Ibtihal Abousaad, a Moroccan former Microsoft employee who disrupted the company’s 50th anniversary celebration to accuse it of enabling Israel’s war on Gaza, called on people Wednesday to boycott Microsoft products. In a video shared on social media, Abousaad—who was fired on Monday following her widely circulated protest—said she wants people to stop using Microsoft services and products. «Boycott all Microsoft products, whether it's Xbox, Copilot, or Candy
On Wednesday, April 9, the Algerian army shot and killed at least two Sahrawi gold prospectors and injured several others in the Tindouf camps, according to a provisional report. The attack was reportedly carried out by an Algerian army drone in the El Argoub area, located within the Dakhla camp, about 200 km from Rabouni, the administrative headquarters of the Polisario Front. This latest incident is not isolated. In April 2024, Algerian soldiers had already killed three Sahrawi gold
The ongoing rivalry between Morocco and Algeria has extended into cyberwarfare, with hackers from both countries targeting government websites, media outlets, and sensitive data. Yabiladi recapped cyber incidents between Moroccan and Algerian hackers over the last 15 years, most of which followed political developments.
Setting aside the strong reactions to Spain and France’s support for Morocco’s position on the Sahara issue, Algeria and the Polisario, in a tone of resignation, merely «regretted» the Trump administration’s reaffirmation of Moroccan sovereignty over the territory.
In its Wednesday, April 9 edition, the newspaper Libération published an investigation into the assets of French Culture Minister Rachida Dati, revealing the omission of €420,000 worth of jewelry from her declarations of interest to the High Authority for Transparency in Public Life (HATVP). Rachida Dati’s June 2024 declaration lists assets exceeding €5.6 million. However, this amount does not include what Libération describes as a «small treasure» of
The parliamentary groups of the Justice and Development Party (PJD), the Popular Movement (MP), and the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) in the House of Councillors have called for a session in solidarity with Palestine, to be held immediately after the opening of the second session of the fourth year of the eleventh legislature (2021–2026), scheduled for Friday, April 11, 2025. Announced on Tuesday, the initiative was launched by the three opposition parties «in response to
Police in Marrakech arrested, Tuesday, a young woman who recently sparked controversy on social media due to her involvement in a past assault case against her schoolmate, Salma. The incident occurred two years ago, and at the time, the court sentenced the assailant to two months in prison and ordered her to pay 50,000 dirhams in compensation to the victim for slashing her face with a blade, leaving a large scar. However, the situation escalated after the assailant posted videos in
The Public Health Ministry in Melilla has announced the first confirmed case of rabies in 2025, following the entry of an infected dog from Morocco through the Beni Ansar crossing in the early hours of April 3. The dog was later captured and died two days after being detained. According to an official statement from the Directorate General of Public Health, laboratory tests conducted at the National Microbiology Center of the Carlos III Health Institute in Madrid confirmed that the dog was
Moroccan-born engineer Ibtihal Aboussad has been fired by Microsoft after publicly denouncing the role of the company’s AI technology in Israel’s war on Gaza. On April 4, she interrupted Microsoft’s 50th-anniversary celebration to protest the firm’s ties with Israel. The Associated Press confirmed her dismissal on Tuesday. According to the same source, Aboussad, based at Microsoft’s Canadian headquarters in Toronto, was summoned to a video call on Monday with
The Malian army has decided to reinforce its positions along the border with Algeria. «The decision was made on Monday evening following an emergency meeting of the transitional government», a source familiar with the matter told Yabiladi. The increased deployment of Malian troops—already stationed near the Algerian border—comes amid mounting tensions between Algiers and Bamako. Mali accuses the Algerian army of shooting down one of its drones inside Malian