In his book «Memoirs of a Diplomat on Moroccan-Mauritanian Relations», Moroccan ambassador Kacem Zhiri sheds light on a chapter in the history of Moroccan support for the Algerian National Liberation Front in Africa. This chapter, part of the contemporary history of the two countries, contrasts sharply with today's relationship.
Soufiane Rahimi, 28, has extended his contract with Al-Aïn until 2028, the Emirati club announced on X on Wednesday, August 28. The Moroccan striker expressed satisfaction with the agreement reached with Al-Aïn's management. «My decision was made after receiving a phone call from His Highness Prince Hazzaa (bin Zayed, the chairman of Al-Aïn)», Rahimi said in statements, «congratulating me on my performance at the Olympic Games» with the Moroccan soccer
Algerian commentator Mehdi Ghezzar has apologized to the Moroccan people following his appearance on the Algerian public channel AL24 News, where he made numerous false claims, particularly about royal advisor André Azoulay and Morocco. «I wish to express my sincere apologies to the Moroccan people», Ghezzar said in a video shared online on Wednesday. «If my words upset, saddened, or hurt you, I am truly sorry. It was not my intention. I was not referring at all to the
Supreme Council of the Judicial Power decided yesterday to penalize three judges with a six-month suspension without pay (excluding family allowances) and transfer them to another court for imposing a sentence below the legal minimum in a rape case. The case dates back to March 2023, when the Rabat Criminal Chamber of First Instance convicted three defendants of raping a child under the age of 11, resulting in her pregnancy. The first defendant received a two-year prison sentence, while the
It is the first time that the parents of Mehdi Narjissi, a 17-year-old French-Moroccan rugby player, have publicly addressed the disappearance of their son while training with the French U18 rugby team in South Africa. Nearly a month after the tragic disappearance of young Mehdi, his parents are demanding answers. Speaking on Tuesday, August 27, they expressed their desire to understand who is responsible for this unfortunate event. Mehdi, a rising star at Stade Toulousain since 2022, was
Worley Limited, an Australian engineering professional services company, has commenced work on a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for the construction of two major green ammonia projects in cooperation with Morocco's OCP Group, reports Renewables Now, quoting a Worley annual report. The first project, the multi-billion-euro Tarfaya Power-to-X, will begin in September. It will include a transmission grid, hydrogen and ammonia plants, and storage facilities. A temporary camp for 30,000
A chance and surprising encounter in Casablanca: Orthodox Jews from the USA were strolling along Boulevard Moulay Youssef, with a little boy in traditional dress holding two Palestinian flags. The adults wore cloths inscribed with «Jews are not Zionists!» in Hebrew and English. In conversation, they confirmed their American origins and their intent to live in Morocco, a country they view as peaceful. Suddenly, a man in a car stopped to shout at them, to which the eldest replied,
The Spanish government has ruled out Morocco's involvement in the recent influx of migrants into Ceuta, according to Spanish government sources. They noted that relations with the Kingdom of Morocco remain positive, reported EFE. The government sources denied any connection between the current situation and the events of May 2021, when more than 8,000 people entered irregularly during a diplomatic crisis with Rabat. They highlighted the good cooperation in combating migration and the positive
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, had a telephone call yesterday evening with the new head of Tunisian diplomacy, Mohamed Ali Nafti. Bourita «congratulated» his Tunisian counterpart «for the confidence entrusted in him by His Excellency the President of the Republic», according to a statement from the Tunisian Foreign Ministry. Both parties «emphasized the depth and solidity of the fraternal ties between the two brotherly peoples and the common
A satellite image from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership, a weather satellite operated by the United States' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), captured winds carrying dust from Southern Morocco sweeping over the Atlantic Ocean. The image, published by NASA’s Earth Observatory on August 24, shows dust from the Sahara Desert, described as «Earth’s largest source of airborne dust»,