Talks between senior Russian diplomats and the Moroccan and Algerian ambassadors in Moscow have intensified this week. The Sahara issue, as in March, remained central to the discussions.
Moroccan radio station Hit Radio announced on Saturday that it was reiterating its support for its host Mohamed Bousfiha (Momo), who was sentenced in the first instance to four months in prison for staging a fake phone theft on air and disseminating false information. In a press release sent to Yabiladi, the private channel reiterated its support for the radio host, who will appeal against the sentence. At the same time, it announced that it would also lodge an appeal against the rejection of
After six years of settling in France, young Moroccan Houda Levassort Gueddari decided to set up her own company specialized in digital marketing, and after a great demand for her services, she decided to open a company specialized in the same field in Morocco this year.
On April 13, Yabiladi.com reported, citing French magazine Paris Match, that the former manor of King Mohammed VI in the town of Gritz-Armenvilliers, in the Seine-et-Marne region of France, would be on sale for 425 million euros. The French magazine reported at the time that the property was built in 1884 by the Rothschild family replacing the old building dating back to the seventeenth century. The same source reported that the chateau underwent a major renovation in the 1990s,
In 1213, King John of England sent a diplomatic embassy to Morocco to seal a deal with Almohad’s Sultan Mohamed Ennassir. John’s offer included converting to Islam and subjugating his kingdom to Almohads.
Over the course of 2023, Morocco showed a strong increase in export revenue in the fresh vegetable sector, even as actual export volumes declined, according to EastFruit. Vegetable exports generated export earnings of around US$1.6 billion - a 12% increase from the previous year and a figure almost 50% higher than the five-year average. Despite adverse weather events resulting in a 14% drop in Morocco's fresh vegetable export volume to 1.06 million tons, this figure still represents a 5%
Banking group Societe Generale SA has agreed to sell its Moroccan business to Moroccan private holding Saham, founded and owned by former Industry Minister Moulay Hafid Elalamy. The deal, estimated at €745 million, will see Societe Generale SA sell its stake in Societe Generale Marocaine de Banques, its subsidiaries, and stakes in insurance firm La Marocaine Vie, according to a statement by Dociete Generale on Friday. «Société Générale continues to
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
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