Despite the decision of the International Olympic Committee on religious and cultural attire, France is preventing its Muslim athletes from competing at the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris with their hijabs on.
The death toll of Moroccan pilgrims in Hajj has reached 17 so far, an authorized source told Medias24 on Wednesday. The deaths are linked to chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart problems, the same source added. The source assured that the number of Moroccan deaths is less than the average number typically ranging from 30 to 45. 15% of the 34,000 Moroccan pilgrims participating in Hajj this year are senior citizens, aged more than 82 years old. This update comes as more than 900
The Moroccan Minister of Justice, Abdellatif Ouahbi, reaffirmed on Tuesday evening on the state-owned Al Aoula channel that it is illegal for hotels to request a marriage certificate from couples when checking in. «Reception staff in tourist establishments do not have the authority to question clients about their marital status. It is a violation of the private lives of Moroccans», Ouahbi emphasized, adding that only police are competent to ask such questions. «I am not
The Sanchez government is working diligently to convince King Mohammed VI to attend a ceremony in Madrid, scheduled for the coming months, where FIFA will officially attribute the organization of the 2030 World Cup to Morocco, Portugal, and Spain. «The invitation has already been sent to Rabat by the government, following efforts by the General Directorate of Protocol, Chancellery, and Foreign Orders, under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This body is technically preparing the project
Algeria's ambassador to Argentina, Lotfi Sebouai, supervised, on Tuesday, June 18, in Buenos Aires, the creation of a support network for the Polisario, composed of journalists and communicators. In a speech, the diplomat, who was accompanied by the first secretary of the chancery, described the meeting as «more important than the United Nations meetings, because we are gathered here for justice and for the freedom of peoples». He welcomed the launch of this new support
On Wednesday, June 19, Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as the new President of South Africa. In his address to parliament, he dismissed the country's traditional support for Polisario positions and the right to self-determination. Ramaphosa announced that the new foreign policy of the «government of national unity», formed through a coalition of five parties, will be «based on human rights, solidarity, and peace». For the record, Ramaphosa's party, the African
Real Madrid will not allow Moroccan international Brahim Diaz to participate in the Olympic Games in Paris this summer with the Moroccan Olympic team. The Moroccan team wanted him as one of their three overage players allowed in the Olympics, «but Real Madrid informed him that the club's decision is not to allow him to go to Paris 2024», according to the Spanish newspaper AS. With a packed summer schedule including the European Championship and Copa America, Real Madrid has 18
Three human rights groups have published a new investigation, blaming Moroccan and Spanish authorities and European migration policies for the death of more than 23 migrants on June 24, 2022, at the fence of the city of Melilla.
The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA), an international organization that promotes adaptation to climate change impacts, announced Wednesday its involvement in an African Development Bank (AfDB) led project, PADIDZOF, aimed at improving Morocco's forest areas' climate resilience and creating jobs for youth and women. In a press release, GCA stated that PADIDZOF, with a total investment of €171 million, aims to restore 133,000 hectares of vegetation cover in Morocco by 2030. This project
A Granada court on Tuesday began the trial of two men accused of forcing the captain of a fishing boat in Morocco to take them under threat to Motril in Granada in order to enter Spain irregularly. The two defendants, who have been in pre-trial detention since their arrest by the Civil Guard's Maritime Service, are facing a five-year prison sentence requested by the Granada prosecutor's office for illegal detention and causing minor injuries to the captain. The incident dates back to May
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