The 3rd South-South Parliamentary Cooperation Forum, held on April 28 and 29 in Rabat at the headquarters of the House of Councillors, marked a significant step for Morocco in engaging with some of the Polisario's historical allies. On the sidelines of the event, the President of the Upper House, Mohamed Ouled Errachid, signed a cooperation agreement with the President of the Senate of Lesotho, Mamonaheng Mokitimi, aimed at enhancing dialogue between the two parliamentary institutions. It is
Le cardinal Cristobal Lopez Romero, archevêque de Rabat, ressent curiosité et inquiétude à l'approche de son premier conclave papal, qui débutera le 7 mai pour désigner le successeur du pape François. À 72 ans, Lopez fait partie des 133 cardinaux du monde entier appelés à voter pour élire le prochain chef de l'Église catholique. Lors d'une interview accordée à l'AFP concernant son vote, il a
The archbishop of Rabat Cardinal Cristobal Lopez Romero has expressed a mix of curiosity and anxiety as he prepares for his first papal conclave, set to begin on May 7 to choose a successor to Pope Francis. At 72, Lopez is one of 133 cardinals from across the globe who will vote to select the next leader of the Catholic Church. In an interview with AFP about his vote, he said, «I haven’t decided anything». Lopez has shown openness to a pope who might not replicate Pope
La Corte de Apelaciones de Saskatchewan, en Canadá, ha desestimado la petición de un padre marroquí que buscaba repatriar a sus dos hijos a Marruecos, basándose en la Convención de La Haya sobre sustracción internacional de menores. Este fallo ratifica una decisión previa que determinó que los niños tienen su residencia habitual en Canadá. Además, el tribunal ordenó al padre pagar 2,500 dólares en costas
La Cour d'appel de la Saskatchewan, au Canada, a rejeté la requête d'un père marocain qui souhaitait rapatrier ses deux enfants au Maroc, invoquant la Convention de La Haye sur l'enlèvement international d'enfants. Cette décision confirme un jugement antérieur établissant que les enfants résident habituellement au Canada. Le tribunal a également ordonné au père de verser 2 500 dollars de frais à la Commission
This Wednesday morning, April 30, the regional judicial police department in Beni Mellal launched a legal investigation under the supervision of the competent public prosecutor's office. The investigation aims to uncover the circumstances and details surrounding the assault on an off-duty police officer and the theft of his private vehicle, which contained his service weapon. According to the initial information, the officer intervened to break up a nighttime altercation between a group of
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal in Canada has rejected a Moroccan father's request to return his two children to Morocco under the Hague Convention on Child Abduction, upholding an earlier ruling that the children are habitually resident in Canada. The ruling ordered the father to pay $2,500 in costs to the Legal Aid Commission, Canadian Lawyer reported on Tuesday. The case involved a Moroccan couple who married in 2007, settled in Regina in 2009, and had two children in 2010 and 2016,
The Minister of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit, has called for better protection of elected officials, whom he described as victims of smear campaigns on social media. In a statement shared with Yabiladi, Laftit emphasized that elected representatives are «pillars of democracy in our country». Speaking in the Chamber of Advisors on Tuesday, the minister warned that «any attack on the credibility and integrity of elected officials risks eroding public trust in our democratic
On Tuesday, April 29, the South African Embassy in Algeria hosted a meeting of the «Diplomatic Forum in Support of the Sahrawi People», bringing together a select group of Polisario allies. Attendees included diplomats from Mozambique, Namibia, Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia, and Algeria. The gathering came just two days after South Africa’s national holiday celebrations, during which President Cyril Ramaphosa expressed support for the Polisario in a public message. «We
Del 28 de abril al 1 de mayo de 2025, la Oficina Nacional de Turismo de Marruecos (ONMT) estará presente en el Arabian Travel Market (ATM) de Dubái, un evento clave para el sector turístico en Oriente Medio. En su 32ª edición, Marruecos pondrá el foco en la región de Casablanca-Settat, con la participación de 26 co-expositores de diversas partes del país, según informó la ONMT en un comunicado de prensa. La