Vintage tourism posters created during Morocco's Protectorate period were more than travel advertisements. According to historians, they helped construct and promote an «authentic» and timeless image of Morocco for European audiences while largely obscuring the realities of colonial rule.
During the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, the United States and Mexico, Belgian-Moroccan DJ Lady S will take to the stage at Flushing Meadows Park in New York. Sharing the lineup with artists such as Busta Rhymes, Nas and Carnival, she is set to perform before and after matches. Just weeks before the tournament kicks off, Sahira Chadouli, as she is known offstage, told Belgian outlet GVA that she would be representing both of her countries of origin: Belgium and Morocco. The artist is
Concern is mounting within the European Union over the expansion of Chinese industrial investment in Morocco, amid fears that the kingdom could become a manufacturing and export hub for subsidized Chinese products destined for the European market.
Moroccan international Chemsdine Talbi reflected on his decision to represent the Atlas Lions in an interview with The National published just days before the start of the 2026 World Cup. The 21-year-old Sunderland winger, who previously represented Belgium at youth level, said choosing between the two countries was not easy. «At one moment I had to choose between Belgium or Morocco for the first team. Both were asking me which one I would choose. I had to reflect a long time to think
Spain’s Supreme Court has convicted a soldier in the Spanish Army and sentenced him to two prison terms of ten months each after he abandoned both his authorized place of residence and his military post for more than a year, spending the period in Morocco without permission or oversight from his superiors. The court’s Military Chamber also dismissed his appeal and ordered his suspension from military service, along with a ban on holding public office or standing for
The Royal Gendarmerie in Deroua arrested a well-known suspect on Saturday on charges of trafficking alcoholic beverages and the drug known as «pouffa», as well as involvement in several violent robberies. The man was the subject of more than 84 nationwide arrest warrants and had been wanted in connection with numerous cases spanning several years, during which he allegedly remained active. According to the daily Assabah, officers seized an SUV, bladed weapons, a large quantity of
A dog illegally brought to Italy from Morocco tested positive for rabies after developing severe neurological symptoms, prompting a major public health operation in the municipality of Vittorio Veneto, in the northeast of Italy. According to local health authorities, the mixed-breed dog was taken to a veterinary clinic on May 27 after showing symptoms consistent with rabies. Investigations later revealed that the animal had been illegally brought from Morocco several months earlier by a
Seoul is hosting a ministerial meeting of the South Korea–African Union partnership on June 1 and 2. The gathering is intended to review progress made since the first Africa–South Korea summit, held in the South Korean capital in June 2024. At that summit, Seoul announced major financial commitments to support Africa’s development between 2024 and 2030, as well as measures aimed at facilitating African exports’ access to the Korean market. As was the case at the 2024
Despite Polisario campaigns, Morocco’s phosphate exports from the Sahara reached their highest level in more than a decade in 2025, according to a WSRW report. India remains the leading importer, ahead of Mexico, despite the latter’s traditional support for the Front.
From Kenitra to Spain, Lahcen Boumakhtaf turned his own migration journey into a lifelong commitment to defending Moroccans abroad and vulnerable migrants. Through activism, mediation and “parallel diplomacy,” he has become one of the voices working to transform individual struggles into collective strength.
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