Mossad, Israel's foreign intelligence agency, is accused of pressuring the former ICC chief prosecutor by allegedly using recordings of her Moroccan husband to influence her decision on a war crimes investigation against Israel.
The Italian Foreign Trade Agency (ICE/Ita) is launching an internationalization training course for Moroccan startups focused on innovation, from July 1 to 4 at the Casablanca Technoparc and at the end of October 2024 in Italy. In collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Rabat, this initiative is part of the Lab Innova for Africa program, initiated by ICE in 2019 and involving 275 African companies focused on agribusiness. According to the Ansa news agency, this project is being implemented
Born in Montpellier on June 9, 2004, Khalil Fayad, the Moroccan-French midfielder for Montpellier, announced on his official Instagram account that he has chosen to represent the Moroccan national team. After playing for various French youth teams, Fayad has opted to switch allegiances. «After many months of reflection, I am honored to announce that I am joining the Moroccan national team», Fayad stated. «I will always remember the years I spent with the French national team,
Italy's Division of General Investigations and Special Operations (DIGOS) arrested Moroccan-Italian Elmahdi Halili on Tuesday morning, May 28. Halili is considered the author of the first jihadist propaganda texts in Italian. Arrested in Turin, the 29-year-old is accused of terrorist association and was believed to be an ISIS ideologue in Italy, according to investigators. Halili was arrested twice before, in 2015 and 2018, on charges of terrorism and links to ISIS. He was accused of carrying
The Algerian army killed Sahrawi gold miners on Tuesday, May 28, near the «camp Dakhla», located on Algerian territory about 200 km from the Tindouf camps, the Forum de Soutien aux Autonomistes de Tindouf (FORSATIN) has announced. Relatives of the victims confirmed the attack in audio messages obtained by Yabiladi. They also cited the names of those killed. The exact death toll from the strike, believed to be carried out by drone, is not yet known. Testimonies estimate the number
The United States Mission in Morocco and the U.S. government's Prosper Africa initiative co-hosted a two-day U.S.-Morocco Venture Capital Forum in Marrakech on May 27-28. The forum aimed to strengthen U.S.-Morocco commercial ties and encourage investment in the region. Held ahead of GITEX Africa 2024, Africa's Biggest Tech & Startup show (May 29-31), the forum attracted U.S. and regional venture capital (VC) investors, Moroccan government officials, and Moroccan startup founders, according
Air Arabia has announced the opening of its new airport base in Rabat. The inaugural ceremony, held on Tuesday, May 28, at Rabat Salé Airport, was attended by Fatim-Zahra Ammor, Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts and the Social and Solidarity Economy, and ambassadors from several countries. The opening of this base aims to strengthen connections between Morocco and attractive European cities, while stimulating tourism and economic development in the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
The Algerian Minister of Commerce and Export Promotion appeared to disregard the existence of the «SADR» among the members of the African Union. Tayeb Zitouni, former president of the National Democratic Rally (RND, government majority), stated during a public meeting that his country was among «the first of the 54 member states of the African Union to call for the creation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)». The Algerian minister's remarks sparked
The Minister for Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leila Benali, has rejected any connection with a photo attributed to her by The Australian newspaper. In a statement issued by her department on Tuesday, she called the allegations «totally false and unfounded», and even «defamatory». On Monday, the newspaper published a photograph taken in Paris, showing Andrew Forrest, chairman of the Australian Fortescue group and his country's second richest man,
Casablanca-based association LionsGeek is celebrating the launch of its third program aimed at improving the employability of young people who have dropped out of school, social, or professional life through digital training. This non-profit organization is a result of a collaboration between 2M and the Wallonia-Brussels Region, in collaboration with the Wallonia-Brussels Delegation in Morocco and the Association for the Promotion of Education and Training Abroad (APEFE). Comprising over 60