The Justice and Development Party (PJD) is facing a new strategic decision over its role in Morocco’s next government, days after the September 23 legislative elections placed the party fourth in the provisional parliamentary standings with 54 seats. The party’s National Council met in an extraordinary session in Bouznika on Saturday......
A political career that began largely behind a smartphone camera has now moved into Morocco’s House of Representatives. Oussama Barik, the public name of Abdelaziz Barik, emerged as one of the notable new figures of the September 23 legislative elections after securing a parliamentary seat in the Midelt constituency for the Party of......
Burkina Faso opened its Africa Cup of Nations 2027 qualifying campaign with a home draw against Benin, a result that prompted mixed reactions among supporters who had expected a stronger attacking performance from the Etalons. The Burkinabe side showed commitment and produced several promising passages, but the lack of cutting edge in the......
Algeria’s new road-safety requirements are creating an unexpected problem for motorists: the equipment required to comply with the rules has become increasingly difficult to find, with fire extinguishers at the center of the controversy. The new Road Code, Law No. 26-09 of May 12, 2026, was published in the Official Journal as part......
Moroccan authorities have arrested a 31-year-old Swedish national in Agadir after an identity check revealed that he was the subject of an Interpol Red Notice linked to an alleged attempted homicide case in Sweden. The arrest took place on Friday evening, September 25, during an operation carried out by the Agadir prefectural judicial police......
A police officer was killed while carrying out traffic-control duties in Casablanca after being struck by a vehicle that fled the scene, with investigators later arresting the suspected driver and an accompanying passenger. The incident occurred during the early hours of Saturday, September 26, in the Anfa district, where officers were conducting......
Morocco’s 2026 legislative election has brought renewed attention to the growing role of foreign digital platforms in political campaigning, particularly Facebook and Instagram, both operated by Meta. Data from Meta’s Ad Library show substantial differences in the amounts spent by major Moroccan political parties on sponsored......
Pope Leo XIV has used his visit to Paris to highlight the importance of social inclusion and peaceful coexistence, meeting migrants and refugees at a church-supported centre before presiding over a large public Mass expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people. The pontiff began the second day of his visit to France with a stop at Maison......
Rail services in western Germany were disrupted on Saturday after railway cables were damaged in Gelsenkirchen, causing cancellations, delays and diversions across several routes, including long-distance services. Deutsche Bahn said the damage affected signalling and control systems, leaving parts of the rail network in and around Gelsenkirchen......
OpenAI is facing renewed scrutiny over the behavior of its artificial intelligence agents after the company confirmed that some of its systems interacted with several US government websites in unexpected ways during testing and research activities. The incidents involved websites operated by the US Departments of Education and Commerce, as......
Morocco is calling for a stronger focus on implementation and follow-up as the United Nations prepares for the next phase of the Universal Periodic Review, arguing that the effectiveness of the mechanism should increasingly be measured by what happens after recommendations are issued. The position was presented in Geneva on Thursday, September......
France and Morocco are continuing a series of joint military activities across the air and maritime domains, with the ORYX 26 and CHEBEC 26 exercises bringing personnel and equipment from both countries together in France and the western Mediterranean. The latest sequence comes as four Moroccan F-16 fighter jets and around 50 military personnel......
Volkswagen and Audi are recalling more than 2.1 million vehicles worldwide over a potential defect affecting the steering system, raising safety concerns for owners of several popular models. The recall involves a steering rack connection that could become damaged under certain conditions and, in the worst-case scenario, result in a loss of......
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