On Saturday, Algeria's Foreign Minister, Ahmed Attaf, held a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, in New York during the 80th session of the UN General Assembly. The contentious issue of Western Sahara was a focal point of their discussions, according to a communiqué from Algerian diplomatic sources. In parallel, Moscow confirmed that Lavrov and Attaf engaged in talks concerning the Sahara dossier. «An exchange of views took place on current global and regional
On Saturday, September 27, security forces intervened in several cities to disperse protest gatherings and arrested a number of demonstrators who had responded to calls on social media under what has been dubbed the «Generation Z protests». In Rabat, a heavy security presence surrounded Parliament Square, where authorities broke up the gatherings and detained several participants, including lawyer and Democratic Left Federation municipal councilor Farouk Mahdawi, as well as leftist
Rachida El Garani, a Belgian-Moroccan filmmaker, turned personal trauma into art, from surviving an abusive marriage to winning international awards with her films Into Darkness and Rachid. Now, she is developing a deeply personal feature on forced marriage and domestic violence, determined to break taboos and tell her story on her own terms.
Morocco is actively engaging in discussions with member nations of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), including those that maintain «diplomatic» ties with the Polisario Front. This commitment was highlighted by a meeting that took place yesterday on the sidelines of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The talks involved Morocco's Foreign Minister, Nasser Bourita, and his Tanzanian counterpart, Mahmoud Thabit Kombo. This diplomatic engagement
Massad Boulos, the special advisor to the President of the United States for Africa, held separate meetings on Friday, September 26, in New York with the foreign ministers of Morocco and Algeria. During his discussion with Morocco's Foreign Minister, Boulos remarked, «we discuss opportunities to strengthen our strategic partnership and alliance, especially as U.S. firms pursue opportunities throughout all of Morocco including its territory of Western Sahara», stated Massad
Good news for the kingdom: S&P Global Ratings has upgraded Morocco’s sovereign credit rating to BBB-/A-3 with a stable outlook, praising its favorable macroeconomic policies and resilience to external shocks. The decision reflects the ongoing consolidation of public finances.
On Friday evening, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune gave a 75-minute interview to local media. In a rare departure from his usual rhetoric, he made no mention of Western Sahara, though he did speak of Algeria’s relations with its «neighbors». He highlighted strong ties with Mauritania, Tunisia, and Libya, but avoided any reference to the Polisario. In past interviews, Tebboune has consistently reaffirmed Algeria’s backing of the Sahrawis. During a televised
The Spring of Dignity coalition has strongly condemned the recent knife attack on a 25-year-old woman by her ex-husband in public in Taza. The assault sparked outrage on social media under the hashtag #JusticeforImane, after the victim sustained severe injuries to her face and hand, leaving her with lasting physical and psychological scars and requiring 130 stitches. In a statement released Friday, the coalition of associations recalled that the young woman had previously been raped by the
Several Moroccan internationals made headlines in Thursday’s UEFA Europa League fixtures, with Anass Zaroury of Greece’s Panathinaikos stealing the show. The 24-year-old forward netted a stunning hat-trick to propel his side to a commanding 4-1 victory over Switzerland’s Young Boys. Anass Zaroury ?#UEL pic.twitter.com/5U3HO63rBh — UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) September 25, 2025 Thanks to his three goals, Zaroury now tops the competition’s scoring chart,
The 27th edition of the Jazz à Rabat festival opened Thursday evening (September 25–27, 2025), filling Hassan II Park with the universal rhythms of jazz in all its forms. The Greco-German ensemble Tania Giannouli Trio launched the event with a contemporary Mediterranean sound blending piano, oud, and trumpet. Formerly known as Jazz au Chellah, the festival has been renamed and relocated, reaffirming its role as a platform where music transcends borders. In his opening remarks, the