The Spanish Strategic Reserves Corporation for Petroleum Products has reported an unprecedented surge in diesel imports from Morocco, with Spanish ports receiving 123,000 tons between March and April 2025, more than the total volume imported over the past four years combined. The sharp increase has raised suspicions in Spain, with several media outlets citing industry sources who claim that part of the diesel arriving from Morocco may actually originate from Russia. However, due to the complex
Italian police have arrested a 24-year-old Moroccan national in Bergamo for promoting jihadist propaganda online. The man, who had over 5,000 followers on Facebook, is accused of inciting terrorism through reels and posts «glorifying armed jihad and suicide attacks carried out by ISIS militants», Italian media reported on Tuesday. According to authorities, the suspect had previously lived in Modena and was under investigation by Bologna’s District Anti-Terrorism Directorate
A high-level Moroccan delegation wrapped up a weeklong trade mission to the United States (June 22–28), aimed at strengthening agricultural ties and exploring new trade opportunities. The visit was hosted by the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA), as part of efforts to deepen cooperation between Morocco and the U.S. in the agri-food sector, NASDA said in a press release on Wednesday. «This visit was an important step in further strengthening
Summer in Morocco means enjoying quick savory foods and drinks: fried beignets by the beach, fish tagines, and barbecues with family. Similar dishes can be traced back to the Almohad period. Let’s discover them together.
In the city of Granada, Spanish police have detained two men of Moroccan origin suspected of abandoning a 17-year-old minor. They have also been charged with facilitating irregular immigration, after the minor was brought by sea from Morocco by one of the men, who is his uncle. According to a press release issued by Spanish police on Tuesday, the two men—the minor's uncle and a family friend—concocted a plan to stage the minor's abandonment. They pretended to have found him
The Secretary-General of the Free Syrian Party, Fahd Al Masri, has called on Syrian President Ahmed Al-Charaa to designate the Polisario Front as a terrorist organization. In an open letter addressed to the head of state, which Yabiladi has reviewed, Al Masri praised the decision made on May 27 by the new Syrian authorities to shut down the Polisario’s offices in Damascus, which had been active since the 1980s. «We view this decision as a reward for our efforts over the past ten
Algeria has pledged $1 billion in aid to African countries, an announcement made on Tuesday, July 1, in Seville by Algerian Prime Minister Nadir Larbaoui during the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4). His predecessor, Aimene Benabderrahmane, had previously unveiled a similar aid package in February 2023 at an African Union summit in Addis Ababa. «I have decided to allocate one billion dollars to the Algerian Agency for International Cooperation for
Former Raja Casablanca president Mohamed Boudrika was sentenced on Tuesday, July 1, by the Ain Sebaa Criminal Court to five years in prison without parole and fined 600,000 dirhams. The businessman faced charges including issuing bad checks, forgery and use of forged documents, breach of trust, fraud, and the illegal acquisition and use of administrative documents. A former president of the Mers Sultan district under the banner of the National Rally of Independents (RNI), Boudrika was also
MPs from Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, and The Gambia announced yesterday in Dakar the creation of a new parliamentary alliance. The announcement was made on the sidelines of the closing session of the Senegalese National Assembly’s 2024–2025 ordinary session, according to a Nouakchott-based media outlet. «This initiative marks a significant evolution in the role of parliamentary action in Africa, shifting from a solely national legislative function to a tool for
On the sidelines of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Morocco reaffirmed its commitment to fostering entrepreneurship that respects human rights, highlighting progress in social dialogue, corporate governance, and gender equality.