Casablanca’s Al-Quds Mosque, formerly Église Sainte-Marguerite, is a rare Neo-Gothic structure originally built in the 1920s for Spanish and Italian settlers. Converted into a mosque in the 1980s, it retains its architectural heritage while serving as a place of worship and cultural interest.
The Liberian Football Association (LFA) has announced that the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) is financing the renovation of Monrovia's Antoinette Tubman Stadium. The LFA made this announcement via a Facebook post, highlighting that the renovation efforts are part of a cooperation agreement established between the two organizations in 2020. «The ongoing project is fully funded by the Fédération Royale Marocaine de Football as part of a Technical Corporation
A seismic tremor, registering 5.2 on the Richter scale, was felt across several Moroccan towns on Monday evening, extending its reach to parts of the southern Iberian Peninsula. The National Geophysical Institute confirmed the tremor's magnitude, while the Portuguese Institute of Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) reported its effects in Portugal. In Portugal, the tremor was predominantly felt in the southern Algarve region, where it caused no damage. The municipalities of Albufeira, Faro,
In response to the «serious and repeated violations» occurring at the minors' shelter in Tangier's Beni Diban neighborhood, the organization «Touhce pas a mon enfant» has sounded the alarm. The shelter is reportedly plagued by «attempts to infiltrate strangers and expose inmates to serious danger», prompting the organization to express grave concern over the threats to the safety and security of underage girls housed within. The organization has issued an
Morocco has dropped to 99th place in the recently released 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index, falling one spot from its 2023 ranking out of 180 countries and territories. The North African kingdom scored 37 points out of 100. The CPI ranks countries worldwide by their perceived levels of public sector corruption. The score is on a scale from 0, considered highly corrupt, to 100, very clean. In the MENA region, the ranking is topped by the United Arab Emirates, which ranks as high as 23rd
Ten months after proclaiming the creation of the Kabyle State from New York, the MAK has sent a letter to the new U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio. In it, the movement denounces the Polisario and its Algerian supporters.
Algeria is making efforts to revive the stalled construction of the road linking Tindouf to Zouerate. The ambitious project was initially announced with much enthusiasm on December 28, 2021, in Algiers, coinciding with a state visit by Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani. However, the anticipated overland route has since been mired in the Sahara's sands. On February 10, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune led a working session aimed at «monitoring the completion» of
On February 10, 2025, at precisely 11:48 PM local time, northern Morocco was rattled by a magnitude 5.1 earthquake, as reported by the specialized site, VolcanoDiscovery. The quake's epicenter was pinpointed 26 kilometers east of Souk El Arbaa du Gharb, with its tremors reaching as far as Casablanca, affecting a significant portion of the kingdom's northern region. Morocco's susceptibility to seismic activity is attributed to its geographical location at the juncture of the African and
The Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco is set to host a significant international event titled «Music and Song in the Moroccan-Andalusian Tradition» from February 13 to 15, 2025. This initiative, organized in collaboration with the Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain in Rabat, forms part of the activities of the Academy's Academic Institute of the Arts and its Al-Andalus Chair. According to a press release, the event will be held at the Royal Institute for Research on Moroccan History.
Rachida Dati, the French Minister of Culture, is visiting Morocco's Sahara region. Her itinerary includes the inauguration of the French Cultural Center in Laayoune on February 17. According to a provisional program seen by Yabiladi, Dati's schedule also features a visit to Dakhla, where she will explore the renowned rock engravings site. Additionally, her journey will include a stopover in Tarfaya. While in Rabat, Minister Dati is expected to engage in discussions with her Moroccan
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