Former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has revealed that Morocco consulted Spain on its autonomy initiative for Western Sahara before presenting it to the UN Security Council in April 2007, according to an Iberian media (...)
Amid political shifts in the United States with the Republicans back in power, growing calls are emerging for a reassessment of U.S. policy on the Western Sahara conflict. Pressure is mounting to bolster Morocco's position, with bold demands to (...)
Morocco and Spain have strengthened their cooperation on the proposed fixed link across the Strait of Gibraltar by signing two new partnership agreements focused on digitalization and engineering studies.
The agreements were signed Thursday in (...)
The Spanish shipping company Baleària has announced that its new route between Tarifa and Tangier Ville will be operational from the second week of May, with tickets available for purchase starting next week.
«We will begin operating the (...)
Alejandro Dominguez, the president of South American football's ruling body CONMEBOL, has called for the temporary expansion of the 2030 Men's World Cup to include 64 teams.
In a press conference on Thursday, he said, «We are convinced that the (...)
Setting aside the strong reactions to Spain and France's support for Morocco's position on the Sahara issue, Algeria and the Polisario, in a tone of resignation, merely «regretted» the Trump administration's reaffirmation of Moroccan sovereignty (...)
An EU's new banking directive, Directive (EU) 2024/1619, introduces stricter rules for non-EU bank branches, directly impacting Moroccan banks operating in Europe. Yabiladi outlines the changes that could affect Moroccan banking branches in the EU, (...)
Two Spanish deputies from the far-left Sumar coalition have expressed outrage at the country's meteorological agency (AEMET), accusing it of recently sharing a map of Morocco on social media that includes Western Sahara.
Enrique Santiago and Toni (...)
The Spanish Civil Guard has arrested three people suspected of kidnapping a Moroccan migrant and holding him captive for two days in a tourist apartment in the province of Castellón, eastern Spain.
During his captivity, the victim was physically (...)
National Union of Agricultural Workers (SNOA) has issued a call to eliminate the disparities between the agricultural minimum wage (SMAG) and that of other sectors (SMIG) by implementing the government commitments made in 2022. In a statement, the (...)
On Thursday, April 3, Spanish authorities deported a Moroccan national to his home country after he completed a prison sentence at Zuera Central Prison. He had been sentenced to four years and ten months for charges related to violent robbery, (...)
The British government is not ruling out the possibility of supporting Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara. «We continue to have discussions with our Moroccan friends», said Foreign Secretary David Lammy in response to a question from (...)
After the 2035 Women's World Cup was awarded to England, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) announced on Thursday a project for a joint bid with Spain and Morocco to host the following edition in 2039.
In a statement, the FPF announced that it (...)
The Spanish People's Party (PP) seeks to isolate the Socialist Party (PSOE) by presenting a non-binding proposal before the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Spanish Parliament next week. The aim is to thwart any attempt by the Socialists in the (...)
The Moroccan men's futsal team has climbed one spot to reach sixth place in the world rankings. On the women's side, Morocco made a remarkable leap of 18 places, according to the latest rankings published by FIFA on Friday.
Despite losing 7.6 points (...)
The Polisario Front sharply criticized the statements made by Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs José Manuel Albares on Thursday, in which he admitted that the «supposed principle» of self-determination had been sacrificed to restore diplomatic (...)
The President of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), Aleksander Čeferin, expressed his rejection of the idea of organizing a World Cup with 64 teams in 2030 during a press conference held on Thursday, April 3, calling it a «bad (...)
Morocco's national football team has climbed two spots in FIFA's April rankings, rising from 14th to 12th place globally. This advancement keeps Morocco at the top among Arab and African teams.
The team's total points now stand at 1,694.24, with an (...)
Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares, during an interview on the program La Cafetera on Radiocable, denied that Spain has changed its stance on the Western Sahara conflict.
He clarified, «There is no change in position, but there is a desire (...)
Morocco's blueberry season has been delayed this year, with the peak harvest now expected in April and May—almost a month later than usual.
«We'll be seeing more and more harvests in the coming weeks, and we'll reach peak volume levels in April and (...)
In an apparent move to preempt the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, the Spanish Football Federation has invited Real Madrid youth player Thiago Pitarch, who has Moroccan roots, to join a training camp for Spain's under-18 national team.
According (...)
Health authorities in Amsterdam are ramping up efforts to warn families traveling to Morocco for the May holiday amid a significant measles outbreak in the country, reported De Telegraaf on Wednesday.
The number of measles cases in the city's (...)
Morocco imported over 36,000 tons of bananas in 2024, marking a 28.8% increase from the previous year and double the volume of 2022. This surge, according to data compiled by EastFruit, comes as local production fell to 309,000 tons in 2023, a 7.5% (...)
After a prolonged crisis with Spain that ended without much fuss, Algeria is now mending ties with France—despite having treated President Macron's recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara as a diplomatic casus belli. Algeria's tough (...)
The 18th edition of the On Marche International Contemporary Dance Festival returns to Marrakech from April 4 to 12, focusing on four key values: hope, youth, audience, and Africa.
As in previous editions, the festival will take over the city with (...)