Spain’s right-wing party, People’s Party (PP), urged on Tuesday, 14th of August, Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borell to answer questions on the closure of commercial borders, separating Morocco and Melilla, says Europa Press. Following the footsteps of Melilla’s president Juan José Imborda, PP's MP Carmed Dueñas said that the Kingdom’s decision was a «diplomatic slap in the face for Spain which shows that Sanchez is not respected in
A series inspired by the book «Mocro-maffia», will be broadcast in October the 11th in the Netherlands, reports Dutch online newspaper Totaal TV. Based on the book published in 2014 and written by two Dutch journalists, Wouter Laumans and Marjin Schrijver, the series sheds light on the new generation of Amsterdam’s criminals for several years, one of the authors told the Telegraaf. The series was produced by Thijs Romer and Moroccan-Dutch producer Achmed Akkabi, known for
A 21-year-old woman died on Monday, 13th of August, in the municipality of Durcal (Spain), after being stabbed by her partner, a 39-year-old Moroccan national, reports EFE. Around midnight, the suspect allegedly stabbed his girlfriend multiple times. He then left her body near a hospital before fleeing. The hospital’s staff called the police after they tried to save the young woman, who died forty minutes later. The Guardia Civil arrested the alleged killer minutes after his escape. The
Wafa Assurance, Morocco’s largest insurance company, announced on Wednesday, 15th of August, that its profits are expected to fall by 25 percent in the first half of 2018, compared to the same period last year, reported Reuters Africa. The company believes that the drop is linked to insurance-related losses. According to Wafa Assurance’s estimates «profits would be about 400 million dirhams as its insurance losses hit 240 million dirhams» during the first half of the
The city of Rabat will host the International Conference of African Civil Society (CISCA) on Dec. 18-22, Secretary General of the Parliament of the African Civil Society (PASOCI) Koffi Fiagbedou has announced. In an interview with Malian newspaper «Le Républicain» on Tuesday, Fiagbedou, who is on a mission of observation of the Malian presidential elections, underlined that the CISCA will bring together not only NGOs having the UN ECOSOC status, but also all the African
The queen of pop Madonna is reportedly celebrating her 60th birthday in Morocco, throwing a mega party in Marrakech, several media platforms reported this week. The American singer and songwriter’s birthday party is expected to take place on August the 16th, in the Kasbah Tamadot resort in Marrakech. Madonna did not officially reveal where she is holding her birthday party, but she posted on her Facebook page a picture of herself wearing Berber headpiece jewelry, a Fez and Moroccan
After a crisis that lasted for weeks, in the middle of the holiday season, Morocco's national carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) and the Moroccan Pilots Association (AMPL) have managed to reach a common ground, announced a communiqué sent Tuesday, 14th of August, to Yabiladi. In their joint statement, RAM and AMPL stressed that they have finally concluded an agreement, tackling issues related to the situation and working conditions of the company's pilots. RAM and AMPL indicated that they
On Monday, a Moroccan-plated car bursted into flames in the Puerto Banus resort in Marbella (Spain), after it exploded. While Spanish newspaper ABC said that the incident occurred due to an electrical short-circuit, Dutch online newspaper Boevennieuws reported, citing «reliable sources», that the vehicle in question belongs to «Nadir A.T., better known as «Rat», a member of the Moroccan-Dutch mafia. According to the same source, «four Moroccan
A Moroccan-plated car exploded in the Costa de Sol resort of Puerto Banus in Marbella, reports Spanish newspaper ABC on Monday, 13th of August. The vehicle (Audi Q7), suddenly took fire, bursting into flames. The area was packed with tourists, who panicked when hearing the explosion, added the Daily Mail which published videos and photos of the incident. The driver and three other passengers who are believed to be of Moroccan nationality, managed to escape the blaze unharmed. They were
Days after Blockchain company Soluna announced that it is building a 900-megawatt wind farm in Dakhla, Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW), a network organization working on the natural resource situation in Western Sahara, denounced the project. On Friday, 10th of August, the NGO slammed Soluna’s chief executive John Belizaire who was interviewed on the same by Reuters, stressing that constructing a wind farm in Dakhla «violates the rights of Sahrawi people». Speaking