Royal Air Maroc has suspended a Russian trainee pilot after he posted the Polisario Front flag on his Instagram account. According to the newspaper al3omk, the airline acted in response to complaints from several Moroccan activists on social media, who highlighted his support for the separatist movement. A Moroccan pilot working for the company revealed that a 16-year-old was responsible for exposing the incident. The teenager sent a message to the Russian pilot, urging him to remove the
To the disappointment of the Polisario and its allies in the European Parliament, the European Commission has opted not to condemn the recent expulsions of Spanish journalists from Western Sahara, as ordered by Moroccan authorities. Instead, the European Commission’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, provided a general response to a written inquiry from Spanish MEP Ana Miranda. «The EU reiterates the importance of upholding and protecting the
Following his visit to Morocco, the United Nations Secretary-General's personal envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, made a stop in Nouakchott. On Wednesday, April 2, he met with Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, as reported by the Mauritanian Information Agency (AMI). Notably, the Mauritanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug, was absent from the meeting, despite being in Nouakchott at the time. He was instead meeting with a minister from
The Malian army announced on Wednesday that it had carried out airstrikes targeting positions held by «terrorist groups». «The General Staff of the Armed Forces informs the public that intelligence operations and the pursuit of terrorist groups are ongoing across the entire national territory. As a result, numerous terrorist bases and logistical hideouts, identified through aerial surveillance—particularly in the Northeast and Southeast sectors within a 400 km radius of
A Moroccan teenager in an irregular situation has been placed in an administrative detention center in France after filming himself making a Nazi salute in front of the synagogue in Valence. The prefect of the Drôme region has announced his expulsion. On March 25, a high school student in a preparatory class in Valence recorded himself in front of the downtown synagogue, performing a Hitler salute while broadcasting a Nazi speech, according to local radio station Ici
The AKDITAL Group, a leader in Morocco’s private healthcare sector, has received approval from the Competition Council to acquire two medical establishments in Laayoune: the International Polyclinic of Laayoune and Al Hikma Medical Center. This strategic move marks another step in the Group’s expansion, now spanning 11 regions across the Kingdom. Al Hikma Medical Center, a multidisciplinary facility with 76 beds, is already fully operational under AKDITAL’s management. It
President Donald Trump announced new global reciprocal tariffs, imposing a 10% duty on Moroccan goods. Despite the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement, this measure could impact key sectors like agro-food and textiles.
After 34 years of operations in Western Sahara without achieving its objectives, is it time for MINURSO to retire? The UN mission is scaling back with an unprecedented decision, causing panic within the Polisario.
Dislog Group continues its expansion in the medical sector by signing a memorandum of understanding to acquire 70% of the shares in Afrobiomedic, a key player in the field of implantable cardiology devices in Morocco. This move is part of the group's external growth strategy (M&A) and aims to strengthen its healthcare division. Founded in 2009, Afrobiomedic specializes in the import and distribution of medical devices for interventional cardiology, structural cardiology, and
The National Federation of the Agricultural Sector (FNSA) and the public utility NGO CETIM have announced they will appeal to UN mechanisms to challenge the organic law on strikes, which was passed by the Moroccan Parliament in February. The unions that participated in the general strike in response to this law point to insufficient guarantees of this right in the text.