Saint-Gobain Sekurit Maroc has partnered with Energie Éolienne du Maroc (EEM), a subsidiary of the Nareva Group, to secure a supply of 35 GWh of wind-generated electricity annually. The 20-year agreement, set to commence in March 2025, is poised to meet 90% of the Kenitra production site's electricity requirements, significantly curbing its carbon emissions. This landmark initiative is a first for Saint-Gobain in Morocco and aligns with the company's broader decarbonization strategy.
The French radio station Monte Carlo confirmed today the news indicating the involvement of the Algerian regime and the Polisario militias in fighting alongside the forces of deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad against the armed opposition, which unexpectedly ousted him on December 8, 2024.
More than twenty organizations and nearly 90 people have addressed a letter to the president of Les Impériales, expressing their protest over the decision to award the «Love Brand» 2025 trophy to Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred. They are urging the organization to rescind the accolade, citing Lamjarred's first-instance conviction for aggravated rape in France, which is currently under appeal. The letter, seen by Yabiladi, criticizes the Casablanca-based entity for
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