AMDH Calls for Negotiations to Resolve Western Sahara Dispute

RABAT (Shot 24) – Aziz Ghali, President of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights, said on Saturday that his organization’s position on the Western Sahara dispute is to call for..

15 December 2024 | Blog | International

Morocco and Algeria: Avoiding War Amid Escalating Tensions

Since Algeria severed diplomatic ties with Morocco in 2021, the two North African neighbors have narrowly avoided armed conflict despite a series of incidents that could have led to escalation...

13 December 2024 | Africa | International

Moroccan Blogger Arrives in Iceland, Alleges Threats of Arrest and Torture in Morocco

Freedom of expression in Morocco currently faces significant restrictions, with increasing pressure from authorities on media and digital spaces. Reports indicate that journalists and activists are frequently prosecuted, with the..

7 November 2024 | Africa | International

‘Abdel Moumni’. The activist imprisoned by Hassan II and pursued by the Mohammed ...

Fouad Abdel Moumni, former president of Transparency Morocco, was born in 1958 in Berkane, Morocco. He was arrested twice by the authorities of the late King Hassan II and imprisoned..

6 November 2024 | Africa | International

The Pegasus.. Morocco’s weapon of choice for attacking activists

The Israeli Pegasus spyware scandal involving Morocco continues to attract attention. Morocco has been accused of using the Pegasus program, developed by Israel, to spy on political figures, activists and..

2 November 2024 | Africa | International

The peace appeals of Israel’s Western enablers are a cynical charade
Smoke rises after Israeli bombardment of Beirut's southern suburbs on September 28, 2024 [AP Photo/Hassan Ammar]

That is the conundrum facing a host of suddenly fretting Western leaders, led by retiring US President Joe Biden, who insist – publicly, at least – that they are working..

29 October 2024 | Articles

What Sinwar’s death reveals about war and peacemaking in Palestine
A Yemeni boy in Sanaa looks from behind a portrait of the late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on October 18, 2024 [Khaled Abdullah/Reuters]

The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on Wednesday sparked wildly different reactions across the world. While Israel and its allies celebrated the demise of the “mastermind” of the October..

29 October 2024 | Articles

US sanctions Chinese companies accused of making Russian drone parts
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits a drone production facility in St Petersburg on September 19, 2024 [Handout/Grigory Sysoyev/Sputnik/Kremlin pool via Reuters]

The United States Department of the Treasury has announced sanctions against Chinese makers of drone engines and parts that President Joe Biden’s administration says have directly helped Russia mount long-range..

29 October 2024 | Economy

Malaysia could reach high-income status by 2028, World Bank says
Pedestrians cross a road in front of Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur on January 12, 2021 [Mohd Rasfan/AFP]

Malaysia could reach high-income nation status as early as 2028 amid better-than-expected economic growth and a strengthening currency, a top World Bank economist has said. Malaysia is on track to..

29 October 2024 | Economy

Hit by Boeing strike, supplier Spirit Aero to furlough 700 employees
Spirit AeroSystems, a key supplier for Boeing, has seen losses double and has scaled back production [File: Nick Oxford/Reuters]

Spirit AeroSystems has told employees that it will furlough 700 workers for 21 days as a more than one-month strike at United States-based plane maker Boeing eats into the supplier’s..

29 October 2024 | Economy

Want to know who will win the US election? Take a look at ...
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City [Spencer Platt/Getty Images via AFP]

Even so, the performance of US stocks has an uncanny track record of predicting the outcome of presidential elections. Since 1928, the S&P 500 – which tracks the performance of..

29 October 2024 | Economy

US sanctions Chinese companies accused of making Russian drone parts
Russian President Vladimir Putin visits a drone production facility in St Petersburg on September 19, 2024 [Handout/Grigory Sysoyev/Sputnik/Kremlin pool via Reuters]

The United States Department of the Treasury has announced sanctions against Chinese makers of drone engines and parts that President Joe Biden’s administration says have directly helped Russia mount long-range..

29 October 2024 | Economy

Malaysia could reach high-income status by 2028, World Bank says
Pedestrians cross a road in front of Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur on January 12, 2021 [Mohd Rasfan/AFP]

Malaysia could reach high-income nation status as early as 2028 amid better-than-expected economic growth and a strengthening currency, a top World Bank economist has said. Malaysia is on track to..

29 October 2024 | Economy

Hit by Boeing strike, supplier Spirit Aero to furlough 700 employees
Spirit AeroSystems, a key supplier for Boeing, has seen losses double and has scaled back production [File: Nick Oxford/Reuters]

Spirit AeroSystems has told employees that it will furlough 700 workers for 21 days as a more than one-month strike at United States-based plane maker Boeing eats into the supplier’s..

29 October 2024 | Economy

The peace appeals of Israel’s Western enablers are a cynical charade
Smoke rises after Israeli bombardment of Beirut's southern suburbs on September 28, 2024 [AP Photo/Hassan Ammar]

That is the conundrum facing a host of suddenly fretting Western leaders, led by retiring US President Joe Biden, who insist – publicly, at least – that they are working..

