Italian singer Zucchero will make his Moroccan debut, closing the 17th edition of the Jazzablanca festival (June 6-8, 2024) on the Casa Anfa stage. The performance is part of his worldwide «Overdose d'Amore» tour. A rock-blues icon with over 40 years of experience and 60 million albums sold, Zucchero is known for his powerful vocals and genre-bending style. Hits like «Senza Una Donna», «Il Volo», and «Così Celeste» have secured his place
Moroccan contemporary artist Aidan Marak will be representing Morocco at the American edition of the 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, to be held from May 1st to 4th this year. Marak will exhibit her work at a solo show So Art Gallery at the Starrett-Lehigh Building in Chelsea (New York). So Art Gallery will highlight Marak's captivating world at booth number 27, reads a press release sent to Yabiladi. Educated in art, design, and architecture in Paris and originally from Morocco,
On Tuesday, April 23, the Agadir Court of Appeal increased activist Mohamed Réda Taoujni's sentence to four years' imprisonment and a fine of 20,000 dirhams. He was originally sentenced to two years in prison and a 30,000 dirham fine by a lower court. Taoujni was detained following a complaint filed by Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi. The charges included «disseminating and publishing false allegations and facts with the intention of harming or defaming people's private lives,
Moroccan influencer Fatima Saidi, said a man spat on her hijab while she was visiting Paris for the first time. She documents the attack and files a complaint.
In a conspiracy delusion, several Spanish and Algerian media alleged that the proposed takeover of Spanish energy company Naturgy by Emirati firm TAQA, is a «Moroccan maneuver».
The tripartite summit held in Tunis on Monday, April 22nd, between Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, and Libyan Presidential Council President Mohamed Younes El-Menfi, concluded with a joint declaration. The three leaders agreed to «establish joint task forces» for coordinated efforts, with a participatory approach, to «safeguard the security of common borders against potential risks and fallout from irregular migration and
New revelations regarding the cancelled match between Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RSB) and Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger (USMA) in the African Football Confederation Cup semi-finals have emerged in the form of a video posted on social media. The footage, which lasts around two minutes, refutes the Algerian version of events. The video shows that the Moroccan players were indeed at the match and were preparing to enter the pitch despite the confiscation of their shirts.
Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit received his French counterpart Gérald Darmanin in Rabat on Monday. The two ministers met and reviewed issues of common interest and examined ways of further strengthening cooperation in line with the vision of both King Mohammed VI and President Emmanuel Macron for the future of the relationship. Laftit and Darmanin welcomed «the solid foundation represented by security and migration components in the deep and multidimensional bilateral
During a meeting in Santiago, Chile on April 20, the Human Rights Without Borders collective, composed of NGOs from several countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), adopted a motion regarding Western Sahara. The motion, presented by the Saharawi Association for the Defense of Human Rights, expressed concerns about actions taken by the Polisario Front. A statement sent to Yabiladi reads: «The Polisario Front, an armed organization, continues to act in ways that restrict the
With the help of the World Bank, Morocco has made significant strides in strengthening its disaster and climate resilience since 2008, the international financial institution stated in a recent report.