Moroccans are paying tribute on social media to the two Scandinavian mountaineers who were found dead near Imlil with cuts to their necks. A sit-in will be held Saturday in Rabat near the Norwegian and Danish embassies to denounce the awful acts.
Days before their bodies were found dead near Imlil, the two Scandinavian mountaineers arrived in Morocco to climb the Toubkal Mount. Before joining the village bordering Morocco’s highest peak, the two women stayed in Marrakech preparing for their unfortunate adventure.
Morocco is ranked 137th by the recently issued World Economic Forum report, the Global Gender Gap. Although the kingdom managed to better its positioning and score compared to last year, it remains one of the least performing countries in North Africa.
For Mauritania’s ambassador to Algeria, the two countries have a similar position on the Western Sahara conflict. This comes as Nouakchott announced on several occasions that it adopts a neutral position when it comes to the territorial dispute.
The Congressional Black Caucus is interested in the supporters of the Polisario Front in the United States. In an article, American columnist Bill Fletcher Jr. urged the caucus made up of African American congressmen to bring forward the Western Sahara issue.
A New Zealand organization organized a series of activities to campaign in favor of the Polisario and protest against the arrival of a phosphate cargo coming from Morocco. Despite its efforts, the organization failed to attract the attention of activists in the country.
Made public in December, a new study suggests that there is a new therapeutic target for Silicosis, an incurable disease. The latter affects a huge number of Moroccan workers, especially those who worked for Charbonnage du Maroc, a fromer coal mining company in Jerada.
Morocco has given the green light to Argentina to start importing frozen bovine semen to the Kingdom. The decision was taken last week after the signing of an agreement between Argentina’s Ministry of Agroindustry and ONSSA.
Yassine Arakia is an electrician, a high school teacher and a politician who has been living in Norway for 30 years. Settled down in Oslo, the Casablanca-native believes that getting involved in the political field can help solve the problems of the Moroccan diaspora in Europe.
A 76-year-old Moroccan woman died on Friday, December the 7th, after drowning in an underground tunnel full of water. Her body was found 24 hours later. Speaking to Yabiladi, her family urged the authorities to open an investigation.