The Spanish authorities have issued a warning about a shipment of peppers from Morocco, after suspecting higher-than-specified levels of «residues of a dangerous insecticide, not authorized in the European Union», according to the newspaper La Razón. The insecticide in question is chlorpyrifos, detected during a routine border check. The European Union's Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) has reportedly notified a «potential health risk level»
Almost two weeks after being spotted on the outskirts of Sloukia forest (Cap Spartel) near Tangier, the long-lost serval was found on Wednesday. The endangered feline, legally domesticated by a resident of Jbel Kbir, returned home on Wednesday. According to Alyaoum24, the owner had promised a reward of 10,000 Dhs to the person who could find his pet. The same source confirms that the cat was brought to Morocco legally with the required permits and has a medical file. After the serval was
Mauritania has canceled the increase in taxes imposed on imports of Moroccan agricultural products, effective from January 1. The decision, announced on Thursday, is good news for the sector. «It should translate into savings of 23,000 dirhams per truck», welcomed Mohamed Zemrani, president of the Association of Goods Producers and Exporters in Africa and beyond. Speaking to Yabiladi, Zemrani estimated a 60% decrease in Moroccan exports to Mauritania between January 1 and May
In 1777, caid Tahar ben Abdelhak Fennish was sent by Mohammed ben Abdellah to negotiate a treaty with the French to free Moroccan captives. Years later he was asked by the Alaouite sultan to make the USA befriend the Kingdom.
During the 12th century, French abbot Peter the Venerable tried to introduce Islam to Christians in Europe through a book that ridiculed the religion. In his summary book, Peter gave an erroneous image of Islam, portraying it as a heresy.
The members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Clubs Committee unanimously declared on Wednesday that Union Sportive de la Medina d'Alger (USMA) had forfeited the second leg of the CAF Cup semi-finals against Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RSB). This means official victory for the Moroccan team (0-3), which was due to face the Algerian team on April 28. In addition, the Clubs Committee decided to transfer the case to the CAF Disciplinary Committee, to study possible sanctions
The American Legation in Tangier has joined the National Trust for Historic Preservation's annual list of the eleven most endangered historic sites in America. This inclusion was celebrated, Wednesday, in Washington D.C., according to a press release sent to Yabiladi by Morocco's embassy in the United States. The ceremony, held at the State Department, was attended by the U.S. Under Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard Verma and Moroccan Ambassador to the United States
Agadir will host a consultative meeting on Thursday, May 2nd, around 5 pm, between concerned parties of the Amazigh movement with the aim of establishing the «Support Assembly of the Kabyle People», according to a press release sent to Yabiladi. In Agadir, the «Moroccan Committee to Support the Independence of the Kabyle State» was established on April 20th. On that same day, the president of the Movement for the Self-Determination of Kabylia (MAK), Ferhat Mehenni,
The Moroccan Embassy in Kenya strongly opposes the spread of a video on social media showing alleged Moroccan police officers assaulting a passenger from the Sahel region at an airport. Serious accusations were made against Morocco and a call to boycott Royal Air Maroc accompanied the video posted by Mike Sonko, the former governor of Nairobi. The video went viral on X, reaching approximately 320,000 views by Wednesday evening. To stop the spread of these unfounded accusations that harm the
Appointed by Saadi sultan Mohammed esh-Sheikh es-Seghir, Jawdar ben Abdellah was Morocco’s first full ambassador to England. He met King Charles I in 1637 to conclude an agreement in favor of the dying dynasty.
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