A symbolic marathon will link Targuist to Tamassint on September 27, 2025, organized by the Habiba & Ahmed Foundation with support from the Rif Memory Association. More than just a sporting event, it is a collective initiative that blends remembrance with action, aiming to spread a message of peace and reinforce the bonds between generations of migrants from Morocco and Belgium.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a loan of up to €10 million for Fondation Arrawaj, one of Morocco’s leading microfinance institutions. The loan, announced Wednesday in an EBRD, will support businesses led by entrepreneurs under 35. Provided under the Bank’s Youth in Business programme, the financing will target private MSMEs, with priority given to regions affected by the 2023 earthquake. The package also includes technical
Tuesday, Portugal’s Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and Communities debated a draft law put forward by the right-wing party Chega, now the country’s second-largest political force. The proposal calls for recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara and cutting ties with the Polisario Front, a move that sparked sharp disagreements among parliamentary blocs.
Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, will travel to China on September 19 and 20 at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi. The visit, announced Wednesday by a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs via the Xinhua news agency, comes at a time when bilateral ties are strengthening, particularly in the economic sphere. It also takes place against the backdrop of an upcoming UN Security Council
French Culture Minister Rachida Dati, of Moroccan origins, is under investigation for allegedly failing to declare several valuable pieces of jewelry to the High Authority for Transparency in Public Life (HATVP). According to AFP, the Paris prosecutor’s office announced on Tuesday that an inquiry has been opened into part of the minister’s assets, following a report published a few months ago by Libération. In June, Dati was flagged for irregularities in her asset
On Wednesday morning, a three-year-old child from Douar Oulad El Haj in the Tinzouline commune, Zagora province, was transferred to the intensive care unit of the University Hospital Center in Rabat after his condition worsened due to a rare illness. The urgent transfer was carried out on a medically equipped aircraft with full facilities, in an operation coordinated by local and regional authorities in cooperation with the regional health delegation and the Ministry of Health and Social
The Antiquity Prize 2025 has been awarded to a groundbreaking study that uncovered the first Neolithic society in Morocco, located at Oued Beht in the Khemisset region and active between 3,400 and 2,900 BC. Published in 2024, the research is the result of a multidisciplinary project led by Youssef Bokbot (INSAP), Cyprian Broodbank (University of Cambridge), and Giulio Lucarini (CNR-ISPC and ISMEO). The team unearthed traces of the oldest and largest agricultural complex ever discovered in
An exclusive two-day presale has been scheduled for Visa cardholders, granting them priority access to tickets for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2025), set to take place in Morocco from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026. The first phase of the presale will run from September 25 to 27, followed by a second phase from October 21 to 23, according to Wednesday’s announcement by Visa, the global leader in digital payments and official partner of the Confederation of African Football
Aziz Benharref, a 42-year-old Moroccan-Canadian, was buried Sunday in El Jadida after losing his life in the Lisbon funicular crash that killed 16 people. He was repatriated under royal instructions. His wife, Hind Iguernane, who survived with serious injuries, recalled how a simple gesture from him saved her life and now faces recovery while grieving his loss.
On Monday, September 15, Morocco reopened the Beni Ansar customs crossing after more than two months of closure, which began on July 8 and coincided with the «Marhaba Operation», concluded on the same day. While there has been no official confirmation from either the government delegation in Melilla or the Moroccan authorities, Jesús Aguilera, a customs agent overseeing import operations since the crossing’s reopening last January after a six-and-a-half-year shutdown,
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