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[ad_1] Spain’s capital Madrid witnessed a horrific scene on Saturday as an explosion took place in a bar, leaving 25 people injured. Firefighters continue to clear debris from the establishment. Madrid emergency services shared images on X showing the bar’s partially collapsed ceiling and bricks scattered across the floor. The blast tore the doors from their hinges and sent glass fragments flying into the street. According to reports, the explosion’s force caused extensive damage to the building’s structure. Emergency medical teams treated 21 people at the scene, while three victims remain in “serious” condition. Other two victims also face “potentially…
[ad_1] South Sudan’s First Vice President, Riek Machar, is facing charges of treason, murder, terrorism, and other grave offences, the Justice ministry confirmed, raising fears of renewed conflict in the fragile nation. Machar, who has been under house arrest since March 2025, was suspended by President Salva Kiir after being accused of orchestrating subversive activities against the Government. The indictment also implicates seven others and stems from a violent attack in Nasir, Upper Nile state, where a militia known as the White Army killed a garrison commander and several soldiers. The developments threaten to unravel the delicate 2018 peace agreement…
[ad_1] St Andrews – Yesterday, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) voted overwhelmingly to adopt a two-state solution draft for Israel and Palestine. This came less than 24 hours after Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said there would never be a Palestinian State. As of December 2024, the UN condemned Israel 17 times, and as of November 2024, the UN stated Israel was committing genocidal warfare. What does the solution entail The draft is a seven-page declaration that received 142 votes in favor, 10 votes against, while 12 countries abstained from voting. Conditions are: an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, release of…
[ad_1] Libya’s Office of the Military Prosecutor General has announced the dismantling of a “terrorist” cell in Tripoli’s Al-Andalus district, following a deadly raid by a special Interior Ministry unit. The operation turned violent when members of the cell opened fire, killing three security personnel and wounding another, while two suspects were arrested and one injured. Two Interior Ministry officers also lost their lives in the exchange. Authorities said the group possessed weapons and explosives intended for attacks on Government forces and officials in the area. Preliminary investigations indicate that the cell included former prisoners and detainees, with one suspect…
[ad_1] Mohammedia – Albania has named an AI-bot called Diella as its first virtual minister, charging her with overseeing all public tenders to eliminate corruption and make government contracts transparent. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama introduced Diella (which means “sun” in Albanian) on Thursday as a virtual minister responsible for public procurement. The AI-generated system was previously a virtual assistant on the e-Albania platform. This means Diella’s role has been upgraded as of September 2025 – she will now manage how government contracts are awarded in order to reduce bias, bribery, and political influence. Before being given this cabinet-level position,…
[ad_1] Algerian newspaper El-Chorouk, mouthpiece of the ruling military regime, has unleashed a vicious rant against the United States and its President Donald Trump, labelling America as “The biggest terrorist State in the world”. The daily slammed U.S. imperialism and foreign policy around the world, especially in the Middle Est, describing Trump in scurrilous and vitriolic terms, crossing all red lines and media ethics. This is not journalism. It’s a perversion of journalism. The infamous newspaper also accused “the Jews of being behind every crime” in an outrageous and disgraceful antisemitic attack, mixing false historical facts with politically-motivated propaganda. The…
[ad_1] Rabat – The Court of Appeals in El Jadida has sentenced a ride-hailing driver and an accomplice to 15 years in prison each and ordered them to pay a total of 100,000 MAD in compensation. The sentences follow the two individuals’conviction for attempted sexual assault, aggravated theft, kidnapping, unlawful detention with a motorized vehicle, torture, and intentional assault with a weapon. The case dates back to April, when two female students from the Faculty of Science in El Jadida hailed a ride through the “Indrive” app. The driver initially picked them up outside the faculty before his accomplice joined…
[ad_1] Rabat – The Moroccan Ambassador to Colombia and Ecuador, Farida Loudaya, was awarded the “Pedro Nel Ospina Vásquez Medal,” the highest honor of the Colombian Association of the Press and Media, during a ceremony held on Friday in Bogotá. Loudaya received the medal in recognition of her efforts to strengthen understanding and friendship between Morocco and Colombia. She received the award from Alfonso Lopez Caballero, president of the Association, at the Historical Police Museum Palace. The event was attended by political, cultural, media, and institutional figures. The ceremony included a special moment when the National Police Orchestra of Colombia…
[ad_1] Rabat – Morocco has taken a new step to strengthen its position in the field of artificial intelligence by partnering with Mistral AI, a French company specializing in generative artificial intelligence. The agreement aims to develop Moroccan expertise in AI through training, applied research, and knowledge exchange. Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, Minister Delegate in charge of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform, signed on Friday a Memorandum of Understanding with Arthur Mensch, cofounder and CEO of Mistral AI. The signing ceremony took place at the Ministry’s headquarters in Rabat and was attended by several senior officials, including Minister of Industry…
[ad_1] Marrakech – A confidential Swiss diplomatic letter dated January 30, 1978, shatters any illusion that Algeria’s involvement in the Western Sahara conflict was “principled” or “humanitarian.” From the Swiss Embassy in Rabat to the Swiss Federal Department of Political Affairs, Ambassador Jean-Pierre Weber wrote in blunt terms of Algeria’s role in the Sahara conflict, describing the Polisario as nothing more than Algeria’s instrument of aggression. “The war in Western Sahara weighs heavily on the Moroccan economy,” Weber wrote, before making clear what was really happening: “The goal of the Algerian aggression, through the Polisario as proxy, is: to eliminate,…