South Africa wants the UN Security Council to condemn Morocco’s «impediment» to MINURSO’s access to local actors and its ceasefire “violations”. This pressure is believed to be behind postponing the vote on the new resolution on the Sahara.
One person was killed and three others were injured in Sand Diego (United States), Saturday morning, after a man opened fire on a Chabad synagogue, AFP reports. The terror attack took place shortly after 11:20 am, as hundreds of worshippers were gathered to celebrate the last day of Passover, a biblically derived Jewish holiday. The suspect is a 19-year-old student at the California State University San Marcos. «This individual was with an AR-type assault weapon and opened fire on the
English actor Idris Elba and former American model Sabrina Dhowre have chosen the city of Marrakech to celebrate their wedding, Friday, Vogue magazine reported. The festivities will last for three days, wrote the magazine, adding that the two stars’ families and friends attended a «colors of the souk» themed dinner. A second party will be held, Saturday, at the Mandarin Oriental hotel. Idris Elba marries Sabrina Dhowre in beautiful Moroccan wedding ?
Passionate about combat sports, French-Moroccan boxer Mustapha Chichaoui is planning to settle down in Morocco to set up a training camp in his parent’s hometown to prepare Moroccan champions for tomorrow.
Moroccan authorities have handed over a Russian national, who is suspected of being a terrorist, to the Russian authorities, press agency TASS reported, quoting the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation. The Russian prosecutor’s office has announced the extradition of the Russian national, who joined ISIS in 2016. The suspect «spread extremist ideology in the Republic of Dagestan (a Russian republic)» where he used to live, the same source revealed. The man in
Spain has managed to stop an overwhelming surge in illegal immigration after joining efforts with Morocco, Associated Press (AP) reported on Friday. Quoting an internal European Union report, the American press agency reveals that sea arrivals dropped in February, indicating that the country’s «intensified efforts to stop the migrants before they're able to reach European waters are paying off». «In the last four months, the increased cooperation between Spanish and
The UK government issued, Thursday, guidance, explaining changes for UK to Morocco after no-deal Brexit. «The UK is seeking to agree arrangements with Morocco to ensure trade continues with minimal disruption after the UK leaves the EU», UK government wrote on its website. «If the UK does not agree arrangements with Morocco and the UK leaves the EU without a deal, existing trade agreements would no longer apply. This would mean the UK would not have
Will Algeria’s Hirak movement have a negative impact on the Polisario ? To M’Hamed Khaddad, the Front’s coordinator with MINURSO, protests in the country wouldn’t affect the separatist movement. The Polisario, however, decreased its activities in Europe and in the US in 2019 compared to the previous years.
Two British Conservative candidates were suspended for sharing Islamophobic posts on Facebook, The Guardian reports. These messages posted on the social media platform refer to Muslims as «bin bag wearing individuals» and called for the banning of Quran, they described as «evil book». A Conservative local election candidate wrote that people in the UK must «boycott» Muslim-owned shops and liked a comment that «labelled the religion’s
In a 54-minute long documentary, BBC Arabic tried to answer questions related to hashish production and smuggling in Morocco. The channel revealed the vulnerability of Moroccan hashish growers and its flourishing market in the West.