The FY 2018 appropriations bill passed on Thursday by US Congress requires that funds appropriated under title III of this Act for Morocco shall be made available for assistance in the Moroccan Sahara. Last October, Senators Lindsey Graham (Republican) and Patrick Leahy (Democrat) had introduced a proposal requesting to «consult» the MINURSO first before sending aids to Western Sahara. An initiative that was blessed by Senator James Inhofe. In 2017, the Kingdom managed to ensure
The Spanish Refugees Aid Commission (CEAR) has published its 2017 data, indicating that Spain has accepted 595 asylum applications, almost twice the number of what was accepted in 2016 (355). According to CEAR, Palestinians, Eritreans and Moroccans are the most to seek asylum in the country. From 595 requests, 55 were granted to Moroccans. «The vast majority was related to the sexual orientation of the applicants,» reports the news agency EFE. Betty Lachgar from the Alternative
Minister delegate for relations with parliament and civil society, government spokesperson Mustapha El Khalfi reacted to the note published by Amnesty International, on the 16th of March, concerning the Jerada Events. During a press briefing held on Thursday the minister stated that the report «lacks fairness and does not include real data». Mustapha El Khalfi said that «last week's events in Jerada did not hinder the ongoing implementation of the government's
A man is holding several people hostage in a supermarket in Trèbes, a city in southern France, BBC reports on Friday. The man inside had earlier opened fire on policemen who were jogging and injured one of them in the shoulder. The police rushed to the supermarket where the gunman was hiding. LCI announced that 2 people were killed and 12 are wounded. Officially, the anti-terrorist prosecutor’s office in Paris confirmed that two people were, indeed, killed in this
Le ministre délégué chargé des Relations avec le parlement et la société civile, porte-parole du gouvernement, Mustapha El Khalfi, a réagi à ce qui a été publié par l'organisation Amnesty International au sujet des événements de Jerada. Lors d’un point de presse, jeudi à l’issue du Conseil de gouvernement, il a déclaré que l’article de l’ONG
OCP group announced a strong revenue growth of 14% in the year 2017, standing at MAD 48,503 million, up from MAD 42,471 million in 2016, posting a solid performance across all product segments. Volumes in Rock and Fertilizers increased by 40% and 24%, respectively, compared to 2016, said OCP which has published its earnings. The group maintained its leadership position in Acid, retaining its ranking as the second largest concentrated phosphate supplier in Asia, with stable year-over-year
L'Agence nationale de la conservation foncière, du cadastre et de la cartographie (ANCFCC) a annoncé la mise en ligne de «l'espace cadastre et cartographie», dans le cadre de la dématérialisation de ses services et du programme national et mondial Digital-Gov. Lancé le 2 mars, la mise en ligne de cet espace marque une nouvelle ère d'ouverture de l'ANCFCC envers ses partenaires professionnels. L'espace est doté d'outils et de moyens
Atlas Lions’ defender Achraf Hakimi is to miss the friendly games against Serbia and Uzbekistan because of an injury, reports Goal on Friday. After flying to Turin, Italy, to join the Atlas Lions at their training camp, Achraf Hakimi had to leave for Madrid, suffering from an injury. According to the national team doctor Abderrazak Hifti, the 19-year-old footballer was injured at the first training session and had to go back to Real Madrid for treatment. The Morocco national
FIFA has refused the request submitted by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, allowing Moroccan-Spanish footballer Munir El Haddadi to join the Morocco national team, reports Esto on Thursday, quoting local media outlets. Football’s governing body has sent a letter to the Moroccan federation informing them that El Haddadi won’t be able to play with the Moroccan team during the next World Cup competition in Russia. Playing previously at the Alavés club owned by FC
The topic is still making headlines in Spain. On Tuesday March 22nd, many media platforms were commenting on the "exclusive news" reported by Spanish magazine ¡Hola!, suggesting that King Mohammed VI and Princess Lalla Salma would have allegedly divorced. In addition to the speculations put forward by the Iberian neighbor, several media outlets quoted Spanish news agency EFE's recent reports on the same topic. Libertad Digital claims that a spokesman for the Royal Palace told the agency