Earlier this week, media reports suggested that an Iranian parliamentary delegation was prevented from attending the 14th session of the Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Member States. A source within the parliament denied these reports, stressing that Iran chose not to participate to the meeting.
Tangier’s Plaza de Toros, a Spanish plaza that has been abandoned for several years, might be turned into a shopping center or theater, reports Spanish news agency EFE. Last month, the city council in Tangier announced that it has chosen a model for the restoration of the historical arena, commonly known as Plaza de Toros. The city had to choose between a scheme presented by Spanish architects Francisco Javier Andres Esteve and Alejandro Plaza Marcos and a second one submitted by
The Block Museum of Art, located on the campus of Northwestern University (Illinois), has invited six archaeologists from Mali, Morocco, the United Kingdom and the United States to attend a week-long assembly on medieval Africa, reports the American University’s news outlet. The gathering will be held from the 22nd to the 26th of April. It is expected to bring together a group of international researchers who would share their discoveries on medieval Africa with the public. This
The ex-wife of a Moroccan diplomat was arrested, Wednesday, in the US for her alleged involvement in a conspiracy to commit a visa fraud. The woman in question is accused, alongside her brother, of hiring Filipino domestic workers as personal helpers, based on materially false documents.
As Morocco is expecting the UN Security Council to adopt a new resolution on Western Sahara, the US Department of State released its 2018 report on human rights. Commenting on the human rights situation in the province, the US department kept a moderate tone.
On Wednesday evening, the United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo presented the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2018, compiled by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. In the section dedicated to the human rights situation in Morocco, the US Department of State hailed the progress made by the Kingdom without neglecting failures. The document made sure to feature condemnatory voices and those of the government without commenting on the two stands. This was
Chosen to take part in an Arctic adventure, Moroccan backpacker Farouk Nafiaa has been denied visa by Sweden for being «single and too young». He would have been the first Moroccan and African national to participate in the Swedish adventure.
Since Monday, student organization Attajdid Attolabi chaired a series of conferences at the faculty of Islamic law in Fes, despite the refusal of the Dean. After Abdellah Nhari and Jamila Ziyane, students at the university attended a conference of Salafist scholar Adil Reffouch.
State-owned petroleum company Qatar Petroleum announced, Wednesday, that it has reached an agreement with Italian multinational oil and gas company Eni to purchase 30 percent participating interested in the Tarfaya Shallow Exploration Permit, located offshore the cities of Sidi Ifni, Tan Tan and Tarfaya, reports Reuters. According to the same source, Eni will have a 45 percent participating interest, while Qatar Petroleum will be left with 30 percent. The remaining 25 percent will
The Arab Development Council for Women and Business announced, Tuesday, that it has stripped Moroccan poet Bouchrail Echchaoui of honor, after realizing that she visited Israel.