Moroccan authorities have prevented a Spanish lawyer from entering the city of Laayoune. Cristina Martinez was expected to attend, Thursday, the trial of eight Sahrawis as an observer. According to Spanish press agency EFE, Martinez was denied entry to Laayoune after she arrived in city's airport from Casablanca. She told the same source that it was the first time that she experiences a similar situation, stressing that the decision was «shameful». On Thursday, the Laayoune
Spain’s Civil Guard and the Underwater Activities Task Force foiled, Tuesday, an irregular migration attempt, during which two water scooters were used. The Spanish authorities arrested two Moroccan nationals who wanted to enter Ceuta, using jet skis, with two Algerians and who planned to return to Morocco. According to local Spanish newspaper La Verdad de Ceuta and Ceutaldia, the two Moroccans dropped the two migrants near the Potabilizadora beach. The two men were later stopped in the
Tackling violent extremism in the United Kingdom shouldn’t rely on security measures only, the country’s counter-terror chief told the Guardian Tuesday. To Neil Basu, sociologists and criminologists must get engaged in the fight against terrorism in the UK and work on ways of «improving community cohesion, social mobility and education». Extremism in the European country is linked to several social issues, according to Basu. He stressed that «up to 80% of those
Rabbi David Ben Yamin is buried in Beni Mellal with his wife, a female saint called Lalla Kherwi’a. In the small city, he is known for his many miracles and he is venerated by both Jews and Muslims.
Days after the niqab ban came into force in the Netherlands, Dutch council staff got everything mixed up. Dutch organization Meld Islamofobie reported, Sunday, that a woman wearing niqab, who was with her cousin and her children, was banned from entering a playground in Nijmegen, a Dutch province of Gelderland. The woman was told to «take off [her] niqab or leave the park» by the guards. Her cousin then immediately called the police, who said that the guardian's words
A source close to the families of Sahrawi activists jailed in Tindouf said, Monday, that two of them were transferred to the hospital, due to their deteriorating health condition. According to Futuro Sahara, Mahmoud Zeidan and Moulay Abba Bouzeid were reportedly rushed to the hospital. At the hospital, the medical team tried to make them stop their hunger strike but they refused and were «sent back to Dhaibiya prison, without getting medical treatment», the same source said. The
In Algeria, «sovereign authorities» are studying alongside academics and specialists the possibility of reopening the land border separating Morocco from their country. But a concrete decision related to the issue would be delayed by presidential election.
BBC presenter and documentary filmmaker Stacey Dooley has been under fire after calling a Muslim gesture an «ISIS salute». British public service broadcaster apologized for the scene that was part of a documentary broadcast, Monday, the Independent reports. The documentary entitled «Meet the IS Brides» shows Dooley visiting camps in northern Syria and meeting with women who joined ISIS. But while visiting one of these camps, Dooley commented on a woman who was raising
The Peruvian capital is hosting, Tuesday, the international conference for Democracy in Venezuela. The meeting is organized by the Lima group, a multilateral body of 14 countries created in August 2017 to establish a peaceful exit to the Crisis in Venezuela. 59 countries will be participating to the meeting in Lima. Others have rejected the invitation sent to them in June, including Russia, China and Turkey. The Lima group has initially invited 100 countries to the conference. Morocco is one
Morocco’s national carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has signed a free-sale codeshare with the Royal Jordanian Airlines (JR), the company said in a communiqué on Monday. The agreement will allow RAM to put Royal Jordanian’s carrier code on its flights linking Casablanca’s Mohammed V International Airport to Amman’s Queen Alia International Airport. The new agreement aims at «enhancing cooperation between the two flag carriers and improve passenger traffic