UN chief warns of worsening humanitarian crisis in Tindouf as malnutrition and disease surge
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed grave concern over the escalating humanitarian crisis in the Tindouf camps in Algeria, where malnutrition and disease rates among Sahrawi refugees have reached critical levels. According to a recent UN report, Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) among children in the camps has risen to 13.6%,......
UN and Morocco mark five years of regional counter-terrorism partnership
The United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) has commended its enduring collaboration with Morocco in advancing regional security and counter-terrorism training across Africa, marking the fifth anniversary of its Programme Office for Counter-Terrorism and Training in Africa, headquartered in Rabat. Established on October 6, 2020,......
Private healthcare providers challenge minister’s subsidy claims
Morocco’s leading private healthcare actors have disputed Health Minister Amine Tehraoui’s recent assertions that private clinics have received public investment subsidies, calling for transparency and the release of evidence supporting the claim. The controversy began after the minister’s October 1 statement before Parliament’s......
Unity fixes critical Android game vulnerability threatening crypto users
Unity Technologies has released patches addressing a critical security flaw in its engine that posed risks to Android users, particularly those managing cryptocurrency wallets. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-59489, affected games and applications built with Unity 2017.1 and later. Vulnerability details The flaw originates from an......
Morocco’s aerospace industry soars at record-breaking Casablanca summit
Morocco solidified its position as a global aerospace hub at the 8th edition of Aerospace Meetings Casablanca, which concluded on October 2. The three-day summit, held in Nouaceur, Casablanca, drew over 1,000 participants and facilitated more than 4,500 business meetings, highlighting the nation’s rapid expansion in aerospace manufacturing......
Barcelona humbled by Sevilla as Flick vows swift recovery
Barcelona endured a crushing 4-1 defeat against Sevilla, yet coach Hansi Flick remains confident in his team’s ability to bounce back. Struggles against Sevilla Flick appeared composed despite a challenging night for the Catalan side. Speaking after the match, he acknowledged that Barcelona “weren’t able to score”......
Sebastien Lecornu resigns amid France’s deepening political deadlock
French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu has stepped down only a month after taking office, citing a paralyzing political deadlock that he says has made governance impossible. His resignation, announced on Monday, underscores France’s deepening political instability following a year marked by recurring crises and leadership turnovers. President......
New Essaouira–Seville flight strengthens Morocco’s tourism connectivity
A new air route linking Essaouira and Seville was inaugurated on Saturday with the arrival of a Vueling Airlines flight at Essaouira–Mogador International Airport. The connection marks another milestone for the UNESCO-listed coastal city, known as the “City of Trade Winds,” expanding its growing network of international destinations. Operating......
Naïma Moutchou appointed as France’s minister of public transformation and digital affairs
Naïma Moutchou, a French-Moroccan politician and lawyer, has been appointed as France’s new Minister of Public Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, and Digital Affairs in Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu’s cabinet. Her nomination marks a symbolic milestone for diversity and gender representation in a sector traditionally......
Spain confirms departure of 21 nationals detained from Gaza aid flotilla
Spain has announced that 21 of its citizens detained by Israeli authorities after participating in a civilian aid flotilla bound for Gaza are preparing to leave Israel and return home. The group was part of a contingent of 49 Spanish nationals aboard the vessel, which sought to challenge Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip by delivering......
PP’s proposed immigrant pledge ignites debate over Spanish integration policies
Spain’s centre-right Partido Popular (PP) has sparked national debate with a proposal requiring immigrants to sign a formal “letter of commitment” pledging respect for Spanish values and demonstrating proficiency in the Spanish language before being granted the right to live and work in the country. A political move focused......
Trump defies federal court order by sending California National Guard to Portland
President Donald Trump bypassed a federal court ruling on Saturday by deploying 300 members of the California National Guard to Portland, Oregon, only hours after a judge blocked his attempt to federalize Oregon’s own Guard forces. The decision triggered sharp backlash from California Governor Gavin Newsom, who vowed to challenge the......
Poland scrambles fighter jets after Russian strikes kill five in western Ukraine
Poland and its NATO allies launched fighter jets early Sunday after Russia carried out one of its most extensive coordinated attacks on Ukraine since the war began, firing more than 50 missiles and 500 drones. The assault killed at least five people and struck dangerously close to NATO’s eastern border. Poland on high alert as strikes......
Freeport confirms seven deaths after Grasberg mine disaster in Indonesia
Freeport-McMoRan has confirmed the deaths of all seven workers who went missing following a catastrophic mudflow at its Grasberg copper and gold mine in Indonesia. The discovery of the remaining five bodies on October 5 marked the end of a nearly month-long search and rescue mission that followed the September 8 disaster, which forced the......
Stoltenberg’s memoirs reveal how Trump nearly dismantled NATO in 2018
The newly published memoirs of former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg have exposed just how close the alliance came to collapse during Donald Trump’s presidency. His book, On My Watch, released this week, recounts a tense and unprecedented standoff at the Brussels summit on July 12, 2018, when Trump threatened to pull the United......