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Two-time champions Morocco sealed their place in the quarter-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship, CHAN 2024, with a 3-1 victory over DR Congo at the Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi on Sunday, in their final Group A match. The result confirmed the Atlas Lions’ progress alongside hosts Kenya, who defeated Zambia 1-0 in […]
In response to the growing public health risks posed by the proliferation of stray animals, Morocco is preparing to adopt a pioneering legal framework aimed at both controlling the issue and safeguarding animal welfare. The proposed legislation, known as Draft Law 19.25, marks a significant shift in how the country manages stray animals, introducing structured […]
Moroccan and foreign researchers have unearthed, near Morocco’s Boulemane province, in the Middle Atlas Mountains, three fossilized teeth of giant dinosaurs dating to the Bathonian era (Middle Jurassic, around 168-166 million years ago), the scientific journal Acta Palaeontologica Polonica reported in a study published on August 7. The plant-eating dinosaurs are called “Turiasaurians”. The study […]
Tunisian President Kais Saied has intensified his confrontation with the country’s most powerful labor organization, the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT), in a move that analysts warn could further erode Tunisia’s democratic institutions and deepen its political crisis. The UGTT, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate for its role in Tunisia’s post-revolution democratic transition, has called […]
A deadly bus accident in the Mohammadia district of Algiers has claimed the lives of 18 people and left nine others injured, including two in critical condition. The incident occurred late Friday afternoon when a passenger bus plunged from a bridge into the polluted waters of Oued El Harrach. Emergency services responded swiftly, and rescue […]
Over one hundred African experts took part in a workshop held lately in Rabat to strengthen cooperation to counter threats of proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in Africa. The event was organized by the U.S. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) in partnership with the EU Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Risk Mitigation Centres of […]
Mali’s transitional government says it has thwarted an attempted coup, arresting two high-ranking military generals and a suspected French intelligence agent in what it describes as a plot backed by foreign powers to destabilize the state. Security Minister General Daoud Aly Mohammedine announced the arrests Thursday (14 August), confirming speculation that had been circulating for […]
A coalition of Moroccan diaspora organizations in Italy has issued a scathing denunciation of what they describe as the political exploitation of children from the Tindouf refugee camps in Algeria. Under the misleading banner of a “peace vacation,” over 60 minors were brought to Italy this summer, allegedly to escape hardship, only to be indoctrinated […]
A new subsea fiber optic cable connecting the Canary Islands to Morocco is set to play a major role in Atlantic connectivity, Spanish media reported. The project is being spearheaded by Spanish company Islalink in collaboration with Canalink, an operator linked to the Island Council of Tenerife and the Technological and Renewable Energy Institute (ITER), […]
Morocco, U.S. long-standing friend, ally, and strategic partner in the region, has been honored to take part in U.S. AFRICOM Change of Command ceremony held Friday at Kelley Barracks in Stuttgart, Germany. Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces, Lt. General Mohamed Berrid, who was accompanied by high-level delegation, represented the Kingdom in this ceremony […]