The trial of a Seville tour guide accused of sexually assaulting an American tourist and two others during trips to Morocco and Portugal, is scheduled to commence on Monday. The prosecutor at the Spanish National Court is seeking a nine-year prison sentence for the accused. Manuel Gerardo P.F., who serves as the president of Discover Excursion, faces allegations of assaulting his victims while leading a tour booked by one of them in the fall of 2013, according to reports from Spanish news
The Polisario Front has once again condemned France's support for Morocco's sovereignty over the Sahara, a stance formalized in a letter from President Emmanuel Macron to King Mohammed VI on July 30, 2024. In a statement, the Polisario's Permanent Bureau of the General Secretariat «criticized France's position as biased and contrary to international legitimacy, accusing it of backing Moroccan expansionist and colonization policies». The statement expressed strong disapproval
A new study suggests that the earliest dinosaurs originated in the supercontinent Gondwana, which comprised southern Morocco. These findings challenge previous assumptions, pointing to gaps in the fossil record and potentially rewriting the history of dinosaur evolution.
Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed the repatriation of 22 of its nationals from Morocco. This follows a delegation's visit to the kingdom to coordinate investigations into the tragic shipwreck off the coast of Dakhla. The efforts also included identifying the deceased and the survivors. The Pakistani embassy in Rabat is spearheading this repatriation process. The Ministry's Crisis Management Unit (CMU) has been actively monitoring the situation of the survivors, offering
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has allocated a €20 million loan to support young entrepreneurs in Morocco. In a press release, the EBRD announced that this loan will benefit the local microlender Al Amana Microfinance. This financing package is provided through the EBRD’s Youth in Business programme to facilitate on-lending to Moroccan private micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) owned or led by entrepreneurs under 35 years of age. These
Five workers died following a tunnel explosion at the Mokhtar Soussi Dam, located in Aouzioua, 100 km east of Taroudant, the Ahl Tafnout community reported on Monday. According to a statement on the community's Facebook page, «After numerous attempts, the bodies of the five victims, who were trapped inside a tunnel at the Mokhtar Soussi Dam due to an explosion and a subsequent gas leak, were recovered around 4:00 am». The group emphasized that «efforts to reach the victims
A fishing boat carrying five individuals sank off the coast of Larache on Sunday, January 26, reported local media sources. According to these sources, four of the fishermen managed to survive the ordeal, reaching the shore safely. They were subsequently transported to Lalla Meryem Regional Hospital in Larache for medical assistance. Tragically, the fifth fisherman did not survive, and his body was claimed by the sea. The accident occurred at approximately 8:30 am and is suspected to have
Mauritania is deftly navigating its diplomatic relations with its key North African neighbors, Morocco and Algeria. After solidifying ties with Morocco through a memorandum of understanding in Rabat on Thursday, focusing on electricity and renewable energies, Mauritania is now turning its attention to Algeria. On Sunday, January 26, Ismaïl Abdel Fattah, Managing Director of Société Mauritanienne des Hydrocarbures, held talks in Algiers with Rachid Hachichi, CEO of Sonatrach,
Brahim Ghali, leader of the Polisario Front, was attacked outside the Polisario General Secretariat. The assailant, identified as a Saharawi shopkeeper from the Oulad Tidranine tribe, represents a marginalized segment of the camps' population, overshadowed by the Rguibates, who have dominated the Front's leadership for decades. The shopkeeper confronted Ghali directly, protesting the seizure of his trucks. Frustrated by the persistent obstacles to his business, he resorted to throwing stones
A military delegation from the US embassy visited Laayoune this week, described as «part of a routine visit», according to a Moroccan source close to the matter who spoke to Yabiladi. During their time in the city, «the three Americans held talks with the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Western Sahara and head of MINURSO, the Russian Alexander Ivanko, and General Fakhrul Ahsan of Bangladesh, commander of MINURSO's blue helmets». The delegation also
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