The next African Union summit is to take place from the 25th of June to the 2nd of July in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Preparations for the continental event are underway as an AU delegation arrived in Nouakchott to assess the hosting of the summit. The 31st AU summit is of great importance for Morocco. Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat is to present a «detailed report», as he promised in January, on resolution 653 adopted during the AU 29th
The Mauritanian Foreign Minister Isselkou Ould Ahmed Izid Bih received, Monday 21st of May, Morocco’s ambassador to Nouakchott Hamid Chabar, reports MAP news agency. The meeting «was an opportunity to review the long-lasting diplomatic relations between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and discuss ways to strengthen cooperation between the two nations», wrote the same source. Diplomatic relations between the two neighboring countries have been
L'Unitaid, un fonds voué à l'extension de l'accès aux médicaments, souhaite accompagner le Maroc dans la mise en œuvre de son plan stratégique pour l'élimination de l'hépatite virale C (HVC), a affirmé lundi son directeur exécutif Lelio Marmora. Le directeur a fait cette déclaration au cours d'une entrevue à Genève avec le ministre de la Santé, Anass Doukkali, qui prend part à la 71e
L'AS Salé a remporté la Coupe du Trône hommes pour la 11è fois de sa carrière, la 5è consécutive, après avoir écrasé le Moghreb de Fès (87-59), dans la nuit de lundi à mardi à la salle couverte Ziaten de Tanger. Les Slawis s'étaient qualifiés pour la finale, en battant le WAC (79-64), alors que le MAS avait pris le dessus sur l'Ittihad de Tanger (75-63). Il s'agit du 11è titre de l'AS
A Moroccan national has told Iraq’s Central Criminal Court that he acted as a recruiter for the terrorist organization ISIS, Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council told Asharq Al-Awsat. The Moroccan suspect revealed that he used to communicate with foreigners, and recruit them through Skype as he was fluent in English, French, Spanish and Arabic, Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council spokesperson Abdulsatar Bayrakdar confirmed. «The suspect occupied several major positions in ISIS, including
Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders said the decision of removing the judges in his appeal against the «fewer Moroccans» conviction is «tremendous», reports the Irish Times. The lawyers in Wilders’ case argued that they «had failed to behave impartially towards him», says the same source. Geert Wilders’ appeal started last Thursday in the Netherlqnds. He told media ahead of the hearing that the ruling «does not interest [me] in
Le nouveau procureur général du roi près la Cour d’appel de Casablanca, Najim Bensami, a été installé, lundi, dans ses fonctions, au cours d’une cérémonie tenue à la grande salle d’audience de cette juridiction. S’exprimant à cette occasion, M. Bensami s’est dit fier de la confiance placée en lui par le roi Mohammed VI, réaffirmant sa détermination à
A lawsuit lodged by Telecommunication Company Inwi against its competitor Maroc Telecom was rescheduled, Monday 21st of May, for June the 2nd, says Reuters quoting Inwi's lawyer Abdellatif Ouahbi. «The case was postponed to enable the lawyers to prepare their defense», Ouahbi told the same source. Inwi is seeking 5.7 billion dirhams for «alleged unfair competition», said the lawyer, indicating that the amount is close to the net income registered by Maroc Telecom in
According to a report presented Monday in Madrid and conducted by NGO Save the Children, 6,414 unaccompanied minor migrants arrived in Spain in 2017, a number that increased by 60% compared to the previous years, says Eco Diario. According to the same source, during the same year, 2,417 newcomers with an immigrant background were registered, 2,147 of them arrived using boats. In the previous years, the total number of unaccompanied minor migrants did not exceed 4,000 registered
Milk and Dates is a sketch that aims to mirror the lifestyle of the Moroccan community living in the Netherlands, reports NRC. The sketch is starred by actresses of Moroccan descent such as Fadua El Akchaoui, Kyra Bououargane, Soumaya Ahouaoui and Khadija El Kharraz Alami. Furthermore, the sketch is written by the former Moroccan-Dutch parliamentarian Tofik Dibi. The latter discusses in his sketch several minor themes such as Moroccan customs, marriage, the difference between Arab Moroccans