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Over fishing by foreign vessels off Senegal decimated fish stock and forced many fishermen to try an illegal sea crossing to the Canary Islands, The Environmental Justice Foundation, a London-based group specializing in environmental and human rights issues, said. Illegal crossings to the Spanish archipelago increased following the surge in overfishing by foreign vessels, the […]
The Young Atlas Lions qualified to the final of U-20 Africa Cup of Nations 2025 after defeating Thursday host Egypt 1-0, setting up a decisive clash with South Africa, who ousted Nigeria following a 1-0 win. The Moroccan goal was scored by substitute Jones El Abdellaoui in the 77th minute. The North African derby was […]
Princess Lalla Hasnaa, President of the Royal Theater of Rabat Foundation, accompanied by Brigitte Macron, and Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Al Thani, chaired, on Thursday at the Royal Theater in Rabat, the Foundation’s first Board of Directors. The Board of Directors, which includes eminent figures from different backgrounds, will elaborate the strategic framework of […]
A Moroccan member of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and his local translator died in a road accident near Goma. Four other Moroccan peacekeepers were injured in the accident and have been transferred to a UN hospital in Goma, MONUSCO said. The accident occurred when a MONUSCO vehicle […]
British Chariot Energy Company announced Wednesday that it has regained operatorship of its Moroccan Lixus and Rissana Offshore licenses from Energean firm. Chariot is now operator of the Anchois gas field and has a 75% working interest in each license, with Moroccan National Office of Hydrocarbons & Mines (ONHYM) retaining its 25% stake. With operatorship […]
King Mohammed VI received, on Wednesday at the Royal Palace in Rabat, several foreign ambassadors who handed him their credentials as plenipotentiary and extraordinary ambassadors of their countries to the Kingdom. These include the ambassadors of Chad, Hassan Adoum Bakhit Haggar; of Rwanda Hassan Adoum Bakhit Haggar; and of Mali, Fafré Camara. From the Arab […]
France has responded to Algeria’s decision to sack more French diplomats, ordering the departure of a similar number in a tit for tat amid worsening diplomatic, political, and economic ties. Algeria has declared more French diplomats persona non grata on Sunday, following a similar decision it had taken in mid-April. France summoned the Algerian chargé […]
Transavia, a Dutch low-cost airline, has agreed with Morocco’s National Tourism Office (ONMT) to launch 14 new flight routes to Morocco for the winter 2025–2026 season, starting October 26, 2025. The new connections will increase inbound travelers by an impressive 30% (over 130,000 seats) thanks to direct flights to popular destinations like Agadir, Marrakech, Essaouir, […]
In a move to bolster joint efforts against corruption, Morocco and Korea signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday in Rabat, laying the groundwork for closer cooperation on transparency and integrity. The agreement, signed between Morocco’s National Authority for Probity Prevention and Fight against Corruption and Korea’s Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, aims to promote ethics […]
Human Rights Watch has called on the European Union to break its silence and publicly condemn the deteriorating human rights situation in Tunisia. The EU member states should stop pretending they can satisfy their immediate interests by cozying up with an increasingly repressive leadership in Tunis, said HRW in its latest press release. The Tunisian […]