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HRC60: Key issues on agenda of the September 2025 session
International Service for Human Rights
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September 3, 2025
The UN Human Rights Council will hold its 60th regular session at Palais des Nations in Geneva from 8 September to 8 October 2025. Stay up-to-date: Follow @ISHRglobal and #HRC60 on X and @ishr.ch on BlueSky, and look out for our Human Rights...
11 of the most beautiful places to visit in Morocco
Lonely Planet
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Few visitors will travel the entire length, breadth, and depth of Morocco; those who do will be awestruck by the beauty and diversity of its architecture, cultures, and landscapes. From the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea, from modern...
The refugees and the security of Europe
Strategic Culture
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September 3, 2025
As if the expansionist urges of the Russian barbarians weren’t enough, we still have to face the terrible threat of the starving North Africans, envious of the brilliance of our lives and determined to sully the purity of our Portuguese blood....
Moroccan occupying forces expel two international human rights activists from occupied city of El Aaiun
Sahara Press Service
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Occupied El Aaiun, 24 August 2025 (SPS) - Moroccan occupation authorities expelled, on Sunday, two human rights activists from the United States and Portugal upon their arrival in the city of El Aaiun, in the occupied part of Western Sahara,...
UK passport holders urged to do 10 minute check or risk being denied flight
Chronicle Live
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September 2, 2025
Annabal Bagdi Senior reporter 15:10, 02 Sep 2025 An urgent alert has been sent out to British passport holders. Certain UK passport holders have been contacted with a vital communication from HM Passport Office. The alert is emphasising to...
Glovo's Morocco drivers protest 'slave-like' working conditions
The New Arab
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Couriers argue their six dirham (around $0.66) per four-kilometers delivery pay is inadequate, failing to cover fuel and maintenance. [Getty] Glovo's food delivery couriers lined up at Casablanca's streets this week to launch a two-day strike...
One of the world's most famous ships is coming to Devon
Devon Live
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September 3, 2025
One of the most famous sailing boats in the world is arriving in Plymouth this month – and people are being urged to turn out to welcome her in celebrating one of the most important moments in the history of the sport. Around 1pm on Friday,...
I visited every country in the world using only public transport and no planes - this is how much it cost me
Daily Mail
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August 27, 2025
A British adventurer has shared the extraordinary story of how he became the first person to travel to every country in the world without taking a single flight. Instead of hopping on planes, Graham Hughes, from Liverpool, used buses, trains,...
‘Several’ arrested over deaths of ‘at least 70 migrants’ on boat to Canaries plagued by ‘EXECUTIONS and leaps overboard’
The Scottish Sun
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September 2, 2025
MULTIPLE arrests have been made over the deaths of 70 migrants on a hellish boat trip - after reports of executions and people throwing themselves overboard. A mass murder investigation was launched in the Canary Islands after coastguards rescued...
Response to Le Monde: towards a balanced understanding of the Moroccan model in the Maghreb
Atalayar
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September 1, 2025
Introduction: for contextualised journalism Economic modernisation and infrastructure: achievements in comparative perspective Human development and social cohesion: transformative initiatives Legal reforms and political balance: a gradualist...
Glovo riders in Morocco commence 48-hour strike to demand fair pay and better working conditions
Technext
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September 1, 2025
Glovo riders in Morocco, affiliated with the Moroccan Labour Union (UMT), have commenced a 48-hour strike today. The action protests poor pay and deteriorating working conditions. Couriers demand better wages, fair treatment, and transparency from...
CODESA calls on international human rights bodies to intervene urgently to protect Sahrawi human rights defenders
Sahara Press Service
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Dakhla (Occupied Territories), 18 August 2025 (SPS) - The Collective of Sahrawi Human Rights Defenders in Western Sahara (CODESA) has condemned the severe violations committed by the Moroccan occupation against Sahrawi human rights defenders. It...
Spain’s defense dilemma: security and political resistance
Meer
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August 30, 2025
Since the European Union announced its ReArm Europe plan—a €800 billion initiative aimed at strengthening the military capabilities of its member states—Spain’s left-wing parties, which are part of the coalition government, have been reluctant to...
More than 130 people are feared dead in West Africa boat tragedy
Hawaii Tribune Herald
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August 30, 2025
DAKAR, Senegal — At least 70 people have drowned off the coast of Mauritania, in northwest Africa, and more than 60 others are missing after a boat capsized, officials said Friday. Sixteen people were rescued, five of them from Gambia, that...
AI saved me £500 when I asked these questions
Daily Express
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August 30, 2025
Express writer Jane Warren with the specific light AI suggested she buy for her DIY shepherd's hut (Image: Adam Gerrard / Daily Express) Ancient civilisations dreamed of beings that could act without human control – including golden handmaidens in...
Alex Pinfield Presents Credentials as New British Ambassador to Morocco
Morocco World News
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August 29, 2025
Marrakech – Alexander Pinfield OBE, the new British Ambassador to Morocco, presented official copies of his Letters of Credence to Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in Rabat on Friday. Pinfield was appointed to the position in February,...
Benjamin Ziff Takes Charge: New US Diplomat Arrives in Morocco
Morocco World News
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August 29, 2025
Marrakech – The US Embassy in Rabat has announced the appointment of Benjamin Ziff as its new Chargé d’Affaires, filling the diplomatic vacancy that precedes the arrival of the new ambassador, Richard Duke Buchan III. “Meet the incoming Chargé...
Zuma’s African tour to discredit ‘sellout’ ANC could lead to trouble
The Citizen (South Africa)
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August 20, 2025
According to the MK party, Zuma will travel to several African countries this year. Former president Jacob Zuma has been accused of “playing a deliberate political game” to disrupt the ANC by making comments that contradict South Africa’s foreign...
Reactions continue to condemn Moroccan occupation's expulsion of international observers
Sahara Press Service
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Occupied El Aaiún, 26 August 2025 (SPS) – Reactions continue to condemn the Moroccan occupation's expulsion of international observers from the occupied Sahrawi territories. The latest incident involved the deportation of two human rights...
Economic growth in Morocco 2023: Five regions exceed the national average
Atalayar
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September 3, 2025
The five most dynamic regions Regions with below-average growth Factors explaining regional disparity Outlook for the future In a complex international context, with climatic and economic challenges, Morocco has demonstrated resilience and...