As part of its newly extended ten-day program, the Jazzablanca Festival will fill Casablanca with jazz from July 3 to 12, 2025. Alongside the ticketed concerts on Stages 21 and Casa Anfa at Anfa Park, the city will also host a series of free performances at the Nouveau Souffle stage in the Arab League Park. This open-access program includes four concerts featuring desert blues, gnaoua, jazz, and soul. Organizers say the aim is to reimagine public space through «proximity and
Three days after a bill was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives to classify the Polisario Front as a terrorist organization, John Bolton has come forward to defend his long-time allies in the movement. «I think the first time I went to Tindouf was about 30 years ago. And I saw no signs of Marxists, or jihadists, or Iranians, or anything like that, and I've been there many times», he said in an interview with a Spanish media outlet. «This is just propaganda from
Last night, a group of young people waving Polisario flags held a demonstration, calling for «an end to the occupation and the release of Sahrawi civilian prisoners held in Moroccan prisons», according to the Polisario news agency SPS on Sunday, June 29. «A few teenagers, some with their faces covered, took to the streets carrying Polisario flags», a local source in Dakhla told Yabiladi. Images shared by Polisario media, including SPS, show minors protesting on a street
Morocco was hit by an exceptionally intense heatwave on June 27 and 28, with soaring temperatures driven by a particularly dry and powerful chergui wind. The extreme heat pushed thermometers well beyond seasonal norms, affecting both inland regions and coastal cities. In several areas, temperatures hovered around or surpassed 45°C. Sidi Slimane saw the mercury rise to a scorching 47.1°C. In Benguerir, a new record of 46.1°C was set, beating the previous high of 45.3°C recorded
The El Hidaya Mosque in Roussillon, Isère (France), was vandalized overnight from June 27 to 28. Around 5 a.m., four masked individuals broke the entrance windows, overturned furniture, and posted hateful flyers on the mosque’s walls. Several similar documents were also found scattered on the ground. The town’s mayor, Robert Duranton, told ICI Isère that the evidence «suggests the perpetrators belong to the far-right movement». The attackers fled in a
Morocco’s U17 futsal team delivered a crushing 10–2 victory over the United States on Sunday, June 29, 2025, in the Spanish city of Castro del Río. The match was highlighted by a stellar performance from Rayan Yaacoubi, who netted four goals. Hamza Al-Ahmadi added two, while Ibrahim Houdan, Khalil El Khiraoui, Anouar Abdenebit, and Reda El Bahri, each scored once. This triumph capped off a dominant campaign by the «Futsal Cubs», who opened the tournament with an
Bilal El Khannouss’s future appears to be taking shape far from England, as the Moroccan midfielder no longer seems to be among Arsenal’s transfer priorities. According to The Sun, the London club is now turning its attention to Eberechi Eze, Martin Zubimendi, and Christian Norgaard, all being considered to reinforce the midfield following Jorginho’s move to Flamengo and ongoing uncertainty around Thomas Partey. Once seen as a promising fit for the Gunners’ midfield,
The European Union allowed the participation of Polisario members at a ministerial meeting held Friday in Rome with the African Union, focused on agricultural development in Africa. The delegation from the Front was led by its so-called «Minister of Agriculture», who, in his speech, emphasized «the vital importance of this event and its key role in achieving sustainable development and economic integration», according to the SPS news agency, reported on Saturday. As
France is no longer among the most attractive destinations for Muslim travelers, according to the 2025 edition of the Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI). Developed by CrescentRating in partnership with Mastercard, this benchmark ranking has assessed the world’s most «Muslim-friendly» tourist destinations annually since 2015. The latest report, which now includes 153 countries, shows a notable decline in the appeal of several Western destinations. Countries such as
From the narrow alleys of ancient Fez to the lecture halls of the University of Pennsylvania, and from the corridors of Disney in Orlando to training platforms across the Gulf, Moroccan Hicham Amrani has carved out an exceptional professional path, one that blends ambition with knowledge, and experience with influence. What began as a passion for learning has evolved into a career coaching high-profile public figures in the region and authoring works aimed at sharing his insights on
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