Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita has condemned the publication of maps of Morocco that exclude the Sahara, calling it «an attack on our territorial integrity and on the diplomatic and international progress made regarding the Moroccan Sahara». His remarks were made in response to a written question submitted by Naima El Fathaoui, a member of the Justice and Development Party (PJD), addressing this sensitive issue. Bourita explained that, «given the importance of this
The Spanish Civil Guard in Barcelona arrested a man on Monday evening suspected of leading the far-right Telegram group «Deport Them Now», which had called for «hunts» targeting Moroccan migrants in the town of Torre Pacheco, in the Murcia region, according to Spanish media reports. Spain’s Ministry of the Interior announced that the group’s Telegram channel has been shut down. An investigating judge in San Javier is handling the case, and two computers were
Spain’s Minister of Youth and Children, Sira Rego, a member of the United Left party, on Monday offered an «institutional welcome» to around fifty children from the Tindouf camps, brought to Spain by the Polisario Front as part of the «Holidays in Peace» program. The announcement was made via X (formerly Twitter) by the Polisario’s representative in Madrid. Seizing the opportunity, Rego delivered a political message, stressing «the urgent need to
A few weeks after officially backing Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara, former South African President Jacob Zuma reaffirmed his position during a meeting with Nasser Bourita in Rabat.
In 1839, sultan Abd al-Rahman ibn Hisham of Morocco sent a pair of lions to the US consulate in Tangier as a present for President Martin Van Buren. The gift was impossible to refuse and was shipped to the US by 1840.
Inaugurada en 1934, la piscina Georges Orthlieb de Casablanca fue en su momento la piscina más grande del mundo y un símbolo de las ambiciones modernistas y cosmopolitas de la ciudad. La piscina, que cayó en desuso, fue posteriormente reemplazada por la Mezquita Hassan II en 1986, el monumento más emblemático de la ciudad.
Inaugurée en 1934, la piscine Georges Orthlieb de Casablanca était autrefois la plus grande piscine du monde et un symbole des ambitions modernistes et cosmopolites de la ville. La piscine, qui est tombée en désuétude, a ensuite été remplacée par la Mosquée Hassan II en 1986, le monument le plus emblématique de la ville.
Justice and Development Party (PJD) Secretary-General Abdelilah Benkirane has broken his silence following widespread criticism of remarks he made during the opening session of his party's regional conference in the Souss-Massa region. In his speech, Benkirane urged women and young girls to prioritize marriage over pursuing higher education. In a video posted on his Facebook page, he defended his comments, declaring that he stood by his words and was unafraid of feminist movements, whether in
Inaugurated in 1934, Casablanca’s Georges Orthlieb Pool was once the world’s largest swimming pool and a symbol of the city’s modernist and cosmopolitan ambitions. The pool, which fell into disrepair, was later replaced by the Hassan II Mosque in 1986, the city's most popular landmark.
Less than a week after the march organized by residents of Aït Bouguemez, dozens of villagers from Tikine, Toufnarar, and el Moudda in the commune of Agoudi N’lkhir (Azilal province) staged a protest march on Monday. They walked to the provincial headquarters to demand the resumption of long-stalled roadworks linking Agoudi N’lkhir to the neighboring commune of Ait Mazigh—works that have been on hold for over a year and a half. Protesters say the road, which has