A Moroccan coach was killed, Sunday, by a man in a sports club in Riyadh, Saudi online newspaper Sabq reports. The same source indicates that an investigation was launched by the Saudi authorities after a man stormed the sports club and stabbed the Moroccan coach. The latter succumbed to his wounds before making it to the hospital. Quoting eyewitnesses, Saudi newspaper Okaz reported that the suspect was carrying a knife that he used to kill the Moroccan national. After stabbing the coach, he
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) to host on July 22 a meeting to examine the situation of Moroccan football, the body said in a statement made public Sunday. The meeting will be attended by head of clubs, football coaches, representatives and footballers, the same source said. This meeting comes as the Atlas Lions were sent home by Benin at the Africa Cup of Nations, held currently in Egypt. The Moroccan team played four games, winning three of them and losing the fourth
Morocco's budget deficit reached 21.8 billion dirhams in the first six months of 2019, compared to 20.4 billion dirhams the previous year. According to Reuters, quoting the General Treasury of the Kingdom (TGR), gross tax revenues increased 4.5% to 110 billion dirhams in the first half, against 106 billion dirhams during the same period in 2018. State spending was at 182.5 billion dirhams between January and June 2019, up 15.4 percent from last year. The budget deficit stands at 4.5% in 2019,
The Tindouf camps record a new disappearance, apparently in close connection with the cases of the three activists detained for almost a month. «Hafdhallah Brika, the younger brother of Fadel Brika, was kidnapped last night by armed elements of the Polisario», says Messaoud Ramdan, president of the Saharawi Human Rights Association. His family is expected to issue a statement announcing his kidnapping in the next few hours. On the reasons for this disappearance, another
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands on Friday appointed a new personal adviser for himself and Queen Máxima. According to online newspaper Vorsten quoting the Government Information Service, Hassan Outaklla will take office from 15 August. Hassan Outaklla succeeds to Bram Gille, who had been Deputy Secretary General of the King since February. Hassan Outaklla, born in 1983, studied political science at the University of Amsterdam. After graduation, he worked for more
The drummer of Scottish band Franz Ferdinand was unable to play during a festival in Morocco because of a weird accident that occurred in a Casablanca hotel. In Morocco to perform during Jazzablanca (July 2-12), the Grammy-nominated rock band tweeted on July 6, that their drummer, percussionist and back vocalist Paul Thomson was hurt in his finger after an «ugly piece of art» fell on his hand in a Casablanca hotel. We’re sad to say that Paul’s finger was crushed
Morocco-born model Imane Fadil died from natural causes, probably because of a violent and devastating illness that took her life in one month. The analysis shows that she had a neoplasm, which could have affected her bone marrow. The disease was not identified during her hospitalization, according to Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera. Nearly five months after the death of the ex-model of Moroccan origin, who is also one of the main witnesses in the Ruby trial against Silvio Berlusconi,
In one year only, Management Consultant Mariam Ktiri left her office in Germany for a challenge that broke world’s records. The Casablanca-native climbed the world’s seven summits in one year. And even more, she climbed Lhotse 8516m, the fourth highest mountain in the world few hours after Everest.
According to climate change study, which analyzed city pairs for 520 major cities, the Spanish capital’s climate in 2050 will resemble that of Marrakech today. The study released Wednesday and quoted by Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia finds that Madrid will get warmer in 2050, becoming another version of the Moroccan city today. The authors of the study, meant to combat global warming, reveal that «even under an optimistic climate scenario (RCP 4.5), we found that 77% of
In Morocco, 3-year-old Barbary macaque Pipo was rescued and fostered by a group of monkeys for four months after a car accident. The behavior, observed for the first time by scientists, gives hope to rehabilitation plans.
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