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Ukraine crisis: Sholz, Putin press conference

Lava erupts from a volcano on La Palma in Spanish Canary Islands

Afghanistan attack: Kabul airport suicide bombs kill dozens

Macron gets slapped during meet-and-greet

Dutch Travel Industry Shows Strong Interest in Morocco

Morocco’s strong momentum as a fast-growing tourist destination is drawing significant interest from Dutch tour operators, according to Frank Radstake, Director General of the Dutch Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (ANVR), the largest professional organization of its kind in the Netherlands. Radstake told MAP-Brussels that the 230 Dutch tourism professionals who took part ...

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11:40 Et November 19, 2025

Morocco and Saudi Arabia Step Up Civil Aviation Cooperation at Dubai Airshow 2025

Morocco and Saudi Arabia reaffirmed their shared commitment to deepening cooperation in the ...

Morocco Orders Ten Airbus H225M Helicopters to Replace Four-Decade-Old Fleet

Morocco has taken a new step in modernizing its air capabilities, as Airbus ...

Report: UAE Emerges as Morocco’s Strongest Supporter on the Sahara Issue and Played a Key Role at the UN Security Council

A new report published by the American think tank Atlantic Council reveals that ...

BlueBird Opens New Plant in Morocco to Begin Production of “Spy-X” Kamikaze Drones

Israeli media outlets have revealed that the Israeli defense manufacturer BlueBird Aero Systems ...

Israeli airstrike kills 1 and wounds 11 including students in southern Lebanon

An Israeli airstrike on a car in southern Lebanon on Wednesday killed one person and wounded 11 including students aboard a nearby ...

Zelenskyy, US envoy will visit Turkey in a new bid to end the Russia-Ukraine war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that he will travel to Turkey this week in an attempt to jump-start negotiations ...

Israeli leader insists there can be no Palestinian state, ahead of UN vote leaving that door open

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Sunday to oppose any attempt to establish a Palestinian state, a day before the U.N. Security Council ...

Iran’s foreign minister says the nation is no longer enriching uranium at any site in the country

Iran’s foreign minister on Sunday said that Tehran is no longer enriching uranium at any site in the country. Answering ...

Record settler attacks in West Bank opening up rifts within Israel

The marks of the attack on Hamida Mosque, near Deir Istiya in the occupied West Bank, are still scattered on ...

Morocco

Morocco Showcases Sports as a Driver of Climate Action at COP30 Side Event

At a COP30 side event titled “Full Speed for Climate: Mobilizing Sports for Climate Action,” the Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment and the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) explored how sports can become a powerful catalyst for advancing global climate goals. Held as Morocco prepares to host the 2025 Africa ...

November 17, 2025

Moroccan Workers Remain Spain’s Largest Foreign Labour Force in October

Newly released official data show that Moroccan workers topped the list of foreign employees registered ...

Moroccan Diplomacy Driven by ‘Action and Conviction’, Says UN Ambassador Hilale

Morocco’s diplomacy under King Mohammed VI is shaped by a philosophy grounded in “action,” “concrete ...

Morocco Moves Closer to Producing Kamikaze Drone

Morocco has taken a significant step toward launching its first manufacturing line for the “Spy-X” ...

Baraka: Development Model of Southern Provinces of Morocco Now an “Achieved Reality” Surpassing Initial Ambitions

Equipment and Water Minister Nizar Baraka said on Friday that the development model rolled out ...

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World

Germany agrees new military service plan to boost troop numbers

Germany's coalition government has agreed a new military service plan to boost troop numbers following months of wrangling between political forces. The new military service plan will mandate all 18-year-old men to ...

12:06 Et November 14, 2025

Colombia to suspend intelligence cooperation with US over strikes on drug vessels

Colombian President Gustavo Petro ordered his nation’s security forces Tuesday to stop sharing intelligence with the United States, until the ...

Typhoon Fung-wong blows away from the Philippines, leaving 6 dead and 1.4 million displaced

Typhoon Fung-wong blew out of the northwestern Philippines on Monday after setting off floods and landslides, knocking out power to entire ...

