Chenanisaurus Barbaricus is one of the latest dinosaurs that lived in Morocco 66 million years ago. A partial jaw belonging to the predator animal was discovered by Doctor Nick Longrich last year in Ouled Abdoun Basin, a discovery that he described as similar to «winning the lottery».
Al Karama, an NGO created to defend victims of human rights violations, was present at the Universal Periodic Review organized yesterday by the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland. The event was an opportunity for Morocco to enumerate the actions taken to improve the human rights situation in the country and a way of answering to the NGO’s recommendations.
The practice of harvesting fog has granted the region of Boutmezguida access to potable water and sustainable development. Initiated in the pre-Saharan area by Dar Si Hmad, the project has increased girls’ enrollment levels in schools.
Yahya El Fassi, a young man who died after being hit by a reckless driver. The woman responsible for his death is still driving around the city without getting her driving license taken away. Yahya’s family denounces the impunity that some Moroccans benefit from, insisting that the punishment should fit the crime.
In a video published yesterday by the AFP news agency, a group of Moroccans who have secretly converted to Christianity spoke out about their lives. Residing in a Muslim country, the emerging community has faced several restrictions.
Iman Oubou is the woman that everybody wants to be today. She is a smart entrepreneur living in New York, a researcher with tons of achievements and a role model that holds the objective of empowering other women. The Moroccan young businesswoman wants to change the world with her newly launched media platform SWAAY.
Yabiladi is finally launching an English version dedicated to its readers around the world. The online newspaper will be a gateway to Morocco for its English-speaking audience.
Morocco welcomed the 2351 Resolution adopted yesterday 28th of April by the UN Security Council. In a communiqué issued today by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Internationl Cooperation, the Kingdom showed its backing of the UN decision. This resolution prorogates the Minurso's mandate in the region for an additional year, strictly within its current prerogatives. The Ministry stated that this step will take into consideration the remarks and recommendations that the UN Secretary
The Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations mission for a referendum in Western Sahara through the adoption of Resolution 2351. The decision was met positively by Rabat while the Polisario remained silent.
The Minurso mission have deployed its elements in Guerguerat after the Polisario Front withdrew its militias from the area. The move came merely a few hours after the UN security council adopted a new resolution on the Moroccan Sahara conflict. The area, consequently, returns to the status quo that prevailed before the 14th of August 2016. For the record, Morocco removed in February 2017 it's troops from the Guerguerat buffer strip. As a result, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged the