As announced by the Vatican earlier this year, Pope Francis is finally in Morocco. The Pope arrived, Saturday afternoon, in Rabat for a two-day official stay in the Kingdom, at the invitation of King Mohammed VI. Upon his arrival at the Rabat-Salé airport, Pope Francis was welcomed by King Mohammed VI, who was accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and Prince Moulay Rachid. In Morocco, the Pope will be having a busy schedule, according to the agenda made public by the Holy
Shortly after Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita addressed diplomatic ties with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, Riyadh responded to Morocco’s critics through its Foreign Minister.
The most wanted man in the world had been targeted by a coup attempt. According to the account of a Moroccan «ISIS fighter», the coup was orchestrated by a group of Moroccan jihadists.
Childern born abroad to Danish jihadists will no longer be granted Danish citizenship, AFP and Euronews report, quoting a statement released Thursday by the Scandinavian country’s immigration ministry. «As their parents have turned their back on Denmark, there is no reason for the children to become Danish citizens», Immigration Minister Inger Stojberg announced. The new decision was proposed by the Danish government’s minority. Before implementation, the bill will
Quebec Minister of immigration diversity and inclusiveness Simon Jolin-Barrette tabled, on Thursday, Bill 21 which is expected to ban civil servants from wearing religious symbols at work, Montreal Gazette reports. The Bill in question will be preventing civil servants from «wearing symbols such as head coverings like the Kippah, turban, hijabs», BBC explains, adding that civil servants who are already wearing religious symbols «will be exempt from the bill». The ban
Morocco said it is free to adopt different positions than the ones shared by its Saudi and Emirati allies. Speaking on Thursday, Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita said that Rabat may disagree sometimes with Gulf countries.
As announced earlier this week, Christchurch hosted, Friday, a national remembrance service honoring the 50 people who were killed by an Australian terrorist, March the 15th. The event streamed to a world-wide audience, was attended by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Muslim leaders, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and a survivor of the attack, BBC reports. According to the same source, the service held at the Hagely Park opposite of Al Nour mosque, was attended by
Conducted by the Israeli Foreign Affairs Ministry, a debatable poll suggested that 41% of Moroccans are in favor of ties with Israel. This survey comes as Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to establish relations with Arab countries, including Morocco.
After the United Kingdom’s Foreign and Commonwealth (FCO) updated advice on the threat from terrorism in Morocco, travel experts said that «British travelers should not be put off visiting» the Kingdom, Telegraph reports. Speaking to the same source, Moroccan product manager at Intrepid Travel Steph Millington said that Morocco remains safe «as long as travelers are sensible». «It’s advisable to perhaps dress more conservatively than you would at home
During a work visit to Morocco, King Abdullah II of Jordan and King Mohammed VI stressed the need of protecting Muslim and Christian holy sites in Al Quds. The two sovereigns said that they support the Palestinian question and people.