Following the devastating earthquake in Morocco on September 8th, 2023, Virgin Unite, alongside the Eve Branson Foundation and Kasbah Tamadot, partnered with local communities, NGOs, and the government to support recovery. More than 100 pallets of supplies, including tents, sleeping bags, water bottles, and winter clothing, arrived in the hard-hit Al Haouz Province. A large part of this effort stemmed from a personal appeal by Richard Branson, leading to generous donations from companies like
French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné reaffirmed, Wednesday, his commitment to mending ties with Morocco during a National Assembly hearing, reports AFP. «The will is there. We've resumed contact and addressed past misunderstandings», Séjourné acknowledged. «Our relationship with Morocco is crucial, even essential», he emphasized. «Building trust takes time, but it serves the interests of both France and Morocco», said
Brahim Ghali, leader of the Polisario Front, and his delegation commenced meetings in Ireland on Wednesday. They engaged with parliamentarians, representatives of political groups, unions, civil society, and the Polisario solidarity movement, according to the Front news agency. Details of potential meetings with government ministers or President Michael D. Higgins, known for his support of the Polisario, remain unconfirmed. Though holding an honorary role, Higgins has expressed strong
Casablanca authorities arrested a French-Moroccan citizen on Wednesday, February 14th, suspecting his involvement in kidnapping, torture, and murder. The alleged victim is reportedly the husband of Moroccan actress and singer Rym Fikri. The investigation began on February 8th, following reports of the victim's abduction by individuals in a four-wheel drive vehicle. Authorities initiated a judicial investigation under the Public Prosecution's supervision, according to a press release issued on
The hashtag #justice_for_anas has surged on social media, demanding answers after two eerily similar disappearances at the «Tribal Dynamo» techno music festival held in the desert. Both young men, named Anas and in their twenties, vanished during separate festival editions, sparking concerns and casting a shadow over the event.
The Moroccan national football team has risen one place in the latest FIFA rankings, moving from 13th to 12th position globally. This upward trend places Morocco as the highest-ranked African team, surpassing Senegal (17th), Nigeria (28th), Egypt (36th), Ivory Coast (39th), Tunisia (41st), and Algeria (43rd). At the global level, the top ten remains unchanged, with Argentina retaining the top spot, followed by France, England, Belgium, Brazil, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Italy, and
The Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) political bureau, in a press release made public Tuesday, urged Morocco to take a leadership role in developing «a firm Arab position» putting an end to recent war on Gaza. The party called for «concrete and urgent initiatives» to protect the Palestinian people. The statement described the Israeli actions as «dirty aggression exceeding all limits» and condemned them as «crimes of genocide». The party
The Technical Study Group (TSG) of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled its official best XI for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon), and to the surprise of many, Morocco's Atlas Lions are entirely absent. The chosen team features a heavy presence from the competition's finalists: three players from champions Ivory Coast and three from runners-up Nigeria. Two players each represent the third-placed South Africa and the fourth-placed Democratic Republic of Congo, with
On Wednesday evening, Niger's Prime Minister, Ali Mahamane Lamine Zeine, relayed a message to his Moroccan counterpart, Aziz Akhannouch, from President Abdourrahman Tiani, head of state of Niger. The message, addressed to King Mohammed VI, was delivered on the instructions of the President, according to a post by Akhannouch on the X platform. Earlier on Monday, Zeine had announced his upcoming trip to Morocco on the same social network. He will be leading a ministerial delegation that
The Tindouf Autonomist Support Forum (FORSATIN) reported clashes between armed Polisario militias and a tribe in the Tindouf camps in a press release. The unrest apparently stemmed from the anger of a Sahrawi man (identified as «Ahmed Ali») residing in Spain being sentenced to five years in prison upon his arrival at the camps to visit family. The tribe contesting the sentence, claiming a case of mistaken identity, demanded his release and staged peaceful protests in the Rabouni
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