Three Sahrawis have been sitting-in in front of the MINURSO’s headquarters in Mijek since Wednesday to protest against the Polisario and Algeria. Their action is embarrassing to the Front, according to Mustapha Salma Ould Sidi Mouloud.
Iraq’s embassy in Morocco was handed a verbal note by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation after an Iraqi festival screened a documentary on Western Sahara.
In 1932, more than five hundred Legionnaires were heading to Oujda to finalize the pacification of Morocco. The train that was carrying them crashed and 60 of them died before making it to the battlefield in the Kingdom.
Morocco’s ambassador to Ethiopia withdrew from a reception held by the Egyptian embassy in Addis Ababa because of the Polisario. A few days after, the Egyptian ambassador in the Kingdom and the Polisario brought their version of the story.
According to the recent report of the World Economic Forum on Global Competitiveness, Morocco is 1st in North Africa and 4th in the continent.
An in-depth investigation was opened on Tuesday to determine the circumstances surrounding the train crash that killed 7 people near Bouknadel. According to a source within ONCF, the tragedy might have been caused by the lack of maintenance of rolling stock.
The disappearance and alleged death of Ilham B., a Moroccan woman who lived in the Netherlands, is giving the Dutch authorities a hard time. The main suspect has been living in Morocco since 2012.
Hired by the Moroccan American Center for Policy as a lobbyist for Rabat, Lincoln Diaz-Balart’s activities have been linked to those of his brother. The latter is a congressman who is member of the Congressional Morocco Caucus.
Seven people died, Tuesday, in a train accident that took place near Boulknadel. 86 others were injured in the same incident.
Constructed by a group of British expatriates in the 40s, the Boubana pet cemetery is currently falling through the cracks. The facility has been home for years to cats, dogs and working animals.