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Yemen has not asked Morocco for military support as government forces pursue a campaign to regain control of the country from Houthi rebels, Yemen’s ambassador to Morocco said Wednesday, while praising Rabat’s longstanding support for Yemen’s unity and stability. Ezzedine Saeed Al-Asbahi told a news conference at the…
Two people have been killed in a shooting at a shisha cafe in Ivry-sur-Seine, a suburb of the French capital, as prosecutors investigate possible links to organized crime. The Paris prosecutor’s office said Wednesday that the shooting took place overnight from Sunday into Monday at a cafe called L’Atelier. The cafe’s…
Amina Bouayach, president of Morocco’s National Human Rights Council and chair of the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions, has warned of the risks posed by the irresponsible use of artificial intelligence and digital technologies, calling for human rights to be placed at the center of policies and…
Saudi Arabia plans to move ahead with a major investment conference in Riyadh despite Houthi attacks on the kingdom, offering on-site and virtual attendance as well as alternative air and land travel routes, diplomatic sources told AFP. Riyadh usually hosts a packed calendar of events, but it has recently seen…
Morocco’s Tangier-Assilah constituency is bracing for potential legal challenges to the results of the latest parliamentary elections, following the ballot papers controversy that has led to seven people, including Tangier Mayor Mounir Lemouri, facing trial before the city’s criminal court. As of Wednesday, no party…
Football’s world governing body FIFA is planning to set up a $6.35-billion development fund for the next four years, AFP learned Wednesday from a source close to the matter. The plan is due to be approved at its Council meeting on Thursday in Zurich, where FIFA president Gianni Infantino and the 36 other members of
King Mohammed VI has sent a congratulatory message to Ahmed Touizi following his election as speaker of Morocco’s House of Representatives. In the message, the King expressed his “warm congratulations” to Touizi and wished him every success in his new parliamentary duties. The monarch said he hoped the confidence…
Morocco’s House of Representatives completed the formation of its leadership structures on Wednesday, electing members of its bureau and chairs of its nine permanent committees. The sole list submitted for a vote received the support of 293 lawmakers out of the 295 who took part in the ballot, while two votes were…