In Italy, Selma Ezzine, a 22-year-old singer of Moroccan origin, is among the fifteen artists selected for Sanremo Giovani. After starting out as a street performer and finding success on television, she now hopes to secure a place at the prestigious Sanremo Festival in 2027.
In 2018, a Moroccan woman joined her husband in France, where he was then a French citizen. They had two children, and she worked. But her husband’s loss of French citizenship upended her residency case. A court has now upheld the order requiring her to leave the country.
The United Nations mission in the Sahara begins its withdrawal this Sunday, November 1, while vast areas remain contaminated by explosives. According to the UN’s latest public inventory, 24 minefields and 33 areas affected by cluster munitions still needed to be cleared east of the defensive wall.
MoroccoThe big return of Moroccans residing abroad (MRE) to the country generally takes place during the summer, but many of them, especially the older ones, prefer to avoid the big rush of the holidays. But before coming to Morocco, beware of unpleasant surprises at Moroccan customs.
MoroccoIn partnership with the Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT) and the airline Turkish Airlines, the Moroccan embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan has organized a meeting followed by a dinner in honor of ten of the country’s largest travel agencies. Objective, to promote the Moroccan destination to these travel agents.
MoroccoIn Tangier, the manager of a fish restaurant accuses an employee of a competing restaurant of witchcraft and magic and files a complaint against him.
MoroccoIn Lahraouyine, a commune located in the Casablanca-Settat region, attempts at land fraud are underway in view of the 2030 World Cup. Fraudsters are appropriating abandoned land, with the aim of receiving expropriation compensation.
MoroccoWhile Moroccan producers are concerned about the "unfair competition" of imported products from several Arab countries, Morocco once again maintains its position as the leading importer of Tunisian dates.
MoroccoThe Casablanca City Council is at the heart of a forgery case. Conventions already adopted in plenary session would have been falsified before their approval by the supervisory authorities.
MoroccoDuring a press conference held on Monday, Habboub Cherkaoui, the director of the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), returned to the dismantling, last week, of a terrorist cell affiliated with Daesh, providing details on the cache of weapons and ammunition found in an isolated location in the province of Errachidia.
MoroccoFollowing two red notices from the Interpol Paris office, Morocco through its General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) has succeeded in arresting two accomplices of the drug trafficker Mohamed Amra, arrested on Saturday in Romania.
SportThe Moroccan defender of Real Sociedad, Nayef Aguerd , felt severe pain in his thigh on Sunday, during the match against Leganés (3-0) in La Liga. Due to this injury, the Atlas Lion will likely be absent for Morocco’s decisive matches against Niger and Tanzania, scheduled in March as part of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
MoroccoWhile his wife accused him of adultery, a man gets off the hook in a surprising way. The court of first instance in Kénitra delivers a landmark judgment.