On the sidelines of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita met yesterday with his Paraguayan counterpart, Rubén Darío Ramírez. Following the meeting, Morocco’s diplomacy announced that «Paraguay recognizes Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara and is considering the opening of a consulate in the southern provinces of the Kingdom». According to the same source, the
The royal parasol, «nationalized» under the Saadians, became a symbolic emblem of Moroccan kingship in public rites. Its symbolism, later amplified by European images, is now visible publicly only during the bay‘a ceremony.
On Monday, the Federation of the Democratic Left (FDL) expressed deep concern over the crackdown on demonstrations across several cities, where citizens have rallied to demand improved social services, particularly in health and education. This reaction from the opposition party follows a series of sit-ins in locations such as Agadir, Essaouira, Meknès, Tiznit, Taounat, and Oulad Tayma. In a statement sent to Yabiladi, the FDL underscored that these social demands are «legitimate,
The Moroccan Dutch Cooperation Association (SMN), a Dutch organization representing the interests of the Moroccan community in the Netherlands, launched a campaign on Sunday to encourage more Moroccan Dutch citizens to vote in the upcoming House of Representatives elections. “We have seen for years that turnover in our community is very low,” said Habib el Kaddouri of SMN at the campaign's launch in Utrecht. According to him, the political climate has only deepened this problem.
Farida Amrani, deputy from Essonne and secretary of the French National Assembly, announced on September 24, from Catania, Sicily, that she is joining what she described as the largest humanitarian flotilla in history to break the blockade on the Gaza Strip. A French-Moroccan lawmaker from La France Insoumise (LFI), born in Ajdir, Morocco, she made her decision public in an open letter to President Emmanuel Macron. In a press release received by Yabiladi, Amrani, also vice-president of the
INNOVX, filiale de l'Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique (UM6P), a conclu un accord de financement de plus d'un milliard de dirhams avec Bank of Africa (BOA) pour soutenir sa branche Fluoralpha, spécialisée dans la récupération du fluor à partir des roches phosphatées marocaines. Ce partenariat permettra de financer un ambitieux projet industriel à Jorf Lasfar, dont l'investissement total s'élève à 2,5 milliards de
INNOVX, una filial de la Universidad Mohammed VI Politécnica (UM6P), ha asegurado un financiamiento de más de mil millones de dirhams con el Bank of Africa (BOA) para impulsar su división Fluoralpha, dedicada a la recuperación de flúor a partir de rocas fosfáticas marroquíes. Esta alianza permitirá financiar un ambicioso proyecto industrial en Jorf Lasfar, cuya inversión total alcanza los 2,5 mil millones de dirhams, según
The first leg of the 2025 Morocco Royal Tour wrapped up on Sunday in Tetouan, where the prestigious Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan prize was awarded as part of the World Cup Grand Prix (LR). Morocco's own Abdeslam Bennani Smires, riding Mister d’Éclipse, delivered a flawless double round with remarkable precision. Organizers hailed this victory as «one of the highlights of this stage». Charif Moulay Abdallah Alaoui, President of the Royal Moroccan Equestrian Sports
Dozens of residents in Taounate took to the streets on Sunday to denounce the alarming decline of healthcare services in their region, demanding urgent measures to equip the regional hospital and properly staff rural health centers. Protesters voiced their frustration with chants such as «Go to Fes... Who will treat these people?», highlighting the fact that nearly all medical cases are now being transferred to Fes. The regional hospital, they argued, has been reduced to little
INNOVX, a subsidiary of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), has signed a financing agreement worth over 1 billion dirhams with Bank of Africa to support its subsidiary Fluoralpha, dedicated to recovering fluorine from Moroccan phosphate rocks. The deal will help fund a large-scale industrial project in Jorf Lasfar with a total investment of MAD 2.5 billion, INNOVX announced in a press release on September 21. Created in 2023, Fluoralpha will convert hexafluorosilicic acid (FSA), a