As Nigeria’s Super Eagles gear up for their crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier on Thursday, November 13, in Morocco, a hotel room video has unexpectedly taken center stage back home. Ahead of the playoff clash against Gabon in Rabat, midfielder Alex Iwobi inadvertently stirred online debate after posting an eight-second silent video showing the view from his hotel room, which overlooked the back of a residential apartment building with windows and balconies lined with drying
Last Friday evening, the Royal Gendarmerie apprehended an imam at a Quranic school in Sidi Zouine, on the outskirts of Marrakech. He is suspected of sexually assaulting minors who attended his religious lessons. According to the newspaper Assabah, the 27-year-old suspect had recently arrived in the village after being appointed as the mosque's imam, with the responsibility of teaching children. He allegedly enticed his victims to the official residence linked to the religious facility. Initial
En 1754, le Maroc a connu l'un de ses hivers les plus rudes, lorsque de fortes chutes de neige ont recouvert Fès et Rabat, un événement si extraordinaire qu'il est devenu connu sous le nom de «Aam Tlija», l'Année des Chutes de Neige. Les chroniqueurs l'ont décrit comme un signe divin, rappelant comment les habitants ont peiné à dégager leurs toits et leurs rues de cette neige qu'ils n'avaient jamais vue auparavant.
En 1754, Marruecos experimentó uno de sus inviernos más duros, cuando fuertes nevadas cubrieron Fez y Rabat, un acontecimiento tan extraordinario que se conoció como el «Aam Tlija», el Año de las Nevadas. Los cronistas lo describieron como un signo divino, recordando cómo los habitantes lucharon por despejar sus tejados y calles de esa nieve que nunca antes habían visto.
Senegal welcomed the adoption on October 31, 2025, by the UN Security Council of Resolution 2797, which reaffirms the primacy of the autonomy plan proposed by Morocco within the framework of its sovereignty. This stance was expressed in a joint statement released Monday in Rabat, following discussions between Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his Senegalese counterpart, Cheikh Niang. Nasser Bourita expressed his gratitude to Senegal for its unwavering support for the territorial
The parliamentary group of the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS), together with Nabila Mounib, MP for the Unified Socialist Party (PSU), have submitted two draft laws calling for a general amnesty for the detainees of the Generation Z Morocco movement. The proposals are grounded in Article 71 of the 2011 Constitution, which grants Parliament the authority to enact amnesties. Last week, PPS Secretary-General Nabil Benabdellah publicly urged the release of Generation Z Morocco protesters who
Following the meeting convened by King Mohammed VI’s advisors to update and refine the autonomy plan for the Sahara, Moroccan political party leaders praised the monarch’s inclusive approach. Aziz Akhannouch, president of the National Rally of Independents (RNI), affirmed his party’s commitment to formulating a forward-looking vision for the national cause, in line with UN Security Council Resolution 2797. Fatima-Zahra Mansouri, national coordinator of the Authenticity and
In 1754, Morocco witnessed one of its rarest winters, when heavy snow blanketed Fez and Rabat, an event so extraordinary it became known as «Aam Tlija», the Year of the Snowfall. Chroniclers described it as a divine sign, recalling how residents struggled to clear their roofs and streets of snow they had never seen before.
The Moroccan national under-17 team has officially qualified for the second round of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, currently being held in Qatar. The achievement follows their resounding 16–0 win over New Caledonia and Mexico’s defeat to Switzerland in the final round of the group stage. These results gave the Atlas Cubs a strong goal difference, placing them among the best third-placed teams to advance. Morocco’s remarkable 16-goal triumph set a new tournament record, the largest
This morning, at the headquarters of the Government Presidency, King Mohammed VI’s advisors met with the leaders of the political parties represented in both Houses of Parliament to discuss the Moroccan Autonomy Plan. According to a party source who attended the meeting and requested anonymity, the royal advisors asked the party general secretaries to submit their proposals for updating the autonomy initiative to the Royal Palace within ten days. In attendance were royal advisors Fouad