Tensions flared between the Moroccan and Algerian delegations at UNESCO’s Africa Week 2026 in Paris, with videos shared on social media showing members of both sides exchanging accusations and briefly scuffling before being separated on Wednesday. Both delegations blamed the other for provoking the incident, prompting official reactions from Morocco and Algeria. In a statement issued Thursday, the Permanent Delegation of the Kingdom of Morocco to UNESCO condemned what it described as
The Melilla government has urged Spanish authorities to act swiftly and coordinate with Morocco to put an end to the long queues seen daily at the Beni Ansar border crossing, which it says are causing waiting times of more than 10 hours, particularly affecting children, the elderly, and sick people, as Operation Marhaba approaches. Melilla government spokesperson Fadela Mohatar said the city has for years been calling for solutions to what she described as the «border chaos» faced
For days, the family of a young Moroccan man, Yassine Chadli, has been waiting for authorization from a court in Ceuta to repatriate his body to Morocco after Spanish Civil Guard officers found him dead in the waters near the border area on May 11. Although his identity has been officially confirmed and all administrative procedures completed, the family is still awaiting judicial approval to transfer the body through the Tarajal crossing into Morocco ahead of his burial in his hometown of El
Two women arriving from Morocco at Germany’s Weeze Airport are facing a tax evasion investigation after customs officers discovered nearly €20,000 worth of undeclared gold jewelry hidden in plain sight, worn openly by the passengers themselves. Accoridng to media reports, the mother, 52, and daughter, 31, had arrived from Morocco and walked through the green channel for travelers with nothing to declare. But a German customs trainee became suspicious of the amount of gold jewelry
Philippe Lalliot’s appointment as France’s ambassador to Morocco was formalized by decree and published in the Official Journal on May 15, 2026. The senior official at France’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs succeeds Christophe Lecourtier, who has taken over as head of the French Development Agency. A graduate of the Sorbonne, Sciences Po and the École nationale d’administration, Philippe Lalliot began serving as first secretary at the
At least seven people, including a child, were killed and six others injured after a four-storey residential building collapsed around 3 a.m. on Thursday in Aïn Noqbi neighborhood in Fez, according to an update from 2M. Three of the injured were admitted to the intensive care unit at Hassan II University Hospital, while Civil Protection teams continued searching through the rubble amid fears that more than 10 people could still be trapped beneath the debris. ⛔️ انهيار
FC Barcelona announced on Wednesday that it had closed its youth training academies in Casablanca and Rabat, effective May 12. Without providing details on the reasons behind the decision, the Spanish club recalled that its first center in Morocco opened in Rabat in 2023, followed by a second academy in Casablanca in 2024. When launching its first academy in Morocco, FC Barcelona presented the initiative as part of its efforts to promote football development worldwide through youth training.
As the United Nations Security Council began reviewing the strategic assessment of MINURSO’s mandate in the Sahara last April, Morocco on Wednesday outlined in Rabat its reform-oriented vision for UN peacekeeping operations. Speaking in the presence of António Guterres during the second Ministerial Conference on Peacekeeping in French-speaking environments, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita called for UN mandates that are more closely aligned with realities on the ground.
The Polisario has chosen to respond anonymously to the anger voiced on social media by the U.S. ambassador to Morocco following a meeting with the head of MINURSO. According to a Sahrawi media outlet, «sources close to the Polisario Front believe these statements confirm Washington’s loss of neutrality and illustrate the failure of U.S.-led mediation efforts, insofar as the American position effectively rules out the option of a self-determination referendum.» Another media
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani received a Moroccan delegation on Wednesday led by Karim Zidane, Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in charge of Investment, Convergence, and Public Policy Evaluation, according to the Mauritanian News Agency (AMI). Following the meeting, the Moroccan official reaffirmed «the commitment of His Majesty King Mohammed VI to strengthening the distinguished ties of fraternity and cooperation between the Kingdom of Morocco and the
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