Autrefois répandu dans les montagnes de l’Atlas marocain, le léopard de Barbarie a peu à peu disparu au fil des décennies, ne laissant derrière lui que de rares observations, des empreintes éparses et de précieux témoignages.
Antiguamente extendido por las montañas del Atlas marroquí, el leopardo de Berbería fue desapareciendo poco a poco con el paso de las décadas, dejando tras de sí apenas unos pocos avistamientos, huellas dispersas y valiosos testimonios.
Once widespread across Morocco’s Atlas mountains, the Barbary leopard gradually vanished over the decades, leaving behind only scattered sightings, tracks, and testimonies.
Thirteen years after severing diplomatic relations, Morocco and Syria are beginning a political and institutional rapprochement. Here are the details.
In 1627, the newly founded Republic of Salé sent two ambassadors to London to negotiate a treaty. England was planning to turn the republic into a military base for a joint action against Spain.
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani met on Thursday in Rabat with his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita. Beyond discussions on strengthening bilateral ties, Syria’s top diplomat also asked the kingdom to intervene with Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, Yabiladi has learned from a source close to the matter. Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani notably complained about «the continued Israeli violations of Syria’s territorial sovereignty». He described these
Turkish authorities on Wednesday arrested an internationally wanted Moroccan national accused of drug trafficking during a joint operation carried out by Türkiye’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) and Istanbul police in the Şişli district of Istanbul. According to Turkish security sources, quoted by local media, the operation was launched after intelligence indicated that the suspect was hiding in the city. Officers from the Istanbul Police Department’s
The Spanish government, through a report issued by the Department of National Security, has acknowledged the presence of more than 600 «go-fast» smuggling boats suspected of being used in drug trafficking operations, particularly in the Strait of Gibraltar. The report also highlights a rise in the aggressiveness of smugglers toward security forces, including the use of military-grade weapons. According to the report, cited by Europa Press, «with regard to hashish trafficking,
Morocco plans to add 20 billion dirhams to its 2026 budget to finance measures aimed at cushioning the impact of the conflict in the Middle East on the domestic market, a government source told Reuters on Thursday. Government spokesperson Mustapha Baitas announced the measure on Thursday without disclosing the amount of the additional funding. He said the budget adjustments aim to mobilize reserve funds to mitigate the repercussions of the Middle East conflict, support citizens’
The European Court of Human Rights has upheld Spain’s approach to combating international terrorism, ruling unanimously that protecting national security and preventing jihadist radicalization constitute sufficient grounds to expel a foreign national from the country, even in the absence of a criminal conviction. The court held that the right to private and family life cannot serve as a shield against state measures when there are strong indications of involvement in terrorist