While Mandela came to Morocco to get the help he needed to defeat the Apartheid regime, Che Guevara was invited by Prime Minister Abdallah Ibrahim. During the same period, Fidel Castro had breakfast with King Hassan II in Rabat.
Ordered by the Marrakech prosecutor's office after the birth of a child to a minor with a mental disability, a DNA test established the link between the newborn and one of the three accused men, who are being prosecuted for repeated rape of the 13-year-old girl. The NGO is requesting that this incriminating scientific evidence lead to an exemplary decision.
The Atlas Lions will be playing two friendly matches in June in preparation for continental and international competitions, the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) announced on Wednesday, February 19. The two friendly games are against the Tunisian and Beninese teams, FRMF revealed. The first match against Tunisia will be played on June 7, followed by a second against Benin on June 10. FRMF has not disclosed the location of the two upcoming friendly matches yet. It is worth noting that
The Guardia Civil discovered, Wednesday, a clandestine tunnel linking an industrial warehouse in Ceuta’s Tarajal industrial estate—shut down for years—to Morocco. According to El Mundo, the underground passage was used to smuggle hashish. The traffickers repurposed old pipelines that once carried water from springs near the former Ceuta brewery to facilitate the drug transfer. Sources close to the investigation revealed that the tunnel was excavated discreetly using
The BLS Rabat center for outsourcing Schengen residence permit applications will begin accepting renewal applications without a prior appointment starting February 24, 2025. However, this option is subject to specific conditions and a weekly quota. It applies to individuals who have been granted a one-year visa within the last four years. Applicants can visit BLS Rabat from Monday to Thursday, between 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM, with a copy of their most recent visa, along with the usual renewal
Un Marocain de 25 ans est mort en Turquie après avoir été défenestré par trois de ses cousins depuis un appartement qu'ils avaient loué à Istanbul. Le drame a eu lieu le samedi 15 février, à Fatih, un district d'Istanbul. Le ressortissant marocain, identifié comme Ilyas Belaiz, a été poussé par trois de ses cousins, alors qu'ils étaient sous l'influence de drogues. Les médias turcs
The Moroccan security authorities deported two Spanish citizens after their arrival in Laayoune. These individuals were journalist Asier Aldea and YouTuber Rama Jutglar, who were forced to board a plane from Casablanca to Madrid, according to Iberian media. The two flew from Madrid to Dakhla on a Ryanair flight on Saturday. They then tried to take a bus to Laayoune, but were stopped from getting off the bus when they arrived. In an interview with Iberian media, Asier Aldea said:
A 25-year-old Moroccan died in Turkey after being thrown out of a window by three of his cousins from an apartment they had rented in Istanbul. The tragic incident took place on Saturday, February 15, in Fatih, a municipality and district of Istanbul Province. The Moroccan national, identified as Ilyas Belaiz, was thrown out by three of his cousins, who were under the influence of drugs. Turkish media reports that Ilyas Belaiz arrived in Turkey with a cousin in February. This cousin contacted
The Polisario Front has lodged an official protest with the Madrid Chamber of Commerce, denouncing what it calls the «illegal inclusion» of the Sahara within Morocco's map on a poster for the «IMEX» exhibition, an event focused on international business, foreign trade, and investments. The Front's representative in Spain, Abdullah Al Arabi, stated that the poster constitutes «a violation of international law» and is part of «Morocco's strategy to
Each year, 165 Moroccan university students benefit from scholarships in Hungary, according to the Hungarian Ambassador to Rabat. In a tweet on Tuesday, Ambassador Tromler Miklós stated that Moroccan-Hungarian scientific cooperation is «better than ever». The diplomat further revealed that for the 2025/26 academic year, Hungary received more than 5,500 applications from Moroccan students. «Unbelievable!» he remarked. The Moroccan-Hungarian #scientific