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EU parliamentarians denied entry at Laayoune airport over unauthorized Moroccan Sahara visit

A group of six Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) was denied entry at Laayoune airport in the Moroccan Sahara after attempting to conduct what they claimed was an official mission. The MEPs, known for their support of the Polisario separatist movement, had neither authorization from the European......

Anti-terror operation uncovers ISIS weapons cache in Morocco's Errachidia mountains

Moroccan authorities have discovered a significant weapons stockpile in a mountainous area of Errachidia province, linked to an ISIS-affiliated terrorist cell that was dismantled earlier this week. The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) located the cache through satellite technology and......

Israeli military confirms body released by Hamas is not Shiri Bibas

JERUSALEM, Feb 21 – The Israeli military has accused Hamas of breaching a fragile ceasefire agreement after one of the bodies it returned was found to be unrelated to any hostage held in Gaza. While two of the recovered bodies were identified as Kfir Bibas, an infant, and his four-year-old brother,......

Authorities uncover drug-smuggling tunnel between Morocco and Ceuta

Spanish authorities recently discovered a suspected drug-smuggling tunnel linking Morocco with the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, located in North Africa. The tunnel, found during an operation targeting hashish trafficking, was equipped with basic lighting and extended 12 meters underground (39 feet). It......

Hamas returns bodies of four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross

Hamas has begun transferring the bodies of four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza, marking the first time the group has returned deceased captives since October 7, 2023. Among them are Shiri Bibas, 32, and her two sons, Ariel (4) and Kfir (9 months), who were abducted from their home in Kibbutz......

Morocco and Mali forge military alliance amid rising Sahel security threats

The security landscape in the Sahel region has reached a critical juncture as Morocco and Mali strengthen their military cooperation through a groundbreaking joint commission meeting in Bamako. The high-level gathering between Moroccan military delegates and their Malian counterparts has established......

Strategic Morocco-Mauritania highway nears completion with 95% progress

A major transportation infrastructure project connecting Es-Semara to the Mauritanian border has reached over 95% completion, marking a significant milestone in regional connectivity. The 93-kilometer highway project, comprising routes RN17 and RN17B and passing through Amgala and Tifariti communes,......

British journalist Charlotte Peet missing in Brazil

A British journalist, Charlotte Alice Peet, has gone missing in Brazil, sparking calls from the foreign correspondents’ association in the country for a more urgent search. Peet, 32, was last heard from on February 8, when she told a friend she was in São Paulo and planned to head to Rio......

Moroccan authorities foil major terrorist plot targeting the kingdom

Moroccan authorities successfully thwarted a significant terrorist plot targeting the Kingdom earlier today, thanks to precise intelligence provided by the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST). The operation, carried out by the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ), came......

Massive fire engulfs shoe factory in Tangier industrial zone

A devastating fire broke out Wednesday morning at a shoe manufacturing facility in the Majd - Al-Awama zone of Tangier, Morocco. The blaze generated towering columns of smoke as it spread through the industrial complex. Civil protection teams and local authorities immediately responded to the scene......

Moroccan authorities dismantle terrorist cell in Spata and Tamesna

In a decisive and proactive effort to counter domestic terrorism, Morocco's Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) successfully dismantled a terrorist cell in a strategic operation conducted early on Wednesday, February 19, 2025. The coordinated raids targeted two key locations: the bustling......

Morocco reduces 2025 Hajj costs, announces refunds for pilgrims

The Royal Commission for Pilgrimage in Morocco has set the cost for the 2025 Hajj season (1446 H) at MAD 63,770 (6,377),reflectingareductionfromthepreviousyear’sfeeofMAD66,865.50(6,377), reflecting a reduction from the previous year’s fee of MAD 66,865.50 (6,377),reflectingareductionfromthepreviousyear’sfeeofMAD66,865.50(6,686).......

Mistaken identity leads to shooting of Israeli visitors in Florida

A man in Florida has been charged with attempted murder following the shooting of two Israeli visitors, whom he allegedly mistook for Palestinians, according to police. The suspect, 27-year-old Mordechai Brafman, faces two counts of attempted murder and was taken into custody after the incident on Miami......