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CAF President Thanks King Mohammed VI for Pardoning Senegal Fans
11+ hour, 33+ min ago (150+ words) Patrice Motsepe, president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), thanked King Mohammed VI on Saturday for granting a royal pardon to Senegalese supporters convicted over offenses linked to the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) final in Morocco. Speaking on…...
China Coal Mine Blast Kills 90 in Northern China
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (35+ words) A gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China's Shanxi Province killed at least 90 workers Friday night, according to The Associated Press, in the country's deadliest mining disaster in 17 years....
Trump Says Iran Deal 'Largely Negotiated'
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (39+ words) President Donald Trump said Saturday that the U. S. and Iran have "largely negotiated" an agreement that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, following talks with Middle Eastern leaders and a separate call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu....
France Former Prime Minister Attal Launches 2027 Presidential Bid in Rural Commune
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (38+ words) Gabriel Attal, secretary general of France's Renaissance party, announced his candidacy for the 2027 presidential election on Friday in Mur-de-Barrez, a small village in the southern Aveyron region, according to the French newspaper Le Monde....
Chinese Tourist Arrivals to Morocco Surge After Visa Exemption
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (39+ words) Chinese tourist arrivals to Morocco rose from 10, 000 in 2015 to 150, 000 in 2025 after Rabat introduced visa-free travel for Chinese citizens in June 2016, marking a decade of expanding tourism ties between the two countries....
Two Shot Near White House, Prompting Lockdown
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (34+ words) Two people were shot Saturday near the White House in Washington after Secret Service officers responded to reports of a person firing a weapon near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, according to CNN....
Morocco Re-elected to Council of Europe Centre Vice Presidency
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (36+ words) Morocco was re-elected vice president of the Executive Committee of the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe following a unanimous vote on May 19 in Lisbon, Portugal, according to Morocco's public broadcaster SNRT....
Trump Says He May Decide on Iran Deal by Sunday
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (327+ words) U. S. President Donald Trump said Saturday he would likely decide by Sunday whether to accept a deal with Iran or resume military strikes, as U. S. and Iranian officials and regional mediators push to end a nearly three-month war, according to Axios. Trump…...
Senegal's President Faye Fires PM Sonko, Dissolves Government Amid Rift
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (220+ words) A presidential decree read on national television said Faye had dismissed Sonko along with the ministers and secretaries of state serving in the government. The move marks a major rupture in the political alliance that helped bring Faye to power…...
Rabat Zoo Launches Mobile App to Modernize Visitor Experience
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (186+ words) The National Zoological Park of Rabat has launched a new mobile application, "Zoo de Rabat," as part of its digital transformation strategy to modernize visitor services and improve public engagement, according to Morocco's Press Agency (MAP). The free application is…...