After three weeks of silence, the Polisario Front has issued threats against the 16th edition of the Africa Eco Race, set to take place from December 29, 2024, to January 12, 2025, with stages in the Sahara and a passage through El Guerguerate en route to Mauritania. «They are responsible for the consequences of entering and crossing Saharan national territory», which the Polisario considers a «war zone». The Front warned, «The Saharawi Republic reserves the
Critical Mineral Resources PLC (CMR), a UK-based company focused on the exploration and development of critical mineral resources, has signed its first offtake contract in Morocco to purchase high-grade antimony ore from a small-scale operator, Proactive Investors reported on Tuesday. Through this agreement, the company will acquire all crude ore mined at this Moroccan source, a semi-massive stibnite (antimony sulfide, Sb₂S₃) product. CMR noted that the price of antimony metal has
Human rights groups have called for the immediate release of Hirak Rif leader Nasser Zefzafi. The Committee for Justice (CFJ), which advocates for victims of human rights violations in Egypt, the Middle East, and North Africa, the US-based NGO Freedom House, and the MENA Rights Group, which focuses on human rights in the Middle East and North Africa, praised the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention’s (WGAD) recently announced opinion qualifying «Zefzafi's detention as
Othman El Ballouti, a Belgian national of Moroccan origin and a major figure in drug trafficking, was arrested in Dubai after being sought by Belgian authorities. He faces multiple charges, including drug trafficking and money laundering, with pending extradition proceedings to Belgium.
Morocco served as the primary filming location for the newly released Netflix film «Mary», a 2024 epic biblical drama directed by D.J. Caruso, from a screenplay by Timothy Michael Hayes. Starring Sir Anthony Hopkins, one of Britain's most recognizable and prolific actors, the movie tells the story of Mary, the mother of Jesus, portrayed by Israeli actress Noa Cohen. To represent Jerusalem and Bethlehem, where the events unfold, the producers selected Morocco. Filming took place in
A Casablanca First Instance court sentenced Moroccan YouTuber Reda Bouzidi, known as «Weld Chinwiya», to three years in prison on Monday. He was convicted on charges of threatening to assault individuals, publishing and disseminating false information and allegations intended to defame others and harm their private lives, as well as insulting public officials while on duty. The prosecutor also pursued charges against another defendant, a woman known on TikTok as «Bent
Hicham, a well-known TikToker, returned to Morocco with his wife, Khadija Sadik, after an unsuccessful cancer treatment in France. Khadija shared on her Instagram account that doctors have confirmed there is nothing more they can do for Hicham. She expressed her gratitude to King Mohammed VI for his support. Last July, she announced that King Mohammed VI had responded to her and her husband’s appeal, offering to sponsor Hicham’s treatment in France. Hicham has been battling
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, had a telephone conversation on Monday, December 9, with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, who succeeded Spain's Josep Borrell on December 1. The Estonian expressed her satisfaction on X for having had «a useful exchange» with the head of Moroccan diplomacy regarding «the situation in the Middle East». «I know we can count on Morocco to
Far from home, Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RSB) secured an important victory yesterday against the South African club Stellenbosch (1-3). In this match, part of the first day of the group stage of the African Confederation Cup, RSB wore a jersey emblazoned with the map of Morocco, including Western Sahara, sparking outrage in the Algerian media. Last night, a commentator on the sports channel Al Haddaf denounced the CAF's decision to allow «RSB to play with the fictional map of
In South Africa, President Ramaphosa is under increasing pressure to normalize relations with Morocco. This time, the call is no longer made by Deputy Obed Bapela, as it was in October, but by sections of the ANC, his party.
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