La Russie a tiré 70 missiles et 145 drones dans six régions de l'Ukraine dans la nuit de mercredi à jeudi, faisant au moins 10 morts à Kiev dans l'une des attaques les plus meurtrières sur la capitale depuis des semaines.
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The U.S. Consulate in Casablanca hosted a ceremony on Tuesday, April 22, to honor Moroccan Judge Mina Sougrati, recently elected President of the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ). Her election, which took place during the IAWJ's (...)
The Polisario Front is calling for Morocco to withdraw its autonomy initiative for Western Sahara. This demand was voiced by the movement's newly appointed «Minister of Foreign Affairs», Mohamed Yeslem Beissat, in an interview with a Portuguese (...)
Just as in March 2023, armed Polisario militias have once again blocked a MINURSO logistical convoy. «The incident occurred on Monday, April 21, east of the Sand Wall, in the Agounite area near the Mauritanian border, about 900 kilometers from the (...)
The campaign to label the Polisario Front as a terrorist organization has now reached the United Kingdom, with support from former British MP Liam Fox, a member of the Conservative Party. «Like Hamas and Hezbollah, the Polisario Front is an Iranian (...)
A new ESCWA brief warns that new U.S. tariffs threaten $22 billion in Arab non-oil exports, with Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, and Tunisia facing $114 million in additional sovereign interest payments in 2025. Moroccan exports, however, may benefit from (...)
In an interview Friday with the Saudi channel Al Arabiya, Massad Boulos, special advisor to President Donald Trump on African affairs, clarified that the U.S. recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara does not mean Washington is stepping (...)
In the United States, the noose is tightening around the Polisario. Lobbying efforts to label the separatist movement as a terrorist organization are beginning to bear fruit. Following Congressman Joe Wilson and the Washington Post, an American (...)
As the deadly war on Gaza continues, Moroccan trade unions are taking a stand. CDT and UNT have firmly rejected any involvement in unloading or providing logistical support to ships suspected of carrying weapons to Israel through the port of (...)
In an interview with Al Arabiya, Massad Boulos, advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump on African and Middle Eastern affairs, reaffirmed the United States' commitment to supporting efforts to resolve the Sahara conflict between Morocco and (...)
The U.S. Department of State announced on Tuesday, April 15, its approval of a potential military sale to Morocco. The deal involves the acquisition of 600 FIM-92K Stinger Block I missiles and related equipment for the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), with (...)
Any designation of the Polisario Front as a terrorist organization by the United States would have serious implications for South Africa, especially for advocacy and fundraising groups. This was discussed by South Africa's Mail & Guardian in an (...)
Can Morocco succeed in having the Polisario Front listed as a terrorist organization by the United States? As tensions escalate in the Sahara and the Sahel, Rachid Benlabbah, a Moroccan academic and specialist in Sahara and Sahel studies at the (...)
The Algerians have spared no effort in trying to win over President Donald Trump, even going so far as to grant the exploitation rights for the Gara Djebilet iron mine in the Tindouf region. Under the terms of the 1972 agreement between King Hassan (...)
Moroccan pop singer Douzi has been barred from entering U.S. territory—a ban he discovered this weekend while attempting to attend a press conference at Harvard University.
In a video shared to Instagram on Saturday, Douzi explained that he was (...)
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 (...)
Republican Congressman Joe Wilson announced, Friday, on X that he «will introduce legislation to designate the Polisario as terrorists», before the U.S. Congress.
He added that he agrees with Secretary of State Marco Rubio that «genuine autonomy (...)
Could media coverage of the Algerian army's participation as an observer in African Lion 2025, alongside Israeli and Moroccan forces, have prompted a reversal in less than 24 hours? While U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) had initially announced the (...)
Lisa Kenna, Executive Secretary of the United States Department of State, met yesterday with the United Nations Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, «to consult on his valuable and ongoing contributions to (...)
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 (...)
The U.S. Army announced on Wednesday, via a press release, the official launch of the African Lion 2025 exercise, set to begin on April 14 in Tunisia. This is the flagship annual exercise of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM). Additional (...)
The Minister Delegate for Relations with Parliament and Government Spokesperson, Mustapha Baitas, described the cyberattacks—targeting the websites of the Ministry of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment, and Skills, as well as the (...)
The UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara will be received in the coming hours at the US diplomatic headquarters in Washington. Staffan de Mistura is scheduled to meet with Ambassador Lisa Kenna, the official responsible for (...)
The ongoing rivalry between Morocco and Algeria has extended into cyberwarfare, with hackers from both countries targeting government websites, media outlets, and sensitive data. Yabiladi recapped cyber incidents between Moroccan and Algerian (...)
Morocco ranked first in the Maghreb and second in Africa for readiness in advanced technologies related to artificial intelligence, according to a report by UNCTAD. The report also noted that the kingdom's programmer base grew by 35 percent between (...)