Polisario’s militias arrested, Monday, one of the members of the «Sahrawi Initiative for Change» (SIC), an opposition movement launched in the Tindouf camps. Moulay Abba Bouzid was arrested while taking part in a sit-in staged in the «Samara camp» in front of the delegation of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The sit-in was organized to by Sahrawi activists, who called for free movement and dignified living conditions. Bouzid’s arrest was
The Moroccan authorities arrested, in 1862, two Confederate diplomats who visited Tangier. The arrest was ordered by the U.S. Consul James DeLong who held the two men in prison and sent them to Boston, in a move that violated Morocco's neutrality.
Last week, Mauritania’s former Defense Minister Mohamed Ould Ghazouani said that if elected president of the country he would stop granting Mauritanian citizenship to Sahrawis from Tindouf. Ould Ghazouani’s statement was denounced by the Front which sent a delegation to meet officials from Nouakchott.
A mysterious spice featured in the ingredients of halal sausages sold in Norway has stirred controversy among the Norwegian Muslim community. According Russia news agency Sputnik, the halal sausages in question strangely include an unknown ingredient called «pork salt». The product which is called «chicken grill» is however made out of turkey, the same source said, quoting Norwegian newspaper Nationen. «Calling a turkey product 'chicken grill' is so stupid that
The leader of an Islamophobic group in Norway insulted Muslims, Saturday in Oslo, throwing a copy of the Quran on the ground, Turkish news agency Andolu reported. In a video posted online by the group Stop Islamization of Norway, Anna Braten said that «Islam has no place in Norway and that all Qurans must be destroyed», Anadolu wrote. Braten had a copy of the Quran that she wanted to destroy in public. When the police tried to stop her, she threw the holy book on the ground and
On May 22, the United Nations announced the resignation of Horst Kohler from his role as the UN Secretary-General's personal envoy. Since then, Antonio Guterres has sent Morocco and Algeria names of officials that could replace the German diplomat.
After El Salvador announced that it withdrew recognition of the «Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic», the Polisario Front’s «Minister Delegate in charge of Latin America and the Caribbean» Mansour Omar said that the separatist movement will maintain ties with El Salvador. Angered by El Salvador's decision, Omar said that «despite the position announced by Nayib Bukele, relations between El Salvador will be maintained and strengthened». He added that
English singer and songwriter Fleur East tied the knot, June 8, in Morocco with her long partner Marcel Badian-Robin, RTE reported. The singer, most known for her performance in British reality show the X Factor, unveiled photos of her Morocco wedding, attended by «I'm A Celebrity... winner Harry Redknapp and his wife Sandra, TV presenter AJ Odudu and The Only Way Is Essex's Vas J Morgan». «It was the best day of my life, filled with so much love. A dream. I
On Sunday, June 16, Mauritanian Minister of Culture and Handicrafts Industries Mohamed Ould Maham, who serves as the government's spokesman, flew in a Moroccan private plane to Atar (a city in Mauritania) to attend an election rally of Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, who is one of the six candidates expected to vie for the Mauritanian presidency. «High royal instructions» allowed the official to travel from Tan Tan to Atar, located in northern Mauritania, said Mauritanian newspaper
Selling the 8% percent stake in Maroc Telecom will help the Moroccan government gain 8.87 billion dirhams, Reuters reported, quoting a prospectus published by the bourse regulator on Saturday. The government is planning to sell 6% of its 8% stake in June as a «block order to local institutional investors», favoring retirement funds, insurance companies and banks, the same source said. The 2% stake that will remain will be sold on the Casablanca stock exchange. The 6% stake
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