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  • Moroccan Pop Stars Dominate Maghreb Music Charts, Led by Saad Lamjarred
    13 October 2024, by Sylvanus

    Moroccan artists like Moroccan pop star Saad Lamjarred are dominating the Top 50 Maghreb artists this October.
    With his song "Mahboul Ana", young singer Lazaro continues to dominate the Top 50 Maghreb artists, after surpassing several other songs for weeks.
    The song "Guli Mata" by Moroccan artist Saad Lamjarred in collaboration with the two Indian stars Shreya Ghoshal and Jennifer Winget is also a success. The Moroccan pop star is in second place in the list of the most listened to (…)

  • Moroccan Bean Soup ’Bissara’ Gains Popularity as Healthy Winter Meal
    23 January, by Sylvanus

    Originally from the Maghreb, especially Morocco, bissara is the trendy soup of 2025. It owes its reputation to its many virtues.
    Bissara, also called "besara" or "bessara", is highly prized during this winter period. This thick soup made from broad beans (very rich in protein and full of potassium and magnesium) or split peas (plant-based proteins) is a healthy and nutritious meal with an authentic taste. "Bissara is a dish that goes back centuries, rooted in the culinary traditions of (…)

  • Former Tunisian President Warns of Growing Rift Between Maghreb Nations
    5 February, by Sylvanus

    Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki is concerned about the growing divisions between the peoples of the Maghreb, especially between Algerians and Moroccans.
    "In my father’s generation, there was no difference between a Tunisian, an Algerian and a Moroccan. They were part of the same student union in North Africa and were present everywhere, whether in the Arab Mashreq or in Europe. They formed one people and one political movement," recalled Moncef Marzouki, a guest on the Al (…)

  • Morocco Leads Maghreb Nations in Global Soft Power Rankings
    23 February, by Sylvanus

    Morocco is far ahead of Algeria and Tunisia, Libya and Mauritania in the 2025 Soft Power Index published by Brand Finance.
    With a score of 40.6 points out of 100, Morocco ranks 50th globally in the latest 2025 Global Soft Power Index published by Brand Finance, thus maintaining its position in the previous ranking. In the Maghreb, it ranks first ahead of Algeria (78th globally) which has lost five places and Tunisia (79th globally) which has fallen back two places. As for Libya and (…)

  • Major Drug Trafficking Trial Begins in Belgium, Implicating 62 Suspects
    11 March, by Sylvanus

    Five months after the verdict of the Sky ECC mega-trial for international cocaine and cannabis trafficking involving Maghrebians, another case called "Costa" is now being brought before the Tongeren criminal court. The trial is ongoing.
    Since Monday, 62 individuals involved in the major Costa drug case are answering for their actions before the Tongeren criminal court. Among them are businessmen and lawyers, a port manager, dockers, a doctor, the drug baron "Bolle Jos", the president of (…)