General Charles Quinton Brown Jr., the 21st Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States, engaged in discussions with Morocco’s Inspector General of the Royal Moroccan Armed ForcesMohammed Berrid on Monday. In a post on his social media platform X, General CQ Brown highlighted that their talks centered on «security issues in the Sahel and Maghreb» regions. «Morocco is one of our oldest allies; we will continue to support one another in the face of
Moroccan luxury fashion label Hanout Boutique, spearheaded by designer Meriem Nour, is making significant strides in its global expansion. Following a successful debut in Paris earlier this year, the brand is poised to showcase its collection at COTERIE New York from February 18 to 20, 2025. This prestigious trade show is a key event for fashion industry insiders. COTERIE New York is renowned for gathering buyers, retailers, and stylists eager to discover the latest trends. For Hanout
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