On Saturday, July 26, FIFA will officially inaugurate its regional office in Rabat, the first of its kind in North Africa. FIFA President Gianni Infantino is in Morocco to attend the milestone event. According to media reports, the opening ceremony will coincide with the final match of the Women's Africa Cup of Nations «Morocco 2024», set to kick off at 9 PM at the Rabat Olympic Stadium. Infantino arrived in Morocco on Saturday, July 19, where he was greeted by Fouzi Lekjaa,
On Tuesday, the body of a former Colombian military officer was discovered on a Moroccan beach, after being reported missing since June 30 in the Spanish city of Algeciras. According to Iberian media, initial theories point to the possibility of an aviation accident. Authorities are still investigating the circumstances of his death, and the body is currently undergoing forensic analysis. The former Colombian Air Force pilot had traveled to Spain on a professional assignment for a
The Agadir Police Department responded swiftly on Tuesday, July 22, after a photo began circulating on social media showing an SUV driving across the city’s beach. The image, which drew widespread attention, raised safety concerns as users pointed out that the vehicle, bearing a foreign license plate, was seen navigating the sand near beachgoers. According to a security source, police launched an investigation following the online posts and confirmed that the case is being handled by the
US-based Moroccan entrepreneur Ghita Houir Alami, co-founder and CEO of the AI startup ZeroEntropy, has raised $4.2 million in a seed round led by American venture capital firm Initialized Capital. ZeroEntropy (YC W25) builds high-accuracy search systems for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and AI agents. Since its launch in January, the company has processed nearly 100 million documents and close to one million queries. The company also announced the release of its state-of-the-art
Zahra* recently completed her MBA in France, where she has lived since 2018. Just when she thought she was finally settled in her host country, everything changed upon returning from a vacation in Morocco. Held at the airport, she was shocked to learn she was subject to an «Obligation to Leave French Territory» (OQTF) and a 40-year re-entry ban. After six harrowing days confined in a holding area, she shared her story with Yabiladi—an account her lawyer describes as
Last week, an Israeli businessman was arrested at Casablanca Airport under an international arrest warrant issued by Germany. He is suspected of involvement in a forex trading scam that defrauded thousands of German citizens, with losses amounting to tens of millions of euros. The suspect had traveled to Morocco from Dubai, where he had been vacationing with his two young children. After his arrest and referral for investigation, a relative stepped in to care for the children. A Moroccan
Three partnership agreements were signed, Tuesday, in Rabat to strengthen the institutional use of the Amazigh language in Morocco’s legal and administrative systems. The deals were inked during a study day co-organized by the General Secretariat of the Government, the Ministry for Digital Transition and Administrative Reform, and the Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture (IRCAM), under the theme: «Integrating the Amazigh Language into Legislation: Opportunities, Potential, and
The Polisario Front has responded to Portugal’s recent endorsement of Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara by urging Lisbon to «align with international legitimacy and law, and to defend human rights, including the right of peoples to self-determination and independence». Compared to its reactions to similar announcements from Spain and France, the separatist movement adopted a more diplomatic tone. It reminded Portugal of its «principled and historic stance
A 20-year-old agricultural worker near Sidi Slimane has accused her manager of attempting to rape her while on the job. Since filing the complaint, she says she has faced pressure, threats, and retaliation from both her supervisors and the company.
After a six-year investigation, Rachida Dati and Carlos Ghosn will face trial. On Tuesday, July 22, two investigating judges ordered them to stand trial on charges of corruption, influence peddling, and breach of trust, according to Le Monde. At the time in question, Rachida Dati was serving as a Member of the European Parliament. Between 2010 and 2012, she received €900,000 in fees from Renault-Nissan, routed through its Dutch subsidiary. Dati maintains the payments were for legal
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