news_byLatifa Babas

Morocco plans to invite bids for a $4.5 billion liquified natural gas project

Morocco is planning to invite bids for a $4.5 billion liquified natural gas (LNG) project in Jorf Lasfar. This step comes as the US Trade and Development Agency awarded a grant to Morocco’s Ministry of Energy to evaluate building an LNG import terminal and regasification facility.

Policemen protest against the poor working conditions in the Tindouf camps

After members of the Gendarmerie voiced their anger in the Polisario, policemen protested against the poor working conditions in the Tindouf camps.

Diaspo #59 : Dina Bousselham, «the right hand» of Pablo Iglesias at the Podemos

Dina Bousselham is a young Moroccan woman who has made herself a name in the Spanish political scene.

The US Trade and Development agency backs LNG infrastructure in Morocco

The United States of America is backing Morocco's gas projects. Washington is willing to assist the Kingdom's plans to export liquified natural gas to Europe.

Saadeddine El Othmani denies having held talks with the Kosovan Foreign Minister

Prime Minister Saadeddine El Othmani has denied having held talks with the Kosovan Foreign Minister in New York, while the latter announced it on Twitter.

Cyril Ramaphosa defends the Polisario Front in New York

With the exception of the China-Africa Summit, the South African president has been calling on all international forums to advocate for the Polisario Front. In New York, he had the opportunity to demonstrate on two occasions his support for the separatist movement.

Volkswagen in Morocco : No decision has been taken yet according to the German automaker

On Thursday, online newspaper Maghreb Confidential reported that automaker company Volkswagen is to build a plant in Morocco. On Monday, the German firm gives more details to Yabiladi.

Diaspo #58 : From Tangier to Abu Dhabi, the journey of journalist Imane Jebbour

Being a lawyer was her childhood dream, but she ended up being a journalist. Imane Jebbour is currently living in Abu Dhabi, where she produces and presents the news for Sky News Arabia.

Morocco extradites an American priest accused of pedophilia

The Moroccan authorities have just extradited an American priest who has been staying in the Kingdom for more than 25 years. The man is facing at least a ten-year-long to life inprisonment sentence.

Algeria's Islamist party calls for the reopening of Moroccan-Algerian borders

The president of the Movement for the Society of Peace (MSP) the biggest Islamist party in Algeria, Abderrazak Makri, said on Wednesday that the Western Sahara issue should not affect relations between Algeria and Morocco, considering the closure of borders separating the two neighboring countries as a huge «mistake that should be corrected».