Floods in Tata province have caused widespread destruction, resulting in 10 confirmed deaths, several missing people, and the isolation of affected areas due to road closures and infrastructure damage. Local activists are calling for urgent government intervention to support displaced families, repair damaged infrastructure, and restore essential services.
Spanish airline Air Nostrum, in collaboration with tour operator Soltour, is offering direct flights between Murcia Airport and Morocco, starting from November 2024 until June 2025. Soltour has created a flight schedule that coincides with holiday dates such as Carnival and Labor Day. Airports available for flights include Santiago de Compostela, Asturias, Bilbao, Valencia, Albacete, Zaragoza, Valencia, Almeria, La Rioja, Seville, Salamanca, A Coruña, Leon, Vitoria, Murcia, Valladolid,
Morocco succeeded in excluding the Polisario from the African Chess Confederation at a CAE meeting held on the sidelines of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) congress, held from September 20 to 22 in Budapest, Hungary, the president of the Royal Moroccan Chess Federation, Kadiri Bouchra, told Yabiladi. Efforts have been made to convince African countries to exclude Polisario, a former member of the CAF, since 2019. The headquarters of this continental organization are based in Algiers.
About 44 students from the National Institute of Posts and Telecommunications were taken to the emergency department of the Ibn Sina Hospital in Rabat (Souissi) on Sunday due to suspected food poisoning. According to media sources, the students were taken to the hospital after suffering from severe stomach cramps. According to the same source, 34 of them were immediately discharged from the hospital, while ten others were kept under observation. The students suspect that the cause of their
The Ministry of Industry and Commerce and the Moroccan Exporters Confederation (ASMEX) will be organizing a Business Forum aimed at raising awareness and providing information on the opportunities presented by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), reads a press release on Monday. The event, titled «Intra-African Trade: Perspectives and Opportunities», will take place on November 5, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Casablanca. The first edition of the AfCFTA-Morocco
In response to a video that went viral on social media showing a girl being harassed by a group of young men, police in Tangier on Sunday evening arrested a 15-year-old on suspicion of involvement in the case. The suspect, along with other people, had subjected a girl to violence and sexual harassment on a public street in Tangier, which drew strong condemnation from social media users. Investigations are still ongoing to arrest the other participants and accomplices involved in the
Wind-blown dust from the Sahara, a desert spanning across North Africa, is crucial for ocean life, a new study revealed on September 20. The secret is in the iron carried by Saharan dust which helps tiny ocean plants, known as phytoplankton, grow. In their study, titled «Long-range transport of dust enhances oceanic iron bioavailability», and published by Swiss peer-reviewed, open-access, scientific journals publisher Frontiers, scientists explain that the growth of phytoplankton
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace praised Morocco's modernization efforts and its role as a global connector, particularly through the Atlantic Initiative. However, the report also highlighted concerns over rising public debt and escalating tensions with Algeria.
Spanish National Police officers in Palma arrested a man of Moroccan origin as the main suspect in crimes related to human trafficking for labor exploitation, facilitating irregular migration, and belonging to a criminal organization, La Razon reported. Two of his relatives responsible for a company that brought in Moroccan workers who paid between 15,000 and 22,000 euros for a work contract that allowed them to come to Spain legally were also arrested. They also charged between €6,000
Since its creation on September 17, 2023, in Brussels, the leaders of the «Rifian nationalist party» have been constantly reaching out to the Polisario to establish cooperation between the two entities. In the Tindouf camps, these calls are greeted with suspicion. The article published on Sunday, September 22, by a Front media outlet bears witness to this. «Any Polisario participation in an activity devoted to the Rif question must be preceded by a precise assessment of
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