The scandal currently shaking Morocco’s press and publishing regulator, following revelations by journalist Hamid El Mahdaoui, has pushed Khalid El Horri, a member of the Ethics Committee within the Provisional Commission for the Management of Press and Publishing, to break his silence. El Horri has issued his «sincere apologies» to the president of the bar as well as to all lawyers who may have been offended by the remarks revealed by El Mahdaoui. El Horri acknowledges that
This week, the Mauritanian embassy welcomed sheikhs from Sahrawi tribes, staunch advocates for the Moroccan identity of Western Sahara. During this gathering, the delegation urged the ambassador to relay an official request to the government in Nouakchott: the establishment of a Mauritanian consulate in Laayoune. According to a statement received by Yabiladi, this initiative is designed to «facilitate administrative services for Mauritanians and those of Mauritanian descent, while
Contrary to claims circulating on social media and relayed by some media outlets, Russia has not lifted visa requirements for Moroccan nationals. According to Russian diplomatic sources quoted by L’Opinion on Thursday, the rumor stems from «a misinterpretation of a dispatch by the Russian agency Interfax». The confusion appears to come from comments made by Tatiana Dovgalienko, Director of Cooperation with Africa at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. While she did refer
On the 28th of November 1960, Mauritania has been proclaimed an independent state. A status that the Kingdom recognized nine years later. However, long before being independent of the French, Mauritania had been a serious bone of contention between Morocco and France. The former colonizer, opposed to the idea of witnessing the rebirth of North Africa, supported the independence of the former French colony. History.
In the early 1970s, the Bradley sisters left Morocco to carry out attacks in Israel on behalf of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Nadia and Ghita Bradley were arrested by Israeli authorities as soon as they arrived in Tel Aviv and were sentenced to prison. History.
Un equipo de investigadores ha identificado una nueva especie de tiburón extinta a partir de docenas de dientes aislados descubiertos en 2024 en la cantera de Sidi Chennane en Marruecos, uno de los sitios fósiles maastrichtianos más ricos del mundo. La especie se distingue por tener dentaduras excepcionalmente variables, lo que ofrece nuevas perspectivas sobre la evolución de los tiburones justo antes del final de la era de los dinosaurios.
Une équipe de chercheurs a identifié une nouvelle espèce de requin éteinte, à partir de dizaines de dents isolées découvertes en 2024 dans la carrière de Sidi Chennane au Maroc, l'un des sites fossiles maastrichtiens les plus riches au monde. L'espèce se distingue par des dentelures exceptionnellement variables, offrant de nouvelles perspectives sur l'évolution des requins juste avant la fin de l'ère des dinosaures.
In a bold move, eighteen Muslim religious leaders in France have penned an open letter to Senate President Gérard Larcher, voicing strong opposition to proposals put forth by senators from the Les Républicains (LR) party aimed at combating Islamism. The Eustache-Brinio report, unveiled last Monday, outlines 17 measures to tackle what is termed «Islamist infiltration». The letter's authors criticize these recommendations, accusing them of being a «systematic
The public prosecutor at the El Jadida primary court ordered on Thursday the detention of streamer Ilyas El Maliki in the city’s local prison, where he will be prosecuted in custody. El Maliki faces around 22 charges following complaints filed by several taxi drivers’ unions and professional associations, who considered his recent statements to be defamatory and targeted at them. The charges include spreading false information with the intent to harm private life; slander and
A team of researchers has identified a new extinct shark species from dozens of isolated teeth found in 2024 in Morocco’s Sidi Chennane quarry, one of the world’s richest Maastrichtian fossil sites. The species is distinguished by unusually variable serrations, offering new insights into shark evolution just before the end of the dinosaur era.