A Royal Armed Forces (FAR) drone strike killed Polisario fighters southeast of Mijek, near the Mauritanian border, on Thursday, May 23. Audio messages from Sahrawi refugees living in the Tindouf camps, obtained by Yabiladi, confirm the attack and express grief over losses. MINURSO, which has a ceasefire observation point in Mijek, sent peacekeepers to photograph the targets of the air operation. On Saturday, the Polisario fired three missiles at Es-Smara, which landed in an uninhabited
Mexico remains the top importer of phosphates extracted from the Sahara in 2023, according to a report published Wednesday, May 22nd by Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW), an NGO close to the Polisario Front. This North American country, which recognizes the so-called «SADR», imported 700,300 tons of phosphate last year, worth $178.5 million, according to WSRW. The entire amount was destined for the Mexican company Innophos, owned by the American private equity firm One
Late Wednesday night, Civil Protection mobilized five tanker trucks to control a violent fire in the heart of Souk El Khemis (northeast of Marrakech). The cause of the fire remains unknown. Firefighters, called urgently by residents, did everything they could to spare the shops of artisans, carpenters, and blacksmiths. While no deaths or injuries were reported, the material damage is significant. The carpenters' area was hit the hardest, with many artisans and merchants suffering substantial
A Moroccan company based in Faenza, Italy, with a registered office reportedly in Morocco, is accused of stealing technical drawings from a company in Lugo, Italy. According to local media, the stolen designs were allegedly used to create copies of the original industrial machinery, which were then sold through a network of shell companies. This scheme is believed to have enabled the Moroccan company to evade taxes in Italy. The company is estimated to have evaded over €130,000 in
A four-story building collapsed on Thursday afternoon in the Bourgogne neighborhood of Casablanca. Videos shared online show the building crumbling to rubble in seconds, while firefighters and local authorities were present. The building, located at the intersection of Moulay Youssef and Hank streets, collapsed at around 2:30 PM. كارثة بالدار البيضاء انهيار عمارة بحي العنق سبب انهيار العمارة يرجح إلى الاشتباه في قيام
The city of Marrakech is having its own circus with «Marrakech fait son cirque», which returns from May 22 to 25, 2024. Organized by the Éclats de Lune collective, in partnership with the Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Communication, this event is part of Marrakech's designation as the «capital of culture in the Islamic world for the year 2024» by ICESCO. On Wednesday afternoon, the «Parade of Elephants» by Théâtre Nomade opened the
From November to December 2022, the High Commission for Planning (HCP) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) jointly conducted a study on the socioeconomic situation of refugees in Morocco, based on a sample of 600 refugee households. The study, published a year and a half later, provides an overview of their living conditions, economic integration, access to social services, and daily challenges.
The Secretary General of the Justice and Development Party (PJD), Abdelilah Benkirane, said that he was pained by the willingness to organize the Mawazine festival despite «the difficult and disastrous conditions in which our brothers in Palestine are living, in light of the martyrdom and injury of more than 120,000 Palestinians, including more than 15,000 children». In a video shared online on Wednesday evening, May 22, Benkirane added that the organization of this festival is a
Senegal's new president, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, elected on March 24, 2024, does not deviate from the line taken by his predecessors on the Sahara issue. A position reaffirmed at the UN C24 regional seminar held in Caracas, Venezuela, MAP reported on Wednesday, May 22. «Senegal would like to take the opportunity of this seminar to reiterate its constant support for the Moroccan autonomy initiative, which it considers serious, credible and in line with international law, the UN Charter and
The Minister of Economy and Finance Nadia Fettah Alaoui held a working meeting in Rabat with Ousmane Dione, the World Bank's new Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), in office since April 16, 2024. The two parties signed the Rapid Response Option (RRO) agreement with the World Bank Group (WBG), the ministry said in a statement. «An important milestone in the Kingdom's ability to respond quickly to emergencies and provide crucial support to its citizens», the
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