A Moroccan historian revealed that El Khattabi had allegedly refused to be a king of Morocco replacing Mohammed V. This was a French offer made to the Riffian leader by Allal El Fassi.
On the sidelines of the Extraordinary Arab Summit, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita held talks today in Cairo with his Egyptian counterpart, Badr Abdelatty. According to the official X account of the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates, the meeting took place on Tuesday, March 4, during the summit, which was convened to discuss developments in the Palestinian issue. Bourita and Abdelatty discussed ways to «strengthen bilateral
En marge du Sommet arabe extraordinaire sur la Palestine, le ministre marocain des Affaires étrangères, Nasser Bourita, s'est entretenu aujourd'hui au Caire avec son homologue égyptien, Badr Abdelatty, selon le compte X officiel. Les discussions entre les deux chefs de la diplomatie ont porté sur les moyens de «renforcer les relations bilatérales entre le Maroc et l'Égypte, ainsi que sur les questions clés à l'ordre du jour du
En el marco de la Cumbre Árabe Extraordinaria sobre Palestina, el ministro de Asuntos Exteriores de Marruecos, Nasser Bourita, se reunió hoy en El Cairo con su homólogo egipcio, Badr Abdelatty, según informó la cuenta oficial en X. Las conversaciones entre ambos diplomáticos se centraron en cómo «fortalecer las relaciones bilaterales entre Marruecos y Egipto, así como en los temas clave de la agenda de la cumbre». Ese mismo
For Moroccan traveler Ibn Battuta, Maldivians were converted to Islam by a Berber merchant known as Abu al-Barakat Yusuf al-Barbari. In the Islands the Muslim scholar is regarded as a medieval hero who saved the nation from a sea monster.
The President of Ceuta, Juan Vivas, speaking on Tuesday at a diplomatic forum in Madrid, dismissed concerns that Morocco might launch a new Green March to reclaim the Spanish-controlled enclave. «I have no fear—none at all—that Ceuta faces any risk of a possible Green March», he stated. Vivas warned that spreading such speculation does more harm than good. «Circulating baseless claims like these only has the opposite effect of what we want to achieve», he
The 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), currently underway in Geneva until April 4, featured the presentation of two statements on the Western Sahara issue. Speaking on behalf of a group of around 40 countries, Yemeni Ambassador Saeed Majawar reaffirmed Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara and supported the autonomy plan proposed by the Kingdom in 2007 as a solution to the regional dispute, according to MAP. «Morocco has long engaged in constructive, voluntary, and
The Court of Appeal in Marrakech ruled, Tuesday, to increase the sentence of Said Ait Mehdi, head of the Coordination of Victims of the Al Haouz Earthquake, to one year in prison. The court also convicted three other defendants, who had been acquitted by the Court of First Instance, sentencing them to four months in prison each. One month ago, the Marrakech Court of First Instance had sentenced Said Ait Mehdi to three months in prison, a fine of 500 dirhams, and 10,000 dirhams in
The Spanish National Court has rejected the asylum application of a Moroccan citizen who swam into Ceuta in May 2021, during the migration crisis that saw thousands of people crossing into the city. The court emphasized that there were insufficient grounds to grant him international protection, as Morocco is not in a state of conflict that would justify asylum, and there are no circumstances threatening his personal safety. The applicant arrived in Ceuta on May 17, 2021, and applied for
In 2023, EU countries granted citizenship to 1.1 million people, marking an increase of about 6.1% (+60,200 people) compared to 2022. Moroccans ranked second on the list of those who obtained citizenship in EU countries, according to numbers shared by Eurostat last week. The largest number of new nationalities were granted by Spain (240,200; 22.9% of the EU total), followed by Italy (213,600; 20.3%) and Germany (199,800; 19.0%), said the organization responsible for providing the EU