The United Nations' «Sustainable Development Solutions Network» released its annual report on «World Happiness for the year 2024», ranking Morocco 112th globally.
Coinciding with the world's celebration of the International Day of Happiness on March (...)
Spain's cooperation strategy with Africa, titled «Spain-Africa 2025-2028: Working Together Through a Strategic Partnership», makes no mention of Western Sahara or the «Sahrawi people». This omission has sparked criticism from certain political (...)
Algeria presents itself as merely an observer in the Sahara conflict, yet it treats the dispute as a key determinant of its foreign policy and works to diplomatically undermine Morocco. However, the ongoing shifts in the positions of international (...)
Cairo hosted a Morocco-Libya meeting on Tuesday, attended by the foreign ministers of both countries. «On the sidelines of the Extraordinary Arab Summit on Palestine, Mr. Nasser Bourita met today in Cairo with the Libyan Minister of Foreign Affairs (...)
The British government has issued new travel recommendations for its citizens visiting Maghreb countries. Despite the terrorist risk, Morocco is considered relatively safer compared to Algeria, Tunisia, Mauritania, and Libya.
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Nonprofit organization Freedom House, known for its research on democracy, political freedom, and human rights, today released its 2025 Political Rights and Civil Liberties Index.
In its tenth annual report, titled «The Uphill Battle to Safeguard (...)
At the intersection of history, culture, and gastronomy, sellou represents the fusion of civilizations in Morocco, beginning with Amazigh traditions. Made from grains and honey, assellou was originally served as a dessert in the Almoravid courts. (...)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Taliban government in Afghanistan announced on Saturday the successful repatriation of 17 Afghan citizens who had been detained in Morocco, Egypt, Libya, Sudan, and Mauritania. This operation was made possible (...)
Algerian authorities have released a group of young Moroccans attempting to migrate through the Maghnia-Oujda land route, according to the Moroccan Association for the Assistance of Migrants in Difficult Situations.
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Morocco and Mauritania have recently engaged in discussions about significant strategic projects, including electricity and internet connectivity, as well as the establishment of a second land crossing between the two countries.
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The General Union of Arab Journalists, in its recent General Secretariat and Permanent Bureau meeting from January 12-16, 2025, declared its backing for Morocco's territorial integrity and the autonomy proposal for the Sahara.
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According to the 2025 Passport Index by Henley & Partners, Morocco's passport ranks 69th globally. The index, which relies on data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), evaluates the travel freedom of passports (...)
Morocco is considering resuming its air connections with Libya, which were suspended in 2015. This announcement was made by the Libyan Transport Minister, Mohamed Al-Shahoubi, from the national unity government, according to media sources (...)
Algeria will continue to pursue its «Maghreb without Morocco» project in 2025. «We are currently preparing for the third summit in Tripoli at the beginning of the new year», stated the Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs during a press conference (...)
The Libyan Foreign Ministry, reputedly close to Algiers, has written to its Moroccan counterpart to protest against the hosting in Bouznika of a consultative meeting between the Libyan House of Representatives and the High Council of State.
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The House of Representatives and the High Council of State of Libya have extended their gratitude to Morocco for its unwavering efforts in resolving the ongoing crisis and fostering security and stability in Libya. This expression of thanks was made (...)
It is the end of an era for the El-Assad family's rule in Syria. The regime, established in 1971 by the father, Hafez, has fallen. His son Bashar, in power since July 14, 2000, left the country on Saturday, heading to Russia.
This escape of the now (...)
Polisario fighters are reportedly in the hands of Syrian opposition forces. «Around thirty Front militiamen were arrested four days ago in Aleppo», a security source told Yabiladi, confirming information previously disclosed by a former Iraqi (...)
Morocco ranked 76th out of 116 countries in the EF English Proficiency Index 2024, scoring 479 points. While the country has shown steady progress, it still falls in the «low proficiency» category.
The Education First English Proficiency Index, (...)
Leila Hanafi, a Moroccan-American lawyer who represents the Moroccan diaspora and its diversity in North America, uses her career at the World Bank and academic role at George Washington University to promote justice and the rule of law, (...)
كتبتُ تدوينة تقول: "أيها الصّاحون إلى دعوة ديمستورا لتقسيم الصحراء: تُفحمُ "ألمعية" بوريطة في اجترار نفس المنطلق والخطاب منذ 1975، والنفخ في رمزية القنصليات الأجنبية. وتحوّل مطلب "تصفية الاستعمار" لدى البوليساريو إلى تصفيةٍ بتسويةٍ!" فانتبه إلى (...)
Algeria is preparing to celebrate the 70th anniversary of its armed struggle against France on November 1. On this occasion, the Algerian government hopes to bring together the presidents of Mauritania and Tunisia, the president of the Presidential (...)
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced plans for an imminent Algerian-Libyan-Tunisian summit, continuing trilateral consultations to strengthen cooperation between the three countries. Despite efforts to include Mauritania, Algeria wants (...)
In its Freedom on the Net report, Freedom House classified Morocco as a partially free country, scoring 54 out of 100 points, up from 51 the previous year. The report highlights ongoing violations of users' rights and content restrictions, (...)
Teams from Morocco, Tunisia, and Libya have automatically qualified for the final phase of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) for Local Players, scheduled to take place from February 1 to 28, 2025 in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. The (...)