Portugal, Morocco replace Saudi Arabia as ‘one-off’ hosts of Dakar Rally
Organisers say moving Dakar Rally, likely scheduled January 9-23, out of Saudi Arabia was ‘exceptional and one-off’.

Organisers say moving Dakar Rally, likely scheduled January 9-23, out of Saudi Arabia was ‘exceptional and one-off’.









The Court of Arbitration for Sport to rule within days on appeal against decision to strip Senegal of AFCON title.
Moroccan, Algerian women killed in Abha, Sudanese national killed in Riyadh.
Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hearing set to begin after Senegal stripped of Africa Cup of Nations title by CAF.
Amnesty cites a whistleblower’s account of how Morocco allegedly uses surveillance to silence journalists.
Probe finds spyware, hidden microphones and infected phones used to surveil journalists, activists, rights defenders.

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI has named Marrakesh’s long-time mayor as the country’s first female prime minister.
Protests across Morocco highlight gap between public opposition to normalisation and Rabat’s closer ties with Israel.
Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri becomes the third woman to serve as prime minister in the Arab world.

Migrant children in Ceuta have protested for adequate shelter after heavy rain soaked their makeshift tents.
Demonstrators are demanding early elections and accuse Pedro Sanchez’s government of negligence.