The mascot for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 is ready. Just days before the highly anticipated tournament, Assad was officially unveiled by CAF and Morocco’s Local Organising Committee. Inspired by the Atlas Lion, one of Morocco’s most powerful national symbols, Assad’s name, meaning «lion» in Arabic, reflects the strength, pride, and cultural identity at the heart of the competition, CAF said on Monday. Designed as a friendly,
In a robust economic performance for 2024, Morocco's GDP surged by 7.9% to reach 1,596.8 billion dirhams, with household purchasing power seeing a notable improvement of 5.1 points, according to the High Commission for Planning. Corporations spearheaded wealth creation, contributing 45.7% of GDP, as national disposable income climbed by 7.7%, highlighting significant gains across corporate, household, and public administration sectors.
Saudi Arabia has reportedly increased its offer to Brahim Diaz, proposing a four-year contract worth €120 million (€30 million net per season) to bring the Spanish-Moroccan international to its domestic league. The Real Madrid attacker had already rejected a €100 million proposal last summer and verbally agreed to extend his contract with the club until 2030, although the renewal has not yet been officially signed, OK Diario reported on Friday. This renewed offer comes
The municipality of Tilburg, in the south of the Netherlands, has decided to permanently stop renting a former football clubhouse to the Moroccan Foundation Tilburg (MAST) after a police raid uncovered weapons, drugs, a shisha room, and even a bed in one of the changing rooms. The facility was raided on October 11 by four SWAT teams, who found drugs and weapons on visitors, inside the building, and in parked cars outside. The city had already ordered the building closed for four months
Following the high-level meeting between Madrid and Rabat, the President of Melilla, Juan José Imbroda, has rejected claims that the process to reopen commercial customs is «complete». He accused the Spanish government of repeating empty promises ever since the crossing was shut down in 2018, without delivering any concrete progress. Speaking at a press conference, Imbroda remarked sarcastically that «some of us are still waiting for the actual opening of commercial
The death toll from Saturday’s traffic accident in Fnideq has risen to six, according to local authorities in the M’diq–Fnideq prefecture. Civil protection teams recovered two additional bodies from the site on Saturday evening, bringing the total number of confirmed fatalities to six. Earlier in the day, authorities had announced that four people were killed and eight others injured, with varying degrees of severity, after a truck loaded with construction materials lost
At the Marrakech International Film Festival, Moroccan filmmaker Karim Debbagh unveiled «Five Eyes», a groundbreaking documentary that offers an intimate portrayal of American writer Paul Bowles through the eyes of the Moroccans who knew him best. By weaving together never-before-seen footage and personal testimonies, Debbagh challenges Orientalist narratives and crafts a uniquely Moroccan perspective on Bowles’s enduring legacy.
At the 2025 Marrakech International Film Festival, a former political detainee from the 1970s unveils a poignant documentary that amplifies women's voices and challenges perceptions of prison life. The film not only highlights the resilience of women in confinement but also serves as a catalyst for discussions on human rights and societal reform, offering a powerful narrative of survival and advocacy.
Awarded at numerous international film festivals and showcased at the Marrakech International Film Festival (FIFM 2025), «Les Fourmis» marks the triumphant return of Yassine Fennane to the spotlight. The Moroccan director has dedicated himself to his third feature film since 2018. This year, he finally presents a social narrative, inspired by real-life experiences and focused on multiculturalism, in an era of unabashed racism.
UNESCO will witness a new chapter in the ongoing battle between Algeria and Morocco over the caftan at the beginning of next week in India. Just a few weeks ago, Algiers suffered a significant setback against Rabat at the Executive Board of the international organization.
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