For many Moroccans, the World Cup was once measured not by social media posts but by Panini stickers. Decades later, the albums still bring back memories of childhood, trading stickers with friends and chasing the country's biggest football stars.
Morocco will abandon year-round GMT+1 and return to GMT after the end of the summer season, Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch announced on Thursday, saying the decision followed repeated public demands and discussions within the governing majority. Speaking to Medi 1 TV, Akhannouch said the government had decided to respond to Moroccans' calls after the issue was repeatedly raised during meetings of the ruling coalition. He said the decision was taken after listening to citizens' demands
Long the language of reference in Morocco, French appears to be gradually losing ground to English, the international language par excellence, particularly among young people. In universities, on social media and in the professional world, this shift is also reshaping ties between young Moroccans at home and Moroccans living abroad (MRE).
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) reaffirmed its support for the modernization of Morocco's port infrastructure during a visit by its Vice President for Policy and Partnerships, Mark Bowman, to Marsa Maroc's multipurpose terminal at the Port of Casablanca on Wednesday. According to a press release, Bowman met with Marsa Maroc CEO Tarik El Aroussi to review progress on the terminal's quay deepening project, financed through a MAD 690 million EBRD loan, and discuss the
Spain’s Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares, on Wednesday denied rumors of an alleged government «blockage» over granting Spanish nationality to Sahrawis born before 1976. The Spanish government is «fully in favor of granting Spanish nationality to Sahrawis born under Spanish administration. There is no problem, no blockage, and as Foreign Minister, I support it», he said during a plenary session in the lower house of parliament, in response to a question
Representatives of Sahrawi NGOs have called on United Nations human rights rapporteurs to move beyond cautious, diplomatic statements and condemn human rights violations in the Tindouf camps. The request was backed up with specific examples presented to UN experts in Geneva.
Danish Prince Aage was one of the European figures whose name became linked to Morocco’s history during the French Protectorate, after spending nearly seventeen years in the ranks of the French Foreign Legion and taking part in several military campaigns aimed at subduing Moroccan regions that resisted colonial rule.
Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares on Wednesday defended the government's decision not to comment on the death of Lahbib Mohamed Abdelaziz, who was killed on June 7 in an airstrike that the Polisario Front attributes to Morocco. Speaking during a plenary session of the Congress of Deputies, Albares was responding to an oral question from a lawmaker of the pro-independence Republican Left of Catalonia (ERC). Spain's top diplomat argued that «no country in the world has
Le régulateur des médias au Maroc vient de frapper fort en interdisant toute diffusion de contenus électoraux générés ou manipulés par intelligence artificielle qui pourraient tromper les électeurs. Cette mesure s'inscrit dans le cadre de nouvelles règles pour la couverture médiatique des élections législatives prévues le 23 septembre 2026. Adoptée par le Conseil supérieur de la
El regulador de medios de Marruecos acaba de adoptar una medida contundente al prohibir la difusión de contenidos electorales generados o manipulados con inteligencia artificial que puedan inducir a engaño a los votantes. La medida forma parte de las nuevas normas para la cobertura mediática de las elecciones legislativas previstas para el 23 de septiembre de 2026. Adoptada por el Consejo Superior de la Comunicación Audiovisual (HACA), la decisión exige que todo contenido creado con IA,