According to data made public by the Israel’s Administration of Border Crossings, Population and Immigration, a record number of visitors, form Muslim countries that have no diplomatic ties with Israel, traveled to Tel Aviv in 2018.
A far-right political party, known for demanding the deportation of all Muslims, will be running for general elections in Denmark, the Guardian reports. Stram Kurs, known also as Hard Line, was founded in 2007 and is headed by Danish lawyer Rasmus Paludan. Despite the party’s «racist» opinions, it managed to get the required 20,000 signatures from voters to be on the ballot paper in Denmark, scheduled for June the 17th. Rasmus Paludan is also a Youtuber who is followed,
Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Morocco Abdullah Bin Saad Al Ghariri was received, Monday in Rabat, by the Speaker of the House of Representatives Habib El Malki. During this meeting, the diplomat reiterated his country's position on the Western Sahara conflict. «Morocco's territorial integrity is a red line and an immutable principle of its foreign policy», said the House of Representatives in a statement relayed by MAP news agency. Al Ghariri took the opportunity to address
Spanish police announced, Thursday, that it had dismantled an irregular migration network, operating in Morocco, Algeria and Spain, American news agency Associated Press reported. According to the same source, the smuggling ring in question, is based in Bangladesh and it «fraudulently obtained visas to Algeria through that country’s consular services in India for at least 350 people from Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and India». After reaching Algeria, these smuggled
On April 27, the Polisario deployed tanks to disperse angry Sahrawis, protesting against restrictions imposed by Algeria. This use of force did not stop Sahrawis from resuming their protest movement in Tindouf.
Uk-based market research company YouGov revealed in a new survey that Australians can be accepting of migrants but tend to have negative feelings towards Islam. Relayed by the Guardian, Friday, the YouGov’s poll found that 51% of Australians had «unfavorable sentiments» towards Islam while 10% of them said that they think positively of the religion. 37% of respondents said that they are «very unfavorable» of Islam, 14% said that they were «fairly
In a regional seminar held by the UN Special Committee on Decolonization, the Polisario sought the opportunity to make mention of «self-determination» and «independence». Meanwhile, Morocco sent elected representatives from the Sahara to attend the UN seminar.
The Polisario Front has launched a fundraising appeal for the construction of a mosque in Amhereez, located east of Morocco’s defense wall, pro-Polisario news outlet Futuro Sahara reported on Sunday. This new project is an attempt to «build facilities in the liberated area», the same source stressed, referring to Amhereez. This announcement comes as the Polisario Front conducted a military exercise in Tifariti, an area located east of the Moroccan Berm. The military
In the United States, and ahead of the holy month, mosques are trying to strengthen their security presence. According to the Washington Post, which visited several prayer rooms in the US, the Muslim community in the country is conducting «preparedness drills» for the month of Ramadan. Mosques in the US are looking into ways of «hiring armed or undercover security officers, training volunteers, installing cameras and adding locks», the same source said. In
Unemployment rate in Morocco has dropped to 10 percent in the end of March, after it was at 10.5 percent last year, Reuters reported, quoting the Kingdom’s planning agency (HCP). Heavy job losses in the farming sector were replaced by «gains» in other fields, the same source said. The agriculture and fisheries sector lost 152,000 jobs during the same period, due to law rainfall. According to HCP, Morocco expects a 23 percent drop in rainfall in 2019, which will affect