France has reiterated that the «present and future of the Sahara lie within Moroccan sovereignty» and outlined concrete measures being implemented in line with that position. The statement was made on Wednesday in Rabat by Jean-Noël Barrot during a press briefing following talks with Nasser Bourita, Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccans Residing Abroad. Emphasizing that the Sahara issue is strategic for both France and the region,
The Polisario is marking, this Wednesday, May 20, with great discretion, the 53rd anniversary of the launch of its armed struggle. The traditional military parade held in the «liberated territories», in Tifariti or Bir Lahlou, has not been possible since November 13, 2020. Worse still, no festivities were organized this year to mark the occasion, whereas in 2024, the Front held military parades in the Tindouf camps on Algerian territory. Brahim Ghali was present but did not speak,
أحيت جبهة البوليساريو، اليوم الأربعاء 20 ماي، الذكرى الثالثة والخمسين لانطلاق عملياتها المسلحة، وسط تكتم لافت وغياب للمظاهر المعتادة التي كانت ترافق هذه المناسبة سنويا. ولم يعد تنظيم العرض العسكري التقليدي في ما تسميه الجبهة "الأراضي المحررة"، خصوصا في تيفاريتي أو بئر
Moroccan Health Minister Amine Tehraoui launched discussions on Wednesday with the World Bank Group and the Gates Foundation to develop a roadmap aimed at positioning Morocco as a regional pharmaceutical and logistics hub. The meeting, held on the sidelines of the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva, focused on the first strategic orientations and priority areas of cooperation under AIM2030, the World Bank Group’s African initiative for access to medicines and the development of medical
حذرت منظمة الصحة العالمية من الانتشار السريع، على مستوى العالم، لأكياس النيكوتين الموجهة إلى الشباب. وفي المغرب، يجد استخدامها السري، وتزايد نكهاتها، والترويج لها عبر شبكات التواصل الاجتماعي، بيئة مواتية بين المراهقين، ما يدفع الفاعلين في مجال مكافحة
On Wednesday, the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal sentenced Emirati citizen Saif Salem Saif Ali Al-Maqbali to three years in prison and fined him AED 5 million over a video that sparked widespread controversy after it included remarks encouraging marriage to underage girls in Morocco. The court also ordered the removal of the offensive video, the closure of the defendant’s online accounts, and the confiscation of the phone used in the incident, according to the Emirates News
أدانت محكمة أبوظبي الاتحادية الاستئنافية، الأربعاء، المواطن الإماراتي سيف سالم سيف علي المقبالي بالسجن ثلاث سنوات وغرامة مالية قدرها خمسة ملايين درهم، بسبب مقطع الفيديو الذي أثار جدلا واسعا، بعد تضمنه تصريحات تحرض على الزواج من قاصرات في المغرب. كما قضت المحكمة بحذف
Morocco’s and France’s foreign ministers announced on Tuesday in Rabat that a state visit by King Mohammed VI to France is «planned» and will be preceded by high-level meetings in the Moroccan capital next July, according to Jeune Afrique. Speaking to the press alongside his French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot during a visit to Morocco to attend a ministerial conference on «peacekeeping in the Francophone space», Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita
Le Polisario célèbre, ce mercred 20 mai, dans une grande discrétion, le 53e anniversaire du déclenchement de son action armée. Le traditionnel défilé militaire organisé dans les «territoires libérés», à Tifariti ou Bir Lahlou, n’est plus possible depuis le 13 novembre 2020. Pire encore, aucune festivité n’a été organisée cette année pour marquer cet
Canada’s Aya Gold & Silver is preparing for a major expansion drive in Morocco, with an ambitious $500 million investment program planned through 2030. The strategy aims to significantly increase silver production while introducing gold extraction into the company’s operations for the first time, according to Asharq. Aya Gold & Silver is among the leading foreign mining companies operating in the kingdom. Its activities are centered on the Zgounder silver mine, which it