Nearly 500 Moroccans have been ordered to leave the United States, according to data from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). As of November 24, 2024, a total of 495 Moroccans are among the 1,445,549 noncitizens on ICE's non-detained docket with final orders of removal, as revealed in a response by ICE to a question from Fox News. This information comes to light as the newly inaugurated Trump administration has initiated an immigration enforcement campaign, which led to the
A new study published in Nature highlights how rural-urban interactions and improved city connections are transforming oasis agriculture in Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains. The ancient oasis agroecosystems are declining due to reduced irrigation, labor shortages, and economic shifts toward urban remittances and tourism, posing a threat to biodiversity and cultural heritage.
Storm Herminia has wreaked havoc in the Strait of Gibraltar, leading to the cancellation of most ferry services between Tarifa and Tangier on Monday. The adverse weather conditions have also impacted operations at the Port of Algeciras, resulting in delays and further cancellations. According to local media reports, the Port of Tarifa saw the cancellation of three scheduled sailings by Africa Morocco Link at 10:00, 14:00, and 20:00. Meanwhile, two FRS Iberia S.L. sailings, initially set for
17% of the Holocaust survivors who currently live in Israel were born in Morocco, according to recent data shared on Sunday by Israel ahead of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, which marks the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation. Holocaust Survivors' Rights Authority, an organization affiliated with the Israeli Prime Minister's Office, reported that over 123,700 Holocaust survivors currently reside in Israel. According to the report, 17% of these
The Algerian Football Federation (FAF) did not send any board members to the Afcon 2025 draw ceremony held in Rabat on Monday, January 27. Instead, the FAF assigned the task of representing Algeria to the Fennecs coach, Vladimir Petković. Petković, a Bosnian national, was reportedly involved in «crucial discussions concerning the essential logistical aspects linked to the competition», according to an Algerian media source. Typically, the responsibility for organizing Afcon
By the close of 2025, Morocco is set to embark on the production of liquefied natural gas, as revealed by Graham Lyon, CEO of British firm Sound Energy, during an interview with Saudi broadcaster Asharq. The company is nearing the completion of a gas liquefaction plant, which will process gas extracted from the Tendrara field concession in eastern Morocco. Production trials are slated to commence next summer, with an anticipated output of approximately 10 million cubic feet per day
Panama's newly appointed ambassador to Morocco, Isbeth L. Queuil Murcia, presented the symbolic copies of her credentials to Morocco's Foreign Minister, Nasser Bourita, in Rabat on Monday, according to reports from Moroccan diplomatic sources. The appointment of Queuil Murcia comes on the heels of Panama's decision to suspend relations with the «Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic» (SADR), a move announced on November 21. Prior to her new role, Ambassador Queuil Murcia served as the
The trial of a Seville tour guide accused of sexually assaulting an American tourist and two others during trips to Morocco and Portugal, is scheduled to commence on Monday. The prosecutor at the Spanish National Court is seeking a nine-year prison sentence for the accused. Manuel Gerardo P.F., who serves as the president of Discover Excursion, faces allegations of assaulting his victims while leading a tour booked by one of them in the fall of 2013, according to reports from Spanish news
The Polisario Front has once again condemned France's support for Morocco's sovereignty over the Sahara, a stance formalized in a letter from President Emmanuel Macron to King Mohammed VI on July 30, 2024. In a statement, the Polisario's Permanent Bureau of the General Secretariat «criticized France's position as biased and contrary to international legitimacy, accusing it of backing Moroccan expansionist and colonization policies». The statement expressed strong disapproval
A new study suggests that the earliest dinosaurs originated in the supercontinent Gondwana, which comprised southern Morocco. These findings challenge previous assumptions, pointing to gaps in the fossil record and potentially rewriting the history of dinosaur evolution.
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