The trial in the so-called «Escobar of the Sahara» case concluded on Thursday evening with first-instance verdicts handed down by the Criminal Chamber of the Casablanca Court of Appeal. Saïd Naciri, former president of Wydad Athletic Club (WAC) and a former MP for the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), was sentenced to 10 years in prison, while Abdenbi Bioui, former president of the Oriental Regional Council and also a former PAM member, received a 12-year prison
Members of the U.S. Embassy in Rabat visited the El Guerguerat border crossing between Morocco and Mauritania on Thursday, June 25. «For the first time, a U.S. delegation in Morocco traveled to El Guerguerat, the only border crossing between Morocco and Mauritania, reaffirming our shared commitment to strengthening regional security and bilateral cooperation», the embassy said in a statement. During the visit, the delegation met with Moroccan officials to strengthen cooperation on
In a move aimed at regulating the issue of stray animals, strengthening mechanisms for their protection, and reducing the risks associated with them, the House of Representatives’ Productive Sectors Committee this week approved, by majority vote, amendments to Bill No. 19.25 on the protection of stray animals and the prevention of their dangers.
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.
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