle Eastern and Asian countries could «increase its sales by at least another 60 examples», Flight Global. «In our plan, we see countries like Morocco
While prison authorities in Morocco deny that his health is suffering as a result of a hunger strike, international organization Reporters Without Borders calls for the release of Rabii Al Ablak, a Hirak detainee.
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