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Morocco, UAE sign police cooperation agreement

Morocco's Director-General of National Security (DGSN) and Territorial Surveillance (DGST), Abdellatif Hammouchi, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Abu Dhabi on Monday. The MoU was signed between the DGSN, represented by the Royal Institute of Police, and the General Command of the Abu Dhabi Police, represented by the Saif Bin Zayed Academy for Security & Policing Sciences. This agreement will pave the way for implementing joint training programs and advanced internships in

Soltour expands Morocco offerings with new flights from November 2024 until June 2025

Spanish airline Air Nostrum, in collaboration with tour operator Soltour, is offering direct flights between Murcia Airport and Morocco, starting from November 2024 until June 2025. Soltour has created a flight schedule that coincides with holiday dates such as Carnival and Labor Day. Airports available for flights include Santiago de Compostela, Asturias, Bilbao, Valencia, Albacete, Zaragoza, Valencia, Almeria, La Rioja, Seville, Salamanca, A Coruña, Leon, Vitoria, Murcia, Valladolid,

Morocco blocks Polisario from chess confederation

Morocco succeeded in excluding the Polisario from the African Chess Confederation at a CAE meeting held on the sidelines of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) congress, held from September 20 to 22 in Budapest, Hungary, the president of the Royal Moroccan Chess Federation, Kadiri Bouchra, told Yabiladi. Efforts have been made to convince African countries to exclude Polisario, a former member of the CAF, since 2019. The headquarters of this continental organization are based in Algiers.

Moroccan coastguard saves 54 sub-Saharan migrants off Tan Tan

On Sunday, 83 kilometers northwest of the port of Tan-Tan, a Royal Navy coastguard intercepted a makeshift boat carrying 54 sub-Saharan migrants, including 7 women and a minor. The rescued people, who had intended to reach the Canary Islands, were brought safely back to the port of Tan-Tan, then handed over to the Royal Gendarmerie for the usual administrative procedures, after having received the necessary care on board, according to a press release from the General Staff of the Royal Armed

44 Rabat students hospitalized following food poisoning

About 44 students from the National Institute of Posts and Telecommunications were taken to the emergency department of the Ibn Sina Hospital in Rabat (Souissi) on Sunday due to suspected food poisoning. According to media sources, the students were taken to the hospital after suffering from severe stomach cramps. According to the same source, 34 of them were immediately discharged from the hospital, while ten others were kept under observation. The students suspect that the cause of their

Morocco to host the AfCFTA business forum in November

The Ministry of Industry and Commerce and the Moroccan Exporters Confederation (ASMEX) will be organizing a Business Forum aimed at raising awareness and providing information on the opportunities presented by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), reads a press release on Monday. The event, titled «Intra-African Trade: Perspectives and Opportunities», will take place on November 5, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Casablanca. The first edition of the AfCFTA-Morocco

Morocco agronomic and veterinary school addresses water scarcity with new course

The Minister of Agriculture, Sea Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests, Mohammed Sadiki, presided over, Monday, the official launch of the 2024-2025 academic year at the Hassan II Agronomic and Veterinary Institute (IAV), and the launch of a new training program for engineers specializing in seawater desalination. The theme of this academic year of higher education and training in agriculture is «Training managers for sustainable water management: developing skills, adopting

Moroccan heritage preserved : Toumliline Chapel restoration complete

A ceremony marking the completion of the first stage of restoration work and improvements to the chapel of the Toumliline monastery, located in the heights of Azrou, was held on Saturday. This first stage of restoration is the fruit of collaboration between the «Mémoires pour l'Avenir» Foundation, the Ta'aruf Inter-convictional Center of the Rabita Mohammedia des Oulema, with the support of the Belgian Foundation «Future 21» and USAID. In a statement to MAP,

Tangier police arrest minor for viral harassment video

In response to a video that went viral on social media showing a girl being harassed by a group of young men, police in Tangier on Sunday evening arrested a 15-year-old on suspicion of involvement in the case. The suspect, along with other people, had subjected a girl to violence and sexual harassment on a public street in Tangier, which drew strong condemnation from social media users. Investigations are still ongoing to arrest the other participants and accomplices involved in the

