Catania, the historic port city on Italy’s eastern coast, now has a direct air link to Morocco. On Saturday, Catania Airport inaugurated a new route to Casablanca, operated by Royal Air Maroc with two weekly flights. The launch was celebrated with a welcome ceremony attended by airline and airport officials, as well as the Moroccan Consul. The new connection is expected to strengthen tourism and economic ties between Sicily and Morocco, reinforcing Catania’s role as a key hub in
Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is expanding its international network with the launch of four new direct routes from Casablanca to Munich, Zurich, Ndjamena, and Sal Island. The new services will begin operating between September and October 2025, the airline announced in a statement. Starting September 17, Zurich and Ndjamena will each be served by two weekly flights. Flights to Zurich will depart Casablanca on Wednesdays and Sundays at 8:00 a.m., with return flights scheduled for 1:10 p.m. Flights to
The discovery of the body of 15-year-old shepherd Mohamed Bouislikhen, found hanged on Monday (June 16) near a waterway in Douar Ait Zaarour, in the Aghbalou n'Serdan commune, Midelt province, has sent shockwaves through the local community. The circumstances of his death remain unclear. Human rights organizations have rejected the possibility of suicide and are calling for a full investigation to uncover the truth. In a statement, the Draa-Tafilalet branch of the Moroccan Association for
The Rabat Court of Appeals on Monday, June 30, upheld the initial verdict against journalist Hamid El Mahdaoui, director of the news website Badil, sentencing him to 18 months in prison and ordering him to pay 1.5 million dirhams in damages to Minister of Justice Abdellatif Ouahbi. El Mahdaoui was prosecuted following a complaint filed by Ouahbi in his capacity as Secretary-General of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) last February. The complaint came in response to statements made by
Morocco is facing an intense heatwave with temperatures exceeding 46°C, part of a broader trend of rising extreme heat driven by climate change. The World Bank warns that the country is warming faster than the global average, with forecasts showing more frequent hot days and nights, and growing exposure to dangerous humid heat by mid- and late-century.
On Monday, 232 researchers from Morocco and abroad launched a petition urging the International Sociological Association (ISA) to reconsider the program for its fifth World Forum, scheduled to take place in Rabat from July 6 to 11, 2025. Although the ISA has suspended the membership of the Israeli sociological body, three Israeli researchers remain listed as participants. In response, sociologists have stepped up their mobilization efforts and announced a boycott.
In Geneva, prominent figures from Sahrawi civil society are speaking out and sharing their insights. Over the course of ten days, they are educating Swiss students about the realities on the ground, the geopolitical stakes in the Sahara, and the workings of international human rights mechanisms. This initiative offers a unique bridge between the Global South and North, blending activist voices with academic training.
An inmate at the psychiatric and mental health ward of the regional hospital in Beni Mellal has died after sustaining a deep neck wound caused by a sharp object. The tragic incident, which occurred in his room, has sparked widespread concern and conflicting accounts, with some suggesting suicide and others alleging the inmate was attacked by a fellow patient. The Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH) in the Beni Mellal-Khénifra region reported that the inmate died by suicide
In what has been described as a historic move, amid growing controversy over the participation of Israeli academics in the Fifth World Forum of Sociology, the Moroccan Sociological Association has succeeded in prompting the International Sociological Association to take an unprecedented step: suspending the membership of the Israeli Sociological Association, thereby barring its representatives from attending the forum scheduled to take place at Mohammed V University in Rabat this July.
A young Moroccan and a young Egyptian filed a complaint on April 14 at the Versailles police station against the Savea 78-Espoir shelter in Montigny-le-Bretonneux (Yvelines), accusing it of «racial discrimination» and «mistreatment», Le Parisien reports. The shelter accommodates unaccompanied minors (UAM). Their complaints come on the heels of a letter addressed to a children's judge on April 7, signed by 22 young residents. In it, they allege months of psychological
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