From his room in the Geneva University Hospitals, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika sent a letter to the Polisario’s leader Brahim Ghali on the 43rd anniversary of the creation of (SADR). In his letter, the president «reiterated the ‘unwavering support’ of Algeria to the Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination through ‘a free and transparent’ referendum». The President took the opportunity to implicitly reply to Morocco’s
The Kingdom’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia Mustapha Mansouri is preparing for the arrival of Moroccan pilgrims for the 2019 Hajj season. The diplomat met Muhammad Saleh bin Taher Benten, the Minister of Hajj, in Jeddah, report local media. Discussions between the two officials focused on «the measures that should be taken this year to facilitate the ritual for Moroccans», the same source said. For the record, the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs had to
According to the national police (DGSN) the young Italian student who was stabbed by three men in Rabat after a night out with her friends, was not a victim of rape and attempted kidnapping, says MAP news agency. «DGSN affirmed that the only complaint received by the Rabat police is related to a violent robbery attempt filed by an Italian student, during her internship in Morocco, against three individuals who were boarding a vehicle and attempted to rob her at 2:30 a.m. in the Al
An interactive map will be officially launched Monday, March 4th, on the International HPV Awareness Day, to visualize the increasing mortality rate related to cervical cancer in the MENA region, said Global Health Strategies in a communiqué sent Wednesday to Yabiladi. Data compiled by the International Agency for Research on Cancer show that by 2018, more than 7,600 women in the MENA region have died because of cervical cancer caused by HPV. Projections show that without strengthening
The Polisario Front accuses Morocco of having tried to prevent the supporters of Brahim Ghali from attending an African Union meeting. According to pro-Polisario news outlets, the meeting in question is the AU International Conference on Food Security, which was held on the 12th and 13th of February in Addis Ababa and co-chaired by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). «Morocco has again failed to prohibit the Saharawi
In June, 1953, Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation took place in London. Pasha Thami El Glaoui was one of the figures who attended the ceremony, during which he was humiliated and turned away.
A 23-year-old Italian woman was recently attacked in Rabat as she was returning home after a night out with her friends, reports Italian newspapers Il Corriere Della Sera. The young woman, who had just celebrated her birthday with her family, was stabbed by three men. When she got out of the taxi, at around 1 am, a few meters away from her front door, she was stopped by three men who tried take off her pants. Trying to defend herself, she managed to escape before one of the three men stabbed
Minors detained because of the Hirak movement in Al Hoceima and arrested in July, 2018, were acquitted, Tuesday, by Al Hoceima Appeal Court. The information was confirmed to Yabiladi, Wednesday, by Hirak lawyer Yassin El Fassi. «The Appeal court has acquitted Mohammed Ennahas», he said, citing the verdict released by the court. The minors in question, who have been detained at the Nador Juvenile Center, were arrested in July, 2018, after taking part in protests in Al Hoceima. They
A teacher at the Hoofdvaart middle school (Netherlands), was suspended after having, according to his students, insulted Prophet Mohammed on Tuesday, reports Dutch daily Volkskrant. The school explained that the teacher had, reportedly, «spoken to these students about Islam and Prophet Mohammed». He allegedly «acknowledged that he told a student that Prophet Mohammed was married to an eight-year-old girl». He added that «in the Netherlands, an adult man who
Mauritanian President’s emissary Mohamed Ould Maham visited Rabat, Tuesday, handing Prince Moulay Rachid a message of Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz to King Mohammed VI. Last week, the official toured Algiers and Tunis, carrying letters from the President to Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Beji Caid Essebssi.