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US automotive technology supplier Gentex Corp plans to open a manufacturing facility in Morocco by 2028, strengthening the North African country’s position as a hub for the automotive industry and bringing the company closer to its European customers. The maker of auto-dimming rear-view mirrors and vehicle electronics has signed a memorandum of understanding with Moroccan […]
Colombia has recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory and withdrawn its recognition of the Polisario’s separatist and Algeria-based entity known as Sahrawi republic. The news came in a Moroccan foreign ministry statement, describing the Colombian position as a major shift. Colombian Foreign Minister Omar Bula Escobar affirmed the decision during talks with Moroccan Foreign […]
U.S. Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ) and Ronny Jackson (TX) have introduced the Polisario Front Terrorist Designation Act, the bipartisan House companion to legislation in the Senate led by U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX). The legislation requires the Secretary of State to designate the Algeria-backed Polisario group as a terrorist organization for cooperating with Iran or […]
Political advisor at the U.S. Embassy in Rabat met lately in Laayoune with leaders of the Movement of Sahrawis for Peace, set up in 2020 by former Polisario members who broke away from the Algeria-backed separatist group. Discussion between the American diplomat and the Sahrawi peace movement focused on the latest developments of the Sahara […]
Morocco’s National Human Rights Council said around 100 people were arrested in the mayhem during Ceuta crossing last week and 14 people died on the Moroccan side, while raising concerns over alleged abuses by Moroccan and Spanish authorities and attacks by far-right groups. The council said its preliminary findings are based on field monitoring. Moroccan […]
The Confederation of African Football has thrown its full weight behind FIFA president Gianni Infantino ahead of the next FIFA presidential election scheduled to take place on March 18, 2027, during the 77th FIFA Congress in Rabat, Morocco. The CAF support comes as incumbent president Gianni Infantino is facing backlash following a controversial proposal regarding […]
FIFA has apologized for how it handled its proposed FIFA Forward Enterprise project, confirming the initiative has been withdrawn at an emergency meeting held in Rabat on Wednesday, the football governing body said in a statement, in an episode that briefly rattled relations between FIFA’s leadership and its member associations. The statement, released after the […]
Bubista has resigned from his post as Cape Verde head coach to take charge of Moroccan RS Berkane club. Bubista, 56, leaves after a successful six-and-a-half-year tenure during which he guided Cape Verde to their first-ever FIFA World Cup appearance. The Blue Sharks reached the last 32 of the 2026 World Cup before losing 3-2 […]
The Moroccan women’s national football team has qualified for the quarter-finals of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) following a goalless draw (0-0) against Senegal in their third and final Group A match on Monday evening at the Moulay El Hassan Stadium in Rabat. With this result, Morocco finishes top of the group […]
The latest migration crisis in Ceuta has given Spain’s neo-Nazi far right a fresh opportunity to mobilize against Morocco and Muslims, with the group Nucleo Nacional taking its anti-Moroccan rhetoric from social media and demonstrations into the streets of the Spanish enclave. Nucleo Nacional, which has emerged from a network of neo-Nazi, Falangist and far-right […]
The 21st edition of the Timitar Festival closed Saturday night in Agadir after three days of strong turnout across its two stages, capping what organizers and attendees described as a flawless edition of the annual music festival built around Amazigh culture and its dialogue with the wider world. The opening night set the tone, with […]
Colombia has recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory and withdrawn its recognition of the Polisario’s separatist and Algeria-based entity known as Sahrawi republic. The news came in a Moroccan foreign ministry statement, describing the Colombian position as a major shift. Colombian Foreign Minister Omar Bula Escobar affirmed the decision during talks with Moroccan Foreign […]
Dr. Sofia Ghacham, electrical engineer, ICT researcher, and founder of Women in AI Morocco, made the case that artificial intelligence cannot reach its full potential without the full participation of women — and that Morocco, despite its academic promise, still has significant ground to cover. The path to AI advocacy of Ghacham, who made the […]
