French professional football FC Nantes has secured its third signing of the summer transfer window with the arrival of 38-year-old Moroccan striker Youssef El Arabi. The former Morocco international (47 caps, 16 goals) is joining the club on a one-year deal after a stint with APOEL Nicosia in Cyprus, according to Ouest-France. El Arabi brings extensive experience, with 600 club appearances, 294 goals, and 69 assists across spells in France (Caen), Saudi Arabia (Al-Hilal), Spain (Granada),
A 20-year-old Moroccan man set his 17-year-old girlfriend on fire, burning her alive inside a house in the La Isleta neighborhood of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The victim, who had been living with him in a squatted property, suffered severe burns covering 95% of her body and remains in critical condition in the intensive care unit at Dr. Negrín University Hospital. The attack took place around 4 a.m. on Wednesday. According to initial investigations, the suspect doused papers in fuel,
The National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM) will present Morocco’s growing energy and mining ambitions to U.S. investors at the U.S.-Africa Energy Forum (USAEF) 2025 in Houston. Nawfal Drari, ONHYM’s Director of Project Finance, will speak at the Forum, which will take place from August 6 to 7, 2025, in Texas. Drari will join global stakeholders in Houston to discuss financing, infrastructure, and cross-border cooperation, underscoring Morocco’s expanding role
On Monday, July 14, the Quebec Superior Court in Canada convicted Moroccan YouTuber Hicham Jerando, who lives in Montreal, of defaming Casablanca lawyer Adil Said Lamtiri. The case stems from a lawsuit filed by Lamtiri following a series of offensive and misleading videos posted by Jerando on his YouTube channel, «Tahadi» according to Moroccan daily Assabah. The court ordered Jerando to pay a total of 164,514 Canadian dollars in damages, covering financial, moral, and
South Korean shipbuilding giant HD Hyundai Heavy Industries is reportedly eyeing the establishment of a production base in Morocco. According to industry sources cited by the Korean business magazine Business Korea on Tuesday, the company is seeking operating rights for the Casablanca shipyard. HD Hyundai is considering entering a bid for the operating rights, currently being offered by Morocco’s National Ports Agency. If successful, the company would secure a 30-year lease on what is
Following the departure of Vox’s local branch in Melilla, deputies and senators from the far-right party have taken over the matter, according to Iberian media. They are now urging Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s government to clarify its capacity to respond to potential actions by a Moroccan NGO. To recall, adverse weather conditions on Saturday prevented the Committee for the Liberation of Ceuta and Melilla from carrying out an operation on Leila Island (known in Spain as
Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita has condemned the publication of maps of Morocco that exclude the Sahara, calling it «an attack on our territorial integrity and on the diplomatic and international progress made regarding the Moroccan Sahara». His remarks were made in response to a written question submitted by Naima El Fathaoui, a member of the Justice and Development Party (PJD), addressing this sensitive issue. Bourita explained that, «given the importance of this
The Spanish Civil Guard in Barcelona arrested a man on Monday evening suspected of leading the far-right Telegram group «Deport Them Now», which had called for «hunts» targeting Moroccan migrants in the town of Torre Pacheco, in the Murcia region, according to Spanish media reports. Spain’s Ministry of the Interior announced that the group’s Telegram channel has been shut down. An investigating judge in San Javier is handling the case, and two computers were
Spain’s Minister of Youth and Children, Sira Rego, a member of the United Left party, on Monday offered an «institutional welcome» to around fifty children from the Tindouf camps, brought to Spain by the Polisario Front as part of the «Holidays in Peace» program. The announcement was made via X (formerly Twitter) by the Polisario’s representative in Madrid. Seizing the opportunity, Rego delivered a political message, stressing «the urgent need to
A few weeks after officially backing Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara, former South African President Jacob Zuma reaffirmed his position during a meeting with Nasser Bourita in Rabat.
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