Rachida Dati (LR) fell short in the Paris mayoral race, securing 41.52% of the vote, while Emmanuel Grégoire (PS) claimed victory with 50.52%. Despite her alliance with Horizons candidate Pierre-Yves Bournazel, the former French Minister of Culture once again missed out on what she deemed «the fight of her life.» In third place, Sophia Chikirou managed to capture nearly 9% of the votes. Read more. While many French towns and municipalities have shifted to the right, Paris
Morocco has solidified its position as one of the most stable countries in the face of terrorist threats, following its classification in the "Global Terrorism Index 2026" report as a nation where the impact of terrorism is negligible.
Three people were killed and 17 others were injured to varying degrees on Monday morning after a "Transit" type transport vehicle overturned near Demnate. According to media sources, the vehicle was coming from the Ait Toutlin area, which belongs to the same community, when it lost balance and overturned. Upon notification, members of the Royal Gendarmerie in Demnate arrived at the scene alongside local authorities, where an investigation was launched to uncover the causes and circumstances of
Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, March 24, the trial of French national Laura Prioul, who accuses Moroccan artist Saad Lamjarred of rape, will begin. This development comes after Prioul herself was charged with attempting to extort the singer. Laura, aged 30, is set to appear before the Paris criminal court until Thursday, facing charges of extortion. According to French media reports citing judicial sources, she allegedly demanded through Lamjarred's manager a sum of three million euros to drop
862 190 de personnes titulaires d’un titre de séjour au titre du régime des étrangers en Espagne, l’année passée, sont de nationalité marocaine. Avec les ressortissants ukrainiens (9%), colombiens (8%), chinois (7%) et vénézuéliens (6%), les nationaux (25%) représentent plus de la moitié du total, selon les dernières données du secrétariat d’Etat à la migration dans le
After an exhaustive search, civil protection teams successfully recovered the body of a 13-year-old boy on Sunday morning. The young victim was swept away by the waters of Oued el-Leban in the Basabsa community, Taounate province, on Saturday as he attempted to cross the river. The boy's body has been transferred to the morgue at Al-Ghassani Regional Hospital in Fez, where an autopsy will be conducted to ascertain the precise cause of death. In the meantime, authorities have commenced an
In the Tindouf camps, tensions are mounting over the latest appointments made by Brahim Ghali to the leadership of the armed militias. Sahrawis are voicing their frustration through audio messages sent to Yabiladi. On social media, they are mobilizing for a protest sit-in set for Friday, March 27, outside an administrative office of the Front in the Aousserd camp. The demonstrators are criticizing the tribal bias evident in the selection of new militia leaders. They caution that these
The young Belgian-Moroccan talent from Ajax Amsterdam, Rayane Bounida, has chosen to represent Morocco rather than Belgium, according to several reports in the Belgian and Dutch press. Born in Vilvoorde, Belgium, Rayane Bounida, 20, informed the Belgian Football Federation that he now wishes to represent Morocco instead of the Red Devils, according to the same sources. According to the media, the Belgian Federation has engaged in numerous discussions with the player and his entourage in
Localized thunderstorms, with a potential for hail, are forecasted for Monday across several Moroccan provinces, as reported by the General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM). The DGM has issued an orange-level weather alert, indicating that intense thunderstorms, with expected rainfall between 20 and 35 mm, will occur on Monday from 12:00 PM to 11:00 PM. The affected areas include the provinces of Chtouka Aït Baha, Chichaoua, Khémisset, El Hajeb, and Taroudant. Furthermore, the
The Polisario Front is on high alert over the potential fallout from its supporters aligning with Iranian positions in the ongoing conflict involving the United States and Israel since February 28. These concerns were highlighted in a message from Oubi Bachir, advisor to Brahim Ghali on natural resources, addressed to members of the Front. “Sahrawi nationalist bloggers, particularly those linked to the Polisario Front, must exercise extreme caution when sharing news related to the Middle