The Association of Moroccans in South Africa has called for improved access to consular services for nationals living in the country. Highlighting administrative challenges—especially in Cape Town—in renewing or obtaining important documents, the NGO’s president urges renewed efforts as the summer season approaches.
The Muslim Council of Belgium (CMB) has formally requested permanent recognition from the federal Minister of Justice, Annelies Verlinden (CD&V), following a two-year temporary approval set to expire next June. The council was established in 2023 after former Minister of Justice Vincent Van Quickenborne (Open Vld) ended the recognition of the Executive of Muslims of Belgium (EMB) via royal decree on September 29, 2022. According to the press agency Belga, a letter from CMB president Esma
Moroccan international Ismael Saibari, who recently won the Eredivisie title with PSV Eindhoven, has overcome childhood health issues and early career setbacks to become one of Dutch football’s standout players. He now dreams of scoring the winning goal for Morocco in a World Cup final.
An international diplomatic delegation, including Morocco's ambassador to Palestine, Abderrahim Meziane, came under fire from Israeli forces upon their arrival at an entrance to the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank. Footage captured the moment the Moroccan ambassador was giving a televised statement when suddenly, he and other delegation members were caught off guard by gunfire emanating from Israeli occupation forces positioned on nearby rooftops. The Palestinian Ministry of
Three Moroccan students were expelled from Belarus following an April street fight that «caused a public outcry, was surrounded by rumors, and could incite ethnic hatred», the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus has announced. According to local media on Monday, the students were detained, charged with disturbing public order, and placed in a temporary detention facility before their expulsions were publicly carried out at their universities and local police stations. A video
A delegation from the Polisario is currently participating in Brussels in the preparatory meetings for the European Union–African Union ministerial conference, the Front’s press agency reported with satisfaction. Anticipating this participation, Nabila Massrali, spokesperson for the European Union’s Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, reaffirmed last week that «neither the EU nor any of its member states recognize the ‘Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic'». She
UAE-based Falcon Energy Materials plc, a supplier of battery anode materials, has partnered with Fluoralpha S.A., a subsidiary of InnovX, to develop two key facilities for the production of coated spherical purified graphite (CSPG) at Jorf Lasfar. The collaboration was announced in a press release by Falcon Energy Materials on Tuesday. Fluoralpha, which specializes in the production of anhydrous hydrofluoric acid (AHF) from phosphate-derived fluorine, joins Falcon’s strategic consortium
Swedish bearing and seal manufacturing company SKF has opened a new factory in Tangier, dedicated to manufacturing components for magnetic bearings and high-speed electric motors. The facility, which will initially employ around 60 people, is part of SKF’s strategy to meet increasing global demand for frictionless, energy-efficient solutions while reinforcing its leadership in this field, reads a press release by the company on Tuesday. The Tangier factory will produce modular and
Mauritania's Foreign Minister, Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug, met with Staffan de Mistura, the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, on Tuesday, May 20, at the Mauritanian Embassy in Brussels, according to a media source in Nouakchott. «The United Nations is counting on Mauritania. The international community expects more than just an observer role from it», the source noted. In a report presented on April 14 during a closed session of the UN Security
Moulay Ismaïl est célèbre pour avoir engendré plus de 1 000 enfants, mais une prétention moins connue suggère que le sultan marinide Abu Hasan pourrait l'avoir dépassé avec plus de 1 862 descendants, selon un historien du XVe siècle.