The Polisario is marking, this Wednesday, May 20, with great discretion, the 53rd anniversary of the launch of its armed struggle. The traditional military parade held in the «liberated territories», in Tifariti or Bir Lahlou, has not been possible since November 13, 2020. Worse still, no festivities were organized this year to mark the occasion, whereas in 2024, the Front held military parades in the Tindouf camps on Algerian territory. Brahim Ghali was present but did not speak,
On Wednesday, the Abu Dhabi Federal Court of Appeal sentenced Emirati citizen Saif Salem Saif Ali Al-Maqbali to three years in prison and fined him AED 5 million over a video that sparked widespread controversy after it included remarks encouraging marriage to underage girls in Morocco. The court also ordered the removal of the offensive video, the closure of the defendant’s online accounts, and the confiscation of the phone used in the incident, according to the Emirates News
Morocco’s and France’s foreign ministers announced on Tuesday in Rabat that a state visit by King Mohammed VI to France is «planned» and will be preceded by high-level meetings in the Moroccan capital next July, according to Jeune Afrique. Speaking to the press alongside his French counterpart Jean-Noël Barrot during a visit to Morocco to attend a ministerial conference on «peacekeeping in the Francophone space», Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita
Canada’s Aya Gold & Silver is preparing for a major expansion drive in Morocco, with an ambitious $500 million investment program planned through 2030. The strategy aims to significantly increase silver production while introducing gold extraction into the company’s operations for the first time, according to Asharq. Aya Gold & Silver is among the leading foreign mining companies operating in the kingdom. Its activities are centered on the Zgounder silver mine, which it
Moroccan journalist and news anchor Chihab Zeriouh, a longtime figure at public broadcaster Al Aoula, died on the morning of Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at a private clinic in Rabat. He was 58 and leaves behind a career spanning more than three decades in national radio and television. Born in 1968, Zeriouh began his media career in 1994 at National Radio before joining the news department at Al Aoula, where he worked as both a journalist and news anchor. Over the years, he covered numerous
The World Health Organization has warned about the rapid global expansion of nicotine pouches targeting young people. In Morocco, discreet use, flavored varieties, and social media promotion are finding fertile ground among teenagers, prompting anti-smoking advocates to urge authorities to tighten regulations, ban sales to minors, and launch awareness campaigns about the products’ addictive and harmful effects.
The second Global Sumud Flotilla announced that more than 87 activists had launched an open-ended hunger strike in protest against what they described as their abduction by Israeli forces, following the interception of their boats in international waters as they were heading to the besieged Gaza Strip with humanitarian aid. In a post published on Facebook, the Global Movement to Gaza, Morocco said several Moroccan participants were among those taking part in the hunger strike, denouncing what
After relaunching its operations in late 2025 in Casablanca, Marrakech, Rabat and Tangier, the U.S. ride-hailing giant Uber is now considering expanding into Western Sahara, with a possible launch in Dakhla. According to Africa Intelligence, the market study has been entrusted to a well-connected consultancy in Morocco. Uber reportedly hired the same Moroccan firm that assisted the company during its first entry into the Moroccan market in 2015. That initial expansion, however, ran into a
Italian investigators said searches carried out at the home of 31-year-old Moroccan Salim El Koudri uncovered no evidence of extremist activity or signs of self-radicalization following Saturday’s car-ramming attack in central Modena, which left eight people injured. According to Italian media reports, authorities found no propaganda material or documents linked to extremist groups during the search of his apartment. Toxicology tests also came back negative for alcohol and drugs, while
Les enquêteurs italiens ont indiqué que les perquisitions menées au domicile de Salim El Koudri, un Marocain de 31 ans, n’ont révélé aucun élément attestant d’une activité extrémiste ou d’un processus d’autoradicalisation. L’homme est soupçonné d’avoir foncé, samedi, avec sa voiture sur des piétons dans le centre de Modène, faisant huit
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