On April 27, the Polisario deployed tanks to disperse angry Sahrawis, protesting against restrictions imposed by Algeria. This use of force did not stop Sahrawis from resuming their protest movement in Tindouf.
Uk-based market research company YouGov revealed in a new survey that Australians can be accepting of migrants but tend to have negative feelings towards Islam. Relayed by the Guardian, Friday, the YouGov’s poll found that 51% of Australians had «unfavorable sentiments» towards Islam while 10% of them said that they think positively of the religion. 37% of respondents said that they are «very unfavorable» of Islam, 14% said that they were «fairly
In a regional seminar held by the UN Special Committee on Decolonization, the Polisario sought the opportunity to make mention of «self-determination» and «independence». Meanwhile, Morocco sent elected representatives from the Sahara to attend the UN seminar.
The Polisario Front has launched a fundraising appeal for the construction of a mosque in Amhereez, located east of Morocco’s defense wall, pro-Polisario news outlet Futuro Sahara reported on Sunday. This new project is an attempt to «build facilities in the liberated area», the same source stressed, referring to Amhereez. This announcement comes as the Polisario Front conducted a military exercise in Tifariti, an area located east of the Moroccan Berm. The military
In the United States, and ahead of the holy month, mosques are trying to strengthen their security presence. According to the Washington Post, which visited several prayer rooms in the US, the Muslim community in the country is conducting «preparedness drills» for the month of Ramadan. Mosques in the US are looking into ways of «hiring armed or undercover security officers, training volunteers, installing cameras and adding locks», the same source said. In
Unemployment rate in Morocco has dropped to 10 percent in the end of March, after it was at 10.5 percent last year, Reuters reported, quoting the Kingdom’s planning agency (HCP). Heavy job losses in the farming sector were replaced by «gains» in other fields, the same source said. The agriculture and fisheries sector lost 152,000 jobs during the same period, due to law rainfall. According to HCP, Morocco expects a 23 percent drop in rainfall in 2019, which will affect
Police at the Marrakech-Menara International Airport arrested, Saturday, a 58-year-old French national, facing an international arrest warrant issued by the Swiss authorities. The suspect is sentenced to imprisonment in Switzerland in fraud case, police said Sunday in a statement relayed by MAP press agency. According to the same source, the suspect, who was preparing to fly for Bordeaux in France, is accused of fraud in business in Switzerland. The arrestee was placed in custody and is
Tuesday, May the 7th, is the 1st of Ramadan in Morocco, the Ministry of Religious Endowments and Islamic Affairs announced on Sunday in a communiqué. This announcement was made after moonsighting, performed Sunday in the Kingdom, proved that today is the last day of Sha’ban, the same source said. Several countries around the world will be celebrating the 1st day of the holy month on Monday, including France, Belgium, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq and Qatar.
«The Spanish authorities expelled on Saturday a Sahrawi couple born in Morocco, who sought political asylum in Barcelona», a well-informed source, who requested anonymity, told Yabiladi. The husband, S. A. submitted on, April 22nd, an asylum application that was refused by the Spanish Interior Ministry. On April 29th, he submitted again a request, claiming, this time, that he had been «abused» and jailed «eight times» by the Moroccan
Born and raised in Casablanca, Saad El Guerrab has made his way to the world of music in both Paris and Brussels, where he conducted several musical projects.
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