Yesterday, the Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeal in Ouarzazate sentenced six young men from Kalaat M’Gouna in connection with the GenerationZ protests. Three of the defendants received four-year prison terms, two others were sentenced to two years, and the sixth defendant received one year. During the hearings, the defense requested leniency, arguing that the defendants’ actions stemmed from peaceful expression and protest. The public prosecutor, however, called for the
The Moroccan and French navies are set to launch a new edition of the Chebec naval exercise. To mark this event, the frigate Mohammed VI arrived at the port of Toulon on Friday, October 31. This vessel «will participate next week in the Chebec 2025 exercise, a testament to the enduring cooperation and friendship between the navies of the two countries», announced the French Command of the Mediterranean and Black Sea maritime zone (CECMED). Just last year, in October 2024, the
A tragic chain collision at the entrance to El Jadida on Friday morning left one person dead and 23 others injured with varying levels of severity. The accident occurred on the highway linking El Jadida to Azemmour. The crash was attributed to dense fog, which severely impaired visibility. It involved a total of 29 vehicles, including 10 heavy trucks and 19 smaller vehicles, leading to an almost complete halt of traffic towards El Jadida. Civil defense teams, alongside local authorities and
During Thursday's Finance Committee meeting in Parliament, focused on the 2026 Finance Bill (PLF 2026), Deputy Minister for the Budget, Fouzi Lekjaa, firmly rejected claims that sports projects would undermine healthcare funding in preparation for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) and the 2030 World Cup. Lekjaa, who also serves as President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), emphasized that the government's commitment to these projects aligns with its dedication to enhancing
Around 18.4% of Moroccan university students screened positive for migraine, according to a multinational study led by researchers from Tanta University in Egypt and conducted across 11 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The cross-sectional study, published this October, surveyed 5,954 students using an anonymous, self-administered questionnaire to assess migraine frequency, disability, and related psychological factors such as anxiety and depression. The screening tools
The mayor of Arrecife, on the island of Lanzarote, Yonathan de León, a member of Spain’s People's Party, has called for migrants rescued in waters within Morocco’s search and rescue zone to be taken to Moroccan ports instead of being brought to the Canary Islands, arguing that «international law mandates this». De León explained that on Thursday, Spanish maritime rescue teams saved 112 migrants, including two minors, even though the boats were reportedly
On Thursday, October 30, a group of Mauritanian gold prospectors launched an attack on a Polisario position east of the Sand Wall. «Armed with light rifles, the group, traveling in five to six vehicles, headed towards Mijek, where the Polisario had deployed some of its armed elements,» a source close to the matter told Yabiladi. «Caught off guard by the assault, the Polisario members offered no resistance. They abandoned their weapons, mainly Kalashnikovs, to the prospectors,
Calls to boycott the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), scheduled to be held in Morocco, resurfaced on Thursday evening during a Finance Committee session in the House of Representatives dedicated to reviewing the 2026 Finance Bill. Responding to questions from MPs, the Minister Delegate for the Budget and President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), Fouzi Lekjaa, pointed to Algeria, «Morocco’s competitor in organizing this sporting event», as the source of
The Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeal in Rabat has sentenced a man in his twenties to life imprisonment for the premeditated murder of his elderly mother. His younger brother, who had been charged with complicity and failure to report a crime, was acquitted after being released on bail, according to the newspaper Al-Akhbar. The case dates back to April of last year, when the body of a woman in her seventies was discovered inside a well in the Sidi Al-Ghandour area near Khemisset under
On Wednesday, a premature baby born at just 26 weeks of pregnancy was airlifted from Errachidia to Rabat aboard a medically equipped ambulance plane to receive specialized care in a neonatal intensive care unit. According to the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, the emergency transfer was ordered after doctors classified the mother’s case as a high-risk pregnancy, requiring the infant’s immediate admission to Rabat’s university hospital. The ministry added that the