Special to WorldTribune.com A petition recently launched in Morocco calls on Google to correct its map of the kingdom by removing the so-called “Polisario Front.” The current Google map shows Morocco divided by a line that separates the kingdom from the Sahara. Moroccans say the southern part of the country, named Western Sahara on the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Morocco is expected to conclude negotiations to obtain the country’s first submarine from Russia during King Mohammed VI’s upcoming visit to Moscow. According to reports, Morocco and Russia are close to reaching a deal on the price tag of the Russian-made Amur 1650 submarine. Negotiations have been postponed several times since the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Morocco has condemned an Iranian report that accused the North African kingdom of engaging in an “Israeli agenda.” Mustapha El Khalfi, a Moroccan government spokesman, said “Rabat strongly rejects any abuse directed at the kingdom, regardless of its source,” adding that “regardless of the intentions and pretexts for the abuses directed at […]
Special to WorldTribune.com World soccer body FIFA was dragged deeper into controversy on June 7 when a report claimed Morocco won the vote to host the 2010 World Cup but was denied the tournament when “deliberately miscounted” votes awarded it to South Africa. A report in South Africa’s Sunday Times revealed secret video that showed […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Morocco on June 3 announced the arrests of nine alleged Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) recruiters who were said to be operating in cities throughout the country. “According to accurate data, the terrorist cell members made secret contacts with leaders of ISIL to coordinate operations of sending Moroccan volunteer fighters […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Moroccan Islamist leaders and media outlets were outraged by a “suggestive” performance by “scantily” dressed pop star Jennifer Lopez at the Mawazine music festival on May 30. Mustapha Khalfi, a member of the Islamist Justice and Development Party (JDP), took to social media to voice his displeasure and strongly denounce the performance, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com As the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant, Al Qaida and other jihadist groups with combat experience filter back into north African, the second phase of the U.S. military’s largest annual joint exercise in Africa got underway this week. Some 3,000 U.S. and allied troops are participating in African Lion in Agadir, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Moroccan King Mohammed has decided to loosen the nation’s strict abortion laws. Mohammed’s decision will allow abortion in cases of rape, incest, danger to the mother’s health and fetal deformities. With the exception of Tunisia, where abortion is legal, the procedure is highly restricted in North Africa. The decision came after the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Houthi rebels claim tribesman shot down a Moroccan F-16 fighter that was part of a Saudi-led airstrike over Yemen on May 11. The F-16 reportedly went down during a strike on Houthi-controlled positions in Sanaa and was seen as threatening a humanitarian truce called between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthis. The […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Moroccan police have arrested a French woman of Moroccan origin and her male companion in the southern city of Safi for suspected links to Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. The statement on April 16 said the woman had recently left France and that both were planning terrorist attacks. Officials said some […]