Wind-blown dust from the Sahara boosts ocean life, study finds

Wind-blown dust from the Sahara, a desert spanning across North Africa, is crucial for ocean life, a new study revealed on September 20. The secret is in the iron carried by Saharan dust which helps tiny ocean plants, known as phytoplankton, grow. In their study, titled «Long-range transport of dust enhances oceanic iron bioavailability», and published by Swiss peer-reviewed, open-access, scientific journals publisher Frontiers, scientists explain that the growth of phytoplankton

Spain : Three Moroccans arrested for recruiting Moroccan workers with illegal labor contracts

Spanish National Police officers in Palma arrested a man of Moroccan origin as the main suspect in crimes related to human trafficking for labor exploitation, facilitating irregular migration, and belonging to a criminal organization, La Razon reported. Two of his relatives responsible for a company that brought in Moroccan workers who paid between 15,000 and 22,000 euros for a work contract that allowed them to come to Spain legally were also arrested. They also charged between €6,000

Polisario cautious on Rifian Nationalist Party cooperation

Since its creation on September 17, 2023, in Brussels, the leaders of the «Rifian nationalist party» have been constantly reaching out to the Polisario to establish cooperation between the two entities. In the Tindouf camps, these calls are greeted with suspicion. The article published on Sunday, September 22, by a Front media outlet bears witness to this. «Any Polisario participation in an activity devoted to the Rif question must be preceded by a precise assessment of

Moroccan medical teams conduct historic dual liver transplants

The Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Ibn Sina announced on Sunday that its multidisciplinary teams, in collaboration with the team from the French Paul Brousse Hospital, had carried out two new liver transplants in Morocco from related living donors in less than 48 hours, claiming that this was a first at the national level. On the night of September 9-10, 2024, an emergency liver transplant treated fulminant hepatitis in a 19-year-old woman with acute coma-stage liver failure using the

Futsal : Portugal's 4-1 win over Morocco sends Atlas Lions to round of 16

Morocco's futsal team suffered a 4-1 defeat to Portugal on Sunday in their final Group E match of the 2024 Futsal World Cup, held in Uzbekistan. Despite the loss, Morocco finished second in the group and advanced to the round of 16. Portugal took an early lead with Erick scoring in the 2nd minute, followed by a double from Bruno Coelho, who netted a penalty in the 18th minute and added another just after halftime in the 21st minute. Zicky sealed the victory with a goal in the 38th

United States : Algeria entrusts the defense of its interests to a pro-Israeli firm

Algeria appears to be softening its stance on Israel and is seeking to strengthen its ties with the United States. In a surprising move, Algiers has contracted the BGR Group, a firm with alleged ties to Israel, to represent its interests in the United States. The contract is valued at $720,000 annually, according to Jeune Afrique magazine. The co-founder of the BGR Group, Haley Reeves Barbour, is a prominent member of the Republican Party. This suggests that Algeria is anticipating a potential

Moroccan forces seize 8.1 tons of cannabis resin in Safi

Moroccan security forces thwarted a large-scale drug trafficking attempt at the port of Safi on Saturday evening, seizing 8.1 tons of cannabis resin (chira). In a coordinated operation involving the provincial security services of Safi and the National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ), authorities intercepted a Morocco-registered freight truck carrying the illicit substance concealed in 199 bales. The drugs were bound for international shipment by sea. Twenty-one individuals, aged 24 to

Severe weather alert : Thunderstorms and hail Saturday and Sunday in Morocco

The Directorate General of Meteorology (DGM) has issued a severe weather alert for several Moroccan provinces on Saturday and Sunday. Thundershowers, accompanied by hail and gusty winds, are expected to affect the provinces of Assa-Zag, Es-Semara, Boujdour, Oued Ed-Dahab, and Aousserd from 8:30 PM on Saturday to 6:00 AM on Sunday. Rainfall in these areas is forecast to reach between 30 and 50 mm. An orange alert has been issued for the provinces of Tata, Tinghir, Zagora, Figuig, Errachidia,

Two dead, 14 missing in Tata floods

Following severe thunderstorms and exceptional flood flows in the Tata region, local authorities reported on Friday that a passenger bus was swept away by floodwaters in the Tata valley, resulting in the deaths of two people. Thirteen others were rescued, while 14 passengers remain missing. Additionally, the same source stated that a woman is missing in the Ighourten district of the Takzmirt commune, Addis command, due to the floods. The exceptional thunderstorms caused water levels in many