The Spanish government has reaffirmed that Morocco did not spy on Pedro Sanchez's cell phone. This clarification was made by Oscar Lopez, the 12th Moncloa Chief of Staff, when appearing before the Joint Security Committee of the House of Representatives. He called the allegations attributing to Morocco the operation using Israeli Pegasus software a «hoax, slander and conspiracy theory», revealed by the government in May 2022. Lopez’ statement is as the same as the
Ferhat Mehenni, leader of the Movement for the Self-Determination of Kabylie (MAK), sent a letter to King Mohammed VI of Morocco regarding the group's planned declaration of a «State of Kabylie» on April 20. In the letter obtained by Yabiladi, Mehenni writes, «We would like to inform you of a historic event we have scheduled for April 20: the rebirth of the State of Kabylia». Mehenni outlined the reasons behind MAK's planned declaration, including grievances against
While France has given the green light to its public operators to invest in the Sahara, Dakhla will be in the spotlight in the new edition of the Morocco-Spain investment forum on April 16, in Madrid. A meeting organized by the Kingdom's embassy in Spain and the Madrid Chamber of Commerce, according to an Iberian media outlet close to the Polisario. The forum had the blessing of the Madrid city council and the autonomous government of the Madrid region, led by the Popular Party, adds the
Three people were wounded in a shooting that occurred during an Eid al-Fitr celebration in Philadelphia. Police arrest five people, stress that the shooting does not appear to be an ideologically driven or targeted attack.
Morocco has unveiled the logo that legal products obtained from the processing of cannabis in Morocco must bear. The logo consists of the emblematic cannabis leaf in green in the middle of a Morocco-inspired shape in red, symbolizing the colors of the Moroccan flag, according to images published in the Moroccan Official bulletin on April the 1st. The logo comes as Morocco has recently exported its first legal cannabis lot abroad. According to information compiled by Medias24, two
Announced in December 2023, the partnership agreements with Energean plc Group have been finalized. Energean now holds 45% and 37.5% respectively in the Lixus and Rissana offshore licenses, becoming the operator. Chariot retains a 30% and 37.5% interest in these licenses respectively, while ONHYM maintains its 25% stake in each. Chariot has received the initial payment of US$10 million from Energean. Additionally, a drilling contract has been signed with Stena Drilling for the use of its Stena
Ahead of his meeting with his Moroccan counterpart in Paris, Stéphane Séjourné emphasized that France economically recognizes Morocco’s sovereignty over Sahara on economy matters. This recognition should encourage other countries, such as Germany, to follow Paris' lead. The head of diplomacy left the diplomatic side of the full recognition to King Mohammed VI and President Emmanuel Macron.
Eid al-Fitr is Wednesday, April 10, in Morocco, according to the Islamic affairs ministry. In a press release, the Ministry of Islamic affairs and Endowment confirmed the sighting of the new crescent moon, making Tuesday, April 9, the last day of Ramadan 1445 H/2024.
The Casablanca Criminal Court of First Instance sentenced, Tuesday, Hit Radio host Mohamed Bousfiha, nicknamed «Momo», to four months in prison. According to media sources, the court also handed prison sentences to the two other defendants involved in the case. The first was sentenced to five months in prison and the second defendant to three months in prison. The three defendants were charged with «staging a robbery, spreading misinformation that affects the sense of
A big cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert has been blowing across Europe for a few days now, as shown by forecasts from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS). CAMS routinely monitors dust transportation and has been providing updates on the severity of these episodes this year. According to images published Monday, this isn't the first recent occurrence, and it might be becoming more common. The most recent dust episode has been underway since April 6. Mark Parrington, a Senior
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