17% of the Holocaust survivors who currently live in Israel were born in Morocco, according to recent data shared on Sunday by Israel ahead of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, which marks the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation. Holocaust Survivors' Rights Authority, an organization affiliated with the Israeli Prime Minister's Office, reported that over 123,700 Holocaust survivors currently reside in Israel. According to the report, 17% of these
The Algerian Football Federation (FAF) did not send any board members to the Afcon 2025 draw ceremony held in Rabat on Monday, January 27. Instead, the FAF assigned the task of representing Algeria to the Fennecs coach, Vladimir Petković. Petković, a Bosnian national, was reportedly involved in «crucial discussions concerning the essential logistical aspects linked to the competition», according to an Algerian media source. Typically, the responsibility for organizing Afcon
By the close of 2025, Morocco is set to embark on the production of liquefied natural gas, as revealed by Graham Lyon, CEO of British firm Sound Energy, during an interview with Saudi broadcaster Asharq. The company is nearing the completion of a gas liquefaction plant, which will process gas extracted from the Tendrara field concession in eastern Morocco. Production trials are slated to commence next summer, with an anticipated output of approximately 10 million cubic feet per day
Panama's newly appointed ambassador to Morocco, Isbeth L. Queuil Murcia, presented the symbolic copies of her credentials to Morocco's Foreign Minister, Nasser Bourita, in Rabat on Monday, according to reports from Moroccan diplomatic sources. The appointment of Queuil Murcia comes on the heels of Panama's decision to suspend relations with the «Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic» (SADR), a move announced on November 21. Prior to her new role, Ambassador Queuil Murcia served as the
The trial of a Seville tour guide accused of sexually assaulting an American tourist and two others during trips to Morocco and Portugal, is scheduled to commence on Monday. The prosecutor at the Spanish National Court is seeking a nine-year prison sentence for the accused. Manuel Gerardo P.F., who serves as the president of Discover Excursion, faces allegations of assaulting his victims while leading a tour booked by one of them in the fall of 2013, according to reports from Spanish news
The Polisario Front has once again condemned France's support for Morocco's sovereignty over the Sahara, a stance formalized in a letter from President Emmanuel Macron to King Mohammed VI on July 30, 2024. In a statement, the Polisario's Permanent Bureau of the General Secretariat «criticized France's position as biased and contrary to international legitimacy, accusing it of backing Moroccan expansionist and colonization policies». The statement expressed strong disapproval
A new study suggests that the earliest dinosaurs originated in the supercontinent Gondwana, which comprised southern Morocco. These findings challenge previous assumptions, pointing to gaps in the fossil record and potentially rewriting the history of dinosaur evolution.
Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed the repatriation of 22 of its nationals from Morocco. This follows a delegation's visit to the kingdom to coordinate investigations into the tragic shipwreck off the coast of Dakhla. The efforts also included identifying the deceased and the survivors. The Pakistani embassy in Rabat is spearheading this repatriation process. The Ministry's Crisis Management Unit (CMU) has been actively monitoring the situation of the survivors, offering
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has allocated a €20 million loan to support young entrepreneurs in Morocco. In a press release, the EBRD announced that this loan will benefit the local microlender Al Amana Microfinance. This financing package is provided through the EBRD’s Youth in Business programme to facilitate on-lending to Moroccan private micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) owned or led by entrepreneurs under 35 years of age. These
Five workers died following a tunnel explosion at the Mokhtar Soussi Dam, located in Aouzioua, 100 km east of Taroudant, the Ahl Tafnout community reported on Monday. According to a statement on the community's Facebook page, «After numerous attempts, the bodies of the five victims, who were trapped inside a tunnel at the Mokhtar Soussi Dam due to an explosion and a subsequent gas leak, were recovered around 4:00 am». The group emphasized that «efforts to reach the victims
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