Algeria has paid a six-figure salary to American foreign lobbyist David Keene to defend its interests in Washington, a research group revealed. Keene was able to meet the US National Security Advisor John Bolton, weeks after he addressed the Western Sahara conflict.
Three men aged between 18 and 35 were arrested in Spain for their alleged involvement in a 17-year-old girl rape case in Bilbao. Quoting security sources, Spanish online newspaper El Espanol reported that two of these suspects are Moroccan and that they were arrested shortly after the attack, which took place on Monday. On Tuesday, a third man was also arrested. The three suspects were detained on Wednesday. According to police sources, the investigation is still open as a fourth suspect is
Hirak figure Nasser Zefzafi, who is serving a 20-year sentence, has rejected all efforts made by some parties to help Hirak detainees. «All initiatives launched without consulting Hirak detainees, held in prison, Hirak activists and their families do not represent me», he said in a letter posted by his father on the Facebook page of the Tafra association. «How could it be possible that those who were behind our sufferings in the past are now trying to find solutions»,
Ahead of the Atlas Lions’ Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) game against Cote d’Ivoire, scheduled for Friday in Egypt, Morocco’s coach Hervé Renard said that he is ready to beat the West African team again. The 50-year-old manager, who used to coach the Ivory coast football team and helped it win an Afcon title, told AFP that it is going «to be a special game for [him]». While the Moroccan team defeated Namibia through an own-goal, South Africa lost to Cote
A delegation from the UN Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) is currently visiting Morocco, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said in a communiqué sent Wednesday to Yabiladi. This visit aims at «enhancing cooperation with the Kingdom» in the fight against terrorism, the same source pointed out. The UN delegation, led by the Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate Michèle Coninsx, is composed
London hosted, earlier this week, a conference organized by pro-Polisario NGOs in the UK on the human rights situation in Western Sahara. The meeting included «cultural activities, exhibitions, poetry, music, documentaries and debates», the Polisario’s press agency SPS reported Wednesday. The meeting in London was attended by Aminatou Haidar, described by the Polisario as a «symbol of peaceful resistance and a victim of forced disappearance». Haidar presented a
The United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has updated «in full and re-issued» its advice travel for citizens planning to visit Morocco this summer. Reviewed on Tuesday, June 25, the document warns against «incidents involving the use of knives» in the Kingdom. «There have been incidents involving the use of knives against tourists in street attacks, thefts and burglaries in the major cities and along beaches, where you should avoid quiet
The new South African Foreign Minister admitted that she is not «fully up to date» on her country’s position on Morocco. Naledi Pandor said that she is also unaware of the outcomes of the Southern African Development Community solidarity conference, held in March to support the Polisario Front.
Cote d’Ivoire has announced that it is opening an honorary consulate in Laayoune. The inauguration ceremony is taking place on Wednesday, an official told Yabiladi. The decision was denounced by a pro-Polisario platform.
Shortly after his girlfriend Pamela Anderson announced their split on Instagram, calling him a «monster» who led a «double life», French-Moroccan footballer Adil Rami responded, bringing his own version of the story. Using the same picture, the Canadian-American actress posted to announce their breakup, Rami wrote on his Instagram that he still loves and respects Anderson. «Breakups are never easy», the footballer wrote, adding that «emotion can take
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