Andrew Mitrovica
What Sinwar’s death reveals about war and peacemaking in Palestine
A Yemeni boy in Sanaa looks from behind a portrait of the late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on October 18, 2024 [Khaled Abdullah/Reuters]

The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on Wednesday sparked wildly different reactions across the world. While Israel and its allies celebrated the demise of the “mastermind” of the October..

Rami G Khouri
White-wing politics dominating US election spell trouble for the world
Whatever the outcome, analysts have reason to worry about the impact the election will have on the Caucasian bloc and especially on the European pseudo-continent, writes Gathara [Brendan Smialowski and Chandan Khanna/ AFP]

With less than a fortnight to go till presidential elections are held in the United States, leading candidates are making their final appeals to the electorate. However, it is not..

Patrick Gathara
Northern Gaza is what you imagine hell to be, and probably worse
Displaced Palestinians fleeing Israeli military attacks in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, walk along the Salah al-Din main road in eastern Gaza City, making their way to the city centre, on October 22, 2024 [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP]

Can you imagine what it feels like to be told that you and your family may be killed if you do not leave your home? That you all have minutes..

Musabah F M Almadhoun
Morocco and Algeria: Avoiding War Amid Escalating Tensions

Since Algeria severed diplomatic ties with Morocco in 2021, the two North African neighbors have narrowly avoided armed conflict despite a series of incidents that could have led to escalation...

13 December 2024 | Africa | International

Moroccan Blogger Arrives in Iceland, Alleges Threats of Arrest and Torture in Morocco

Freedom of expression in Morocco currently faces significant restrictions, with increasing pressure from authorities on media and digital spaces. Reports indicate that journalists and activists are frequently prosecuted, with the..

7 November 2024 | Africa | International

‘Abdel Moumni’. The activist imprisoned by Hassan II and pursued by the Mohammed ...

Fouad Abdel Moumni, former president of Transparency Morocco, was born in 1958 in Berkane, Morocco. He was arrested twice by the authorities of the late King Hassan II and imprisoned..

6 November 2024 | Africa | International

The Pegasus.. Morocco’s weapon of choice for attacking activists

The Israeli Pegasus spyware scandal involving Morocco continues to attract attention. Morocco has been accused of using the Pegasus program, developed by Israel, to spy on political figures, activists and..

2 November 2024 | Africa | International

AMDH Calls for Negotiations to Resolve Western Sahara Dispute

RABAT (Shot 24) – Aziz Ghali, President of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights, said on Saturday that his organization’s position on the Western Sahara dispute is to call for..

15 December 2024 | Blog | International

Morocco and Algeria: Avoiding War Amid Escalating Tensions

Since Algeria severed diplomatic ties with Morocco in 2021, the two North African neighbors have narrowly avoided armed conflict despite a series of incidents that could have led to escalation...

13 December 2024 | Africa | International

Moroccan Blogger Arrives in Iceland, Alleges Threats of Arrest and Torture in Morocco

Freedom of expression in Morocco currently faces significant restrictions, with increasing pressure from authorities on media and digital spaces. Reports indicate that journalists and activists are frequently prosecuted, with the..

7 November 2024 | Africa | International

‘Abdel Moumni’. The activist imprisoned by Hassan II and pursued by the Mohammed ...

Fouad Abdel Moumni, former president of Transparency Morocco, was born in 1958 in Berkane, Morocco. He was arrested twice by the authorities of the late King Hassan II and imprisoned..

6 November 2024 | Africa | International

The peace appeals of Israel’s Western enablers are a cynical charade
Smoke rises after Israeli bombardment of Beirut's southern suburbs on September 28, 2024 [AP Photo/Hassan Ammar]

That is the conundrum facing a host of suddenly fretting Western leaders, led by retiring US President Joe Biden, who insist – publicly, at least – that they are working..

29 October 2024 | Articles

What Sinwar’s death reveals about war and peacemaking in Palestine
A Yemeni boy in Sanaa looks from behind a portrait of the late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on October 18, 2024 [Khaled Abdullah/Reuters]

The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on Wednesday sparked wildly different reactions across the world. While Israel and its allies celebrated the demise of the “mastermind” of the October..

29 October 2024 | Articles

White-wing politics dominating US election spell trouble for the world
Whatever the outcome, analysts have reason to worry about the impact the election will have on the Caucasian bloc and especially on the European pseudo-continent, writes Gathara [Brendan Smialowski and Chandan Khanna/ AFP]

With less than a fortnight to go till presidential elections are held in the United States, leading candidates are making their final appeals to the electorate. However, it is not..

29 October 2024 | Articles

Northern Gaza is what you imagine hell to be, and probably worse
Displaced Palestinians fleeing Israeli military attacks in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, walk along the Salah al-Din main road in eastern Gaza City, making their way to the city centre, on October 22, 2024 [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP]

Can you imagine what it feels like to be told that you and your family may be killed if you do not leave your home? That you all have minutes..

29 October 2024 | Articles

AMDH Calls for Negotiations to Resolve Western Sahara Dispute

RABAT (Shot 24) – Aziz Ghali, President of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights, said on Saturday that his organization’s position on the Western Sahara dispute is to call for..

