Freedom House's annual World Freedom report places Morocco in the category of «partly free» countries, ranking it sixth in the Arab world with a score of 37 out of 100 points.
Spanish general engineering firm Ineco has won a deal to redesign and expand Casablanca's Mohammed V International Airport. During his visit to Morocco, the Spanish Minister of Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Oscar Puente Santiago, discussed the significance of Ineco's presence in Morocco with his Moroccan counterpart, Minister of Transport and Logistics, Mohamed Abdeljalil. Ineco has been operating under contracts in all modes of transport in the country since 2006. They highlighted the
The 17th edition of the Jazzablanca festival, from June 6 to 8, features British artist James Blunt, who will perform on the Casa Anfa stage on Friday, June 7 at Anfa Park. Though not initially destined for music, James Blunt achieved global success with hits like «You're Beautiful» and «Goodbye My Lover». After studying aerospace engineering, he followed his family's military tradition before discovering his musical passion during a UN peacekeeping mission in Former
The Spanish government refused to change a reference listing Laayoune as part of Morocco, despite pressure from the Polisario and its supporters in Spain, unnamed sources at the Spanish Ministry of Defense told El Pais. The reference was published in the Official State Bulletin (BO) in an announcement about construction work at the Spanish college in the city. Usually, «errors» published in editions of the official Spanish state newspaper are «immediately corrected»,
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, spoke at the 55th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday, March 4. His address may disappoint the Polisario Front. Türk's report on the «55 conflicts» around the world did not mention the conflict between the Polisario Front and Morocco, nor the «occupation of the Sahara» as the Polisario terms it. However, Türk did mention nearby areas of tension, including Mali, Chad,
A Moroccan historian revealed that El Khattabi had allegedly refused to be a king of Morocco replacing Mohammed V. This was a French offer made to the Riffian leader by Allal El Fassi.
Six people were killed and 18 others were injured in a car accident yesterday in Berrechid province, Morocco. The accident involved a pickup truck carrying approximately 24 people, who were reportedly returning from a wedding celebration. Local news outlet Hespress reports that two individuals died at the scene, one person died en route to the hospital, and three others succumbed to their injuries at the Hassan II Hospital in Settat.
With the help of Spanish Socialist representatives in the European Parliament, Morocco excludes the Sahara conflict from a report by the European Parliament.
Thousands of Moroccans participated, Sunday, in Casablanca in a solidarity march with the Palestinian people who have suffered from continuous Israeli attacks since last October 7. The attacks killed over 30,000 people. Organized by the Moroccan Front to Support Palestine and Against Normalization, the marchers banged on empty pots and pans in protest against the starvation of the residents of the Gaza Strip. Participants raised slogans in support of the Palestinian people and their cause.
The National Preparatory Committee for the Eighteenth Congress of the Istiqlal Party announced the suspension of Youssef Abtoui and Achraf Abroun from the committee. This follows Abtoui's act of slapping parliamentarian Moncef Al-toub in front of party members. The committee, in a statement, said the decision came «after reviewing the unacceptable behavior displayed by Youssef Abtoui and Achraf Abroun during the National Preparatory Committee meeting for the 18th Congress, held on March