On Wednesday morning, a new body was found after a bus was swept away by torrential rains in the Wadi Tata, bringing the death toll to 11 and the number of missing people to 5. «Volunteers launched an operation today to search for the missing, which led to the discovery of the body of one of the victims of the bus tragedy, under the supervision of local authorities», Mbarek Outchrift, head of the local NGO Ifouss Forum, told Yabiladi. The number of people missing from the bus is
On Tuesday, September 24, a 22-year-old Moroccan national was arrested at the Geneva train station in Switzerland for his alleged involvement in the rape and murder of a 19-year-old student in France. The victim's body was found lifeless in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris four days earlier. According to BFMTV, citing corroborating sources, the Paris public prosecutor's office is expected to make an extradition request without delay. The suspect reportedly arrived in France illegally from Spain
French left-wing political party France Insoumise (LFI) MEP Rima Hassan has commented on relations between Rabat and Tel Aviv, established on December 10, 2020. «One wonders what the King of Morocco is waiting for to break off diplomatic relations with Israel», the Palestinian-born MEP wrote on her X account. «Most of the Moroccan people are demanding support for the Palestinian people. Normalization with Israel is a betrayal», she argued. On se demande ce
The Progress and Socialist Party (PPS) and other Moroccan groups condemned Israeli aggression against Lebanon and Palestine, criticizing international inaction and Arab silence. They called for Arab unity, the end of normalization with Israel, and solidarity with Lebanon and Gaza against ongoing violence and occupation.
Spanish police have seized a total of 22 stolen vehicles in the port of Tarifa over the past three weeks. The vehicles, equipped with fake license plates and documentation, were intercepted during inspections in the port's vehicle inspection area. In collaboration with the Customs Investigation Office (UDAIFF), authorities conducted thorough checks to prevent the shipment of these stolen vehicles to Tangier. All of the recovered vehicles are luxury models, including a Porsche 911 Carrera
Teralys, a subsidiary of Moroccan royal holding Al Mada, has announced the acquisition of Nutkao, an Italian food company specializing in the production of cocoa and milk spreadable creams. According to a press release by Al Mada on Tuesday, September 24, the transaction will be finalized once the necessary administrative authorizations have been obtained. Founded in 1982, Nutkao owns production units in Italy, Belgium, and the United States, as well as a cocoa processing plant in Ghana. The
Tangier police arrested three minors, aged 15, on Tuesday, following the widespread circulation of a video showing them harassing a girl on a public street in Tangier. These arrests came after the previous detention of a 13-year-old minor involved in the same incident. According to Hespress, the arrested minors are currently being investigated by the juvenile squad responsible for underage children. It's worth noting that the arrests occurred after a video documenting the incident was shared
The Tindouf camps have experienced heavy rainfall over the past 48 hours. Losses were recorded, particularly in the makeshift dwellings of destitute Sahrawis living in the «Dakhla camp», located on Algerian territory, approximately 200 km from the Front's administrative headquarters in Rabouni. Immediately following the floods, the Polisario requested urgent aid. «The Sahrawi Red Crescent is launching an urgent appeal to donors, UN agencies, and international NGOs for
Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch met with his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez in New York on Tuesday, September 24. The discussions focused primarily on «further strengthening relations between Rabat and Madrid, as well as regional and international issues of common interest», according to MAP. Sanchez highlighted the «excellent state of bilateral relations, the best in decades», during his meeting with Akhannouch. «We discussed the management of
The Sahara issue was not on the agenda at the high-level meeting between the African Union, the European Union, and the United Nations, held in New York on Sunday, September 22. However, African Union Commission President Moussa Faki, European Council President Charles Michel, EU diplomatic chief Josep Borrell, and UN Secretary-General António Guterres discussed issues related to Africa. «They discussed peace, development and humanitarian efforts in the Sahel, the Horn of Africa,