North Korean and Russian military officials discuss further cooperation in Pyongyang

Senior North Korean and Russian military officials discussed strengthening cooperation in their latest talks this week in Pyongyang, North Korean ...

Middle East

Bodies of 15 Palestinians returned by Israel, health officials in Gaza say

Israel returned the bodies of 15 Palestinians to Gaza on Friday, officials at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis said, in the latest step to fulfilling the terms of the fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement. The bodies were returned after militants late Thursday handed over the body of one of the last four remaining Israeli hostages taken during ...

12:04 Et November 14, 2025

Israel’s president says ‘shocking’ settler violence against Palestinians must end

Israel’s president and high-ranking military officials on Wednesday condemned attacks a day earlier by Jewish ...

Yemen’s Houthi rebels signal that they’ve stopped attacks on Israel and Red Sea shipping

Yemen’s Houthi rebels are signaling they’ve stopped their attacks against Israel and shipping in the Red ...

Hamas says it will hand over an Israeli soldier whose body has been held in Gaza since 2014

Hamas announced it will hand over on Sunday afternoon the body of an Israeli soldier who was ...

Israel returns bodies of 15 Palestinians after militants return remains of an Israeli hostage

Israel on Saturday returned the bodies of 15 Palestinians to Gaza, hospital officials in the ...

Economy

Nestle to cut 16,000 jobs as new CEO ignites 'turnaround fire'

Nestle will cut 16,000 jobs, new CEO Philipp Navratil said on Thursday, as the world's largest ...

Most Trump tariffs are not legal, US appeals court rules

A divided U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday that most of Donald Trump's tariffs ...

China’s Xi says there are no winners in a tariff war as he visits Southeast Asia

China’s leader Xi Jinping said no one wins in a trade war as he ...

Tourism

Spanish Media Showcases Morocco’s Timeless Charm and Legendary Hospitality

Spanish media outlet Mallorcadiario published on Friday a comprehensive feature on Morocco, portraying the Kingdom ...

New Casablanca–Munich Route Strengthens Air Links Between Morocco and Germany

Morocco’s national carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), inaugurated on Monday a new direct flight ...

Morocco Welcomes Record 15 Million Tourists by September 2025, Up 14% Year-on-Year

Morocco’s tourism sector continues its remarkable recovery, with 15 million visitors recorded by the ...

Sport

Morocco Offers Free E-Visas via Yalla App for AFCON 2025 Fans

 In coordination with the relevant Moroccan authorities and the Confederation of African Football (CAF), the ...

CAF Unveils Official Match Ball for AFCON-Morocco 2025

The Confederation of African Football (CAF), in partnership with leading global sports brand PUMA, ...

FIFA President Infantino Hails Morocco’s Football Progress as “Result of Exceptional Work”

FIFA President Gianni Infantino praised Morocco’s steady rise as a global football force, describing ...

Technology

Reuters: TikTok deal put on hold after China objects over tariffs

A deal to spin off the U.S. assets of TikTok was put on hold after ...

Maroc Telecom Named Fastest Mobile and Fixed Internet Provider in Morocco

Maroc Telecom has retained its position as the fastest provider of mobile and fixed ...

ChatGPT boss says no thanks to Elon Musk-led $97bn bid

Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI - the maker of ChatGPT - has ...

Africa

French interior minister likely to visit Algeria as relations thaw

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Thursday there was a high chance he would ...

African Union calls for urgent action in insurgency-hit Mali

The African Union has called for an urgent international response, including intelligence-sharing, to address ...

A third Tunisian opposition leader launches hunger strike in prison

Jailed Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi, 84, began a hunger strike, joining two prominent ...

Variety

Barcelona's Sagrada Família becomes world's tallest church

The Sagrada Família has become the tallest church in the world, after workers placed the ...

'Nicest judge in the world' Frank Caprio dies aged 88

US celebrity judge and social media star Frank Caprio has died aged 88, his ...

Nine People Arrested in Morocco for Forgery, Irregular Migration & Human Trafficking

Moroccan police arrested nine individuals on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in forgery and ...