An oil painting by Sir Winston Churchill, titled Marrakech (circa 1935), will be auctioned at Heffel Auction House in Toronto on November 19. The 24 x 20-inch canvas, estimated between $400,000 and $600,000 CAD (between 2,6 and 3.9 million Moroccan dirhams), was originally gifted by Churchill to his wife, Lady Clementine, who later donated it to the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1956. Featured in several reference works, including Churchill: His Paintings by David Coombs, the piece reflects
On Monday, October 13, Moroccan leftist politician Mustapha Brahma passed away. He had previously served as the national secretary of the Democratic Path Party. Born in 1955 near Berrechid, Brahma rose to prominence within Morocco’s leftist movement from an early age. After enrolling at the Mohammadia School of Engineers, he became deeply engaged in student and political activism. In 1973, he joined Ila Al-Amam, one of Morocco’s most influential Marxist-Leninist movements, then led
French-Moroccan entrepreneur and investor Aziz Senni has released a new book titled Made in the Suburbs (Michel Lafon), co-authored with journalist and writer Jean-Marc Pitte, to highlight what he calls «150 billion euros of hidden treasure in our suburbs». This publication comes twenty years after his influential work The Social Elevator is Broken, I Took the Stairs (L’Archipel), and seeks to challenge stereotypes while revealing the untapped potential of France’s
On Sunday morning, the body of a Spanish national was discovered near the residential complex where he resided in Tangier's Malabata district. This grim find has led the security services, under the guidance of the relevant public prosecutor's office, to launch a judicial investigation aimed at uncovering the circumstances and details surrounding the death. As reported by local media sources, the body has been transported to the morgue at the regional hospital «Duke de Tovar»
The launch of AFCON 2025 ticket sales was marred by widespread technical glitches on the YALLA app, leaving fans unable to register or complete their Fan IDs despite hours of attempts.
Security forces in Tangier are intensifying efforts to locate the main suspect in the murder of a young man in his twenties, after he escaped during a crime reenactment in a forested area of Tanja El Balia, Assabah reported. The suspect’s sudden flight caused confusion among security personnel and widespread shock among residents. According to the same source, the fugitive took advantage of a brief moment during the reenactment to flee into the nearby forest, vanishing among the trees.
The 2026 Kings League World Cup of Nations will take place next January in Brazil. The participating countries now know their group-stage lineups, following the draw held last Saturday in Copacabana. Morocco will compete in Group A alongside Colombia, Chile, and the Netherlands. As the defending champion and host nation, Brazil has been placed in Group D, together with Spain, Qatar, and Peru. Group B features Germany, Argentina, the United States, and Japan, while Group C includes Italy,
From December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026, Morocco will host the 35th edition of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Africa’s biggest football event. Twenty-four national teams will compete across nine stadiums in six cities, as Côte d’Ivoire looks to defend its title, writes CAF in an «All You Need to Know About» preview of the tournament. Host and format Morocco will stage AFCON 2025, the country’s first since 1988. The 24 qualified
In recent hours, the city of Ceuta has witnessed a new wave of irregular migration attempts, this time involving dozens of Moroccan minors who swam across the sea to reach the enclave, taking advantage of poor weather conditions, according to local media. Over the past 24 hours, around 30 Moroccan minors have managed to cross, and that number is expected to rise in the coming hours. The same sources reported that Spain’s Civil Guard conducted several high-risk rescue operations, with
A major police operation in Tilburg, a city in the Netherlands, has taken local authorities by surprise after two firearms and drugs were discovered inside the building of the Moroccan Foundation Tilburg (MAST). The foundation, which had previously received municipal support, is now under investigation following Friday night’s raid, Dutch media reported. Shortly before 11 p.m., police stormed the premises with heavy force : four SWAT teams, around thirty patrol cars, and a drone were
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