15 December 2024 | Blog | International

Morocco and Algeria: Avoiding War Amid Escalating Tensions

Since Algeria severed diplomatic ties with Morocco in 2021, the two North African neighbors have narrowly avoided armed conflict despite a series of incidents that could have led to escalation...

13 December 2024 | Africa | International

Moroccan Blogger Arrives in Iceland, Alleges Threats of Arrest and Torture in Morocco

Freedom of expression in Morocco currently faces significant restrictions, with increasing pressure from authorities on media and digital spaces. Reports indicate that journalists and activists are frequently prosecuted, with the..

7 November 2024 | Africa | International

‘Abdel Moumni’. The activist imprisoned by Hassan II and pursued by the Mohammed ...

Fouad Abdel Moumni, former president of Transparency Morocco, was born in 1958 in Berkane, Morocco. He was arrested twice by the authorities of the late King Hassan II and imprisoned..

6 November 2024 | Africa | International

The Pegasus.. Morocco’s weapon of choice for attacking activists

The Israeli Pegasus spyware scandal involving Morocco continues to attract attention. Morocco has been accused of using the Pegasus program, developed by Israel, to spy on political figures, activists and..

2 November 2024 | Africa | International

Morocco and Algeria: Avoiding War Amid Escalating Tensions

Since Algeria severed diplomatic ties with Morocco in 2021, the two North African neighbors have narrowly avoided armed conflict despite a series of incidents that could have led to escalation...

13 December 2024 | Africa | International

Moroccan Blogger Arrives in Iceland, Alleges Threats of Arrest and Torture in Morocco

Freedom of expression in Morocco currently faces significant restrictions, with increasing pressure from authorities on media and digital spaces. Reports indicate that journalists and activists are frequently prosecuted, with the..

7 November 2024 | Africa | International

‘Abdel Moumni’. The activist imprisoned by Hassan II and pursued by the Mohammed ...

Fouad Abdel Moumni, former president of Transparency Morocco, was born in 1958 in Berkane, Morocco. He was arrested twice by the authorities of the late King Hassan II and imprisoned..

6 November 2024 | Africa | International

The Pegasus.. Morocco’s weapon of choice for attacking activists

The Israeli Pegasus spyware scandal involving Morocco continues to attract attention. Morocco has been accused of using the Pegasus program, developed by Israel, to spy on political figures, activists and..

2 November 2024 | Africa | International

The peace appeals of Israel’s Western enablers are a cynical charade
Smoke rises after Israeli bombardment of Beirut's southern suburbs on September 28, 2024 [AP Photo/Hassan Ammar]

That is the conundrum facing a host of suddenly fretting Western leaders, led by retiring US President Joe Biden, who insist – publicly, at least – that they are working..

29 October 2024 | Articles

What Sinwar’s death reveals about war and peacemaking in Palestine
A Yemeni boy in Sanaa looks from behind a portrait of the late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar during a rally in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on October 18, 2024 [Khaled Abdullah/Reuters]

The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on Wednesday sparked wildly different reactions across the world. While Israel and its allies celebrated the demise of the “mastermind” of the October..

29 October 2024 | Articles

White-wing politics dominating US election spell trouble for the world
Whatever the outcome, analysts have reason to worry about the impact the election will have on the Caucasian bloc and especially on the European pseudo-continent, writes Gathara [Brendan Smialowski and Chandan Khanna/ AFP]

With less than a fortnight to go till presidential elections are held in the United States, leading candidates are making their final appeals to the electorate. However, it is not..

29 October 2024 | Articles

Northern Gaza is what you imagine hell to be, and probably worse
Displaced Palestinians fleeing Israeli military attacks in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, walk along the Salah al-Din main road in eastern Gaza City, making their way to the city centre, on October 22, 2024 [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP]

Can you imagine what it feels like to be told that you and your family may be killed if you do not leave your home? That you all have minutes..

29 October 2024 | Articles

AMDH Calls for Negotiations to Resolve Western Sahara Dispute

RABAT (Shot 24) – Aziz Ghali, President of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights, said on Saturday that his organization’s position on the Western Sahara dispute is to call for..

15 December 2024 | Blog | International

Morocco and Algeria: Avoiding War Amid Escalating Tensions

Since Algeria severed diplomatic ties with Morocco in 2021, the two North African neighbors have narrowly avoided armed conflict despite a series of incidents that could have led to escalation...

13 December 2024 | Africa | International

Moroccan Blogger Arrives in Iceland, Alleges Threats of Arrest and Torture in Morocco

Freedom of expression in Morocco currently faces significant restrictions, with increasing pressure from authorities on media and digital spaces. Reports indicate that journalists and activists are frequently prosecuted, with the..

7 November 2024 | Africa | International

‘Abdel Moumni’. The activist imprisoned by Hassan II and pursued by the Mohammed ...

Fouad Abdel Moumni, former president of Transparency Morocco, was born in 1958 in Berkane, Morocco. He was arrested twice by the authorities of the late King Hassan II and imprisoned..

6 November 2024 | Africa | International