His address: the mayor’s office. Ahmed Aboutaleb is the first Muslim immigrant to lead a major Dutch city. The son of an imam, he was appointed mayor of Rotterdam late last year and in January ...

“It is incomprehensible that you can turn against freedom,” Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb told Dutch news program “Newshour.” “But if you don’t like freedom, for heaven’s sake pack your bags ...

Rotterdam Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb said that no decision had been made about whether to take apart a portion of the century-and-a-half old Koningshaven Bridge, which spans over a Rhine River ...

Rotterdam mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb has been awarded the 2021 World Mayor Award by the London-based thinktank City Mayors Foundation for ‘his commitment to treat all citizens as ‘Rotterdammers’, ...

Ahmed Aboutaleb is stepping down as mayor of Rotterdam this autumn after 15 years on the job. Aboutaleb, who is 62, was appointed mayor of the port city in 2009, after previously serving as junior ...

“You are not forced to be with us, it’s a choice,” Ahmed Aboutaleb said. “Work with us together to construct a ‘we society.’” “But if you want to stand out of the ‘we community ...

Born in Morocco and still a devout Muslim, Ahmed Aboutaleb is – it would seem – precisely the type of person that far-right leader Geert Wilders wants to kick out. Aboutaleb, the mayor of ...

For years, the mayor of Rotterdam, Ahmed Aboutaleb, has committed to decarbonizing both the city and the port, in which the city holds a majority stake. But climate activists say the city hasn’t ...

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish the world’s longest Green and Digital Corridor ...