To free Tangier, seized by King Charles II of England, Moulay Ismail sent Ambassador Mohamed Ben Hadou to London. The latter became a popular figure in England and was invited to universities and honorable institutions.
In a speech delivered in 1985, former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi claimed to have been behind the creation of the Polisario Front. According to him, the initial aim of the separatist movement was not to establish a new state, but rather to rise up against Spanish colonization.
Dutch-Moroccan drug lord Karim Bouyakhrichan, believed to be a key figure in the notorious «Mocro Maffia» criminal organization, who managed to flee Spain, taking advantage of his pretrial release, «may be hiding in the Nador region (northern Morocco), where his family and children are located» until he can return to the Netherlands, Spanish media suspected. «After his release from Alhaurin de la Torre prison, he was able to go to the coast of
A Moroccan asylum seeker was convicted of murder, Thursday, by a UK court after stabbing a pensioner to death and attempting to kill his housemate. 45-year-old Ahmed Alid stabbed 70-year-old Terence Carney six times in the street in Hartlepool, northeast England, on October 15, 2023. He also attacked his housemate Javed Nouri and assaulted two police officers, Daily Mail reported. While Nouri survived the attack, Carney died, surrendering to his wounds after he was stabbed six times in the
Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf held a press briefing on Thursday, outlining his country's viewpoint on the Tunis summit of April 22nd. He praised the conclave as «successful» and «unprecedented», emphasizing it wasn't targeted at any particular nation. Attaf reiterated that the «door to consultations remains open to all» with the necessary political will. The Algerian diplomat underscored the «Arab Maghreb Union» as a critical historical
The Algerian Football Federation (FAF) lodged a complaint with the FIFA Ethics Committee on Thursday against the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Algerian media reported. The complaint stems from the cancelled match between Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RSB) and Union Sportive de la Medina d'Alger (USMA). The FAF disagrees with CAF's decision on Wednesday to award RSB a 3-0 victory in the cancelled match. The Algerian football body believes this decision violates CAF's own
Rabat will be hosting, from May 10 to 12, 2024, the 26th edition of the Jazz au Challah festival, reads a press release by organizers sent Thursday to Yabiladi. Kicking off on Europe day, May 10, this year’s edition promises a blend of European and Moroccan music at the medieval fortified Muslim necropolis of Chellah. The festival will feature a diverse array of talented artists from Europe and Morocco, including German trumpeter Markus Stockhausen accompanied by musician and poet Aziz
Sent by a Saadi Sultan to establish the Anglo-Moroccan alliance, Moroccan diplomat Abd el-Ouahed ben Messaoud ben Mohammed Anoun is believed to have inspired the character of William Shakespeare's Moorish hero Othello.
In Morocco, religious minorities struggle with expressing their beliefs and opinions freely due to restrictions imposed by the authorities and society alike.
Mauritanian Foreign Minister Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug met with the Algerian Ambassador in Nouakchott on Wednesday, April 24th. Their discussions reportedly centered on «strengthening the distinguished cooperative relations between the two sister countries», according to the Foreign Minister's post on the X platform. This meeting comes amidst regional tensions following the Tunis Summit on April 22nd, which involved Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. Notably, Mauritania was absent from