Ajax are set to sign Moroccan defender Fouad Zahouani from Union Touarga Sportif, according to Dutch media. The 20-year-old left-back, who can also play in central defense, has reached an agreement in principle with the Dutch club, with only the final administrative formalities and contract details still to be completed. Zahouani is expected to initially join Jong Ajax, the club’s reserve side, with the aim of eventually earning promotion to the first team. The defender had attracted
The Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), General Mohammed Berrid, is on a working visit to Paris. On Thursday, he held talks with the Chief of Staff of the French Armed Forces, General Fabien Mandon, who has been in the post since September 1, 2025. «Our armies maintain a strong bilateral relationship. One built over the long term and firmly focused on the future,» Mandon wrote on X. Officially, this is the third meeting between the two generals, following their
The child protection organization Don’t Touch My Child has raised the alarm over what it describes as a «dangerous digital shift» in crimes involving the sexual exploitation and trafficking of minors in Morocco. In a statement, the group warned that social media platforms and digital applications are increasingly being used to lure children into situations of sexual abuse and exploitation, calling for stronger security measures and stricter judicial oversight. Speaking to
In an address before the Fourth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, Mohamed El Aissaoui, a representative of the organization Reducing Human Rights Violations in the Tindouf Camps, denounced what he described as the «continued systematic human rights violations» taking place in the Tindouf camps on Algerian territory. He accused the Polisario Front of involvement in these abuses, citing what he called «Algerian complicity and international silence». El
Morocco has secured the international allegiance of Feyenoord prospect Nassim El Harmouz, who has chosen to represent the Atlas Lions internationally, according to Spanish outlet AS. Born in the Netherlands and holding both Dutch and Moroccan nationality, El Harmouz has reportedly completed the procedures required to represent Morocco internationally. FIFA has reportedly updated its official records to reflect the change. A product of Feyenoord’s youth academy, the 19-year-old
Meeting in New York as part of a session of the United Nations Committee of 24, Morocco and Algeria once again defended their respective positions on the Sahara issue. But unlike the usual verbal clashes, the exchanges remained restrained, against a backdrop of efforts by President Donald Trump’s administration to revive the political process.
A team of Moroccan and international researchers has uncovered an exceptionally diverse collection of 360-million-year-old fossil traces in the eastern Anti-Atlas, shedding new light on life in Morocco’s ancient seas just before one of the largest mass extinctions in Earth’s history. The fossils were discovered in the Aoufilal Formation near Taouz, in southeastern Morocco. Unlike bones or shells, these are trace fossils, the tracks, burrows and resting marks left behind by animals
Tanning has long been an integral part of the economic life of Morocco’s imperial cities. Among them, Rabat was home to a dedicated site known as Diour Dbagh. In operation well before the 20th century and left in ruins after it was relocated in the 1930s, the site has regained historical and heritage value thanks to its rehabilitation beginning in 2022.
The Royal Armed Forces (FAR) have signed a strategic partnership agreement with Harmattan AI, the French defense technology company announced in a statement. According to the company, the agreement aims to «establish production capabilities in Morocco for the manufacturing of autonomous defense systems, create an ambitious research and development center dedicated to artificial intelligence for defense applications, and develop partnerships with Moroccan higher education and research
The president of the International Human Rights Network (RIDH), Jadyetu Mahmoud, has denounced the sexual violence she says she suffered and reiterated her accusations against Polisario Front leader Brahim Ghali. Speaking at a recent conference held at the Swiss Press Club in Geneva, the activist condemned what she described as the impunity surrounding violations of the rights of women in vulnerable situations. Mahmoud called on «international organizations, United Nations mechanisms and