Morocco’s strategy for the economic development of the Sahara is drawing the attention of global powers, according to an American media outlet that has examined this political approach in detail.
On Monday, the public prosecutor’s office in Tetouan instructed the judicial police to open an investigation into the discovery of a headless body in an advanced state of decomposition. The remains were found by fishermen aboard a deep-sea fishing vessel off the coast of M’diq while working with their nets. According to Al Akhbar newspaper, the prosecutor ordered that the body be transferred to the morgue at Mohammed VI Regional Hospital in M’diq for a medical autopsy to
A pro-Israel Moroccan journalist claims that a planned trip to meet his brother in the Bahamas turned into a 32-hour detention in Cuba, alleging he was targeted because of his ties to Israel. Speaking to Israel’s Ynet News via video call, Amine Ayoub said he was traveling from Morocco via France to Havana when Cuban officials detained him on arrival, questioning him for hours about numerous Israeli visa stamps in his passport. «They held me there like a criminal», he said,
A stray dog showing signs of rabies attacked four people at Aghroud Beach, north of Agadir, biting them and causing varying injuries as well as panic among beachgoers. The victims, two women, a young woman, and a man who tried to intervene, were taken to the hospital for first aid, according to local sources. Citizens managed to chase down and kill the dog to prevent further attacks, amid the heavy crowds the beach attracts during the summer season.
The Moroccan National Agency for the Regulation of Cannabis-Related Activities (ANRAC) will lead a delegation of over twenty Moroccan cannabis producers and market players to Amsterdam on October 2, 2025, for a B2B mission at The Park Centraal Amsterdam Hotel. Headed by ANRAC Managing Director Mohamed El Guerrouj, the visit aims to present Moroccan business activities, explore potential collaborations, and strengthen trade ties with Dutch and European counterparts. According to the
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is intensifying efforts to bring the Polisario Front out of its isolation on the African stage, rallying ministers and senior officials from his government, all members of the ANC. The latest moves in this diplomatic push took place in Cape Town and Accra. On the sidelines of the first African Summit on Investment in the Water Sector, held in South Africa on August 13–14, the Polisario delegation, led by its so-called «Minister of Foreign
On August 2, U.S. President Donald Trump voiced his support for resolving the Western Sahara issue under Moroccan sovereignty. At the same time, former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton continued to advocate for the possibility of holding a referendum, an option no longer mentioned in United Nations resolutions. «When we established MINURSO, our intention was for it to be a short-term mission. The objectives were clear: to verify the Spanish census of 1975 and set up voting
The administrative court of Cergy-Pontoise, northwest of Paris, has overturned the decision to deny a residence permit to Zahra*, a Moroccan national who recently graduated in France, where she has been living since 2018. Samy Djemaoun, a Paris-based lawyer representing the young woman, told Yabiladi that the court also annulled the order to leave French territory (OQTF) and the re-entry ban (IRTF) previously imposed on his client. The prefect has now been instructed to issue her a
Morocco has extradited two men suspected of taking part in the 2024 escape of Mohamed Amra, a notorious French drug trafficker, Le Figaro reported. Upon their arrival in France, the two suspects, Ian Gomes, 28, and Albinou Da Sylva, 38, «were charged and taken into custody in Paris on Wednesday, August 13, following their extradition from Morocco». Wanted under an international arrest warrant issued by French authorities, the pair were arrested in Morocco on February 23, just a day
Brave, Fearless and close to Alaouite Sultan Moulay Abdelaziz, Kaid Maclain was a Scottish general and instructor of the Moroccan army. His military career brought him to the Kingdom, where he led an interesting life and went through a series of thrilling experiences and narrow